I won't say 120 is doing well. Loading has improved, but most
buses still run empty. Main loading is Alexandra road to connect to
Redhill MRT.
122 loading also hasn't picked up inspite of the
Maragaret/Dawson HDBs. 116 is a similar situation like 120, a
minority part of its route is doing well for certain trips.
46 still running empty. 150 running empty on 90% trips. 76 was a
disaster. 47 could have been better planned instead of introducing
so many parallel services in Marine Parade.
41 could have been better planned. 49 extension to Jurong East
has DDs running empty most times. 117 introduced way before its
time, same with 883. 117 and 46 should have been intro as full
fleet SD.
141 loading still low but okay because route is quite
unique.
You need to understand that
you MUST not assume that a svc will always have max loading
throughout the route. That's not how it works. There will always be
grey areas the route will experience as it transits from one area
to another.
Given so, 120 experiences so from NBR Ter to Redhill MRT. That's
the grey area that 120 has to inevitably pass due to terminal
constraints. You know that yourself either. Don't underestimate the
utility of 120 at that sector. Being an extremely long route 33 is
fully vulnerable to delays and 120 is the solution to that. Maybe
your definition of "empty buses" has got to be a real peculiar one
as contrary to your statement most of 120's buses are fully seated
even on non-peak times such as weekends.
I'm not sure where did poor planning for 47 come from. Where
would you have suggested it to go? IMHO I feel that the route was
well-planned to boost connectivity between Bedok South and MP. Yes,
people actl do take it between these sectors.
