Regarding DTL3 amendment for Tampines East & West stations,
is it feasible to:
81: A big no. Go unneccessary route for what? A route has been
upgraded since 1993 to air-con double deckers, more capacity. In
2003, it was shortened to Serangoon as the demand is not that great
between Serangoon and Outram Park after the opening of NEL. The
unneccessary route is compensated by NEL and 147. Perhaps there are
people still taking 81 from Serangoon, Kovan to Tampines, Pasir Ris
during peak hour. A lot of winding take place at Pasir Ris.
292: A big no. There is a heavy loading on 292 during peak hour.
There is only two primary schools to support 292 - Tampines and
Angsana. People are more aware of 292 and will never ever bother to
change it. But the only problem is 61, because of the demolition of
Tanglin Halt flats in 2017/18 (after SERS, most of them moved
elsewhere; remaining waited for Dawson Estate).
The only alternative is to divert 46, via Tampines Ave 7, Ave 9,
St 45, St 34, St 32 to reduce congestion on service 291/293, and
allow the reduction of extra buses to bring the frequencies to
lower levels. No one will eventually take 46 from the interchange
as there is a lot of people using 69, 72 or 291W's berth. This is
the "most redundant route ever". They feel that the route is even,
not existent.
39 amended to new interchange is not a problem. Its like having
my 2nd Facebook is not an eyesore.
18 amended to new interchange is a problem, they added a new bus
stop too. But they can also start at the new interchange.
Possibilities: