Loading on sv 46 from
Tampines Interchange @ 08.10am, DD
Tampines Interchange -- 02 (0/2)
Tampines Ave 5 -- 07 (0/5), 16 (0/9)
Tampines St 83 -- 19 (-2/5), 23 (-2/6)
Tampines Ave 3 -- 24 (-6/7), 28 (-1/5)
Tampines Ave 4 -- 27 (-4/3)
Bedok Reservoir Road -- 27 (0/0), 17 (-13/3)
Bedok North Ave 3 -- 19 (0/2), 17 (-4/2)
Bedok North Road -- 16 (-3/2), 16 (-4/4), 17 (-2/3), 12
(-5/0)
Bef Bedok South Ave 3 -- 07 (-8/3)
Bedok South Ave 3 -- 07 (-2/2), 04 (-3/0), 04 (0/0) I
alighted here...
* Peak loading = 28 pax
* Bus in front = 13 min, bus behind = 12 min.
* I do expect loading to improve with DTL3 but until then I
repeat, is there a need to waste resources with 28 pax peak loading
during peak hours?? Even a SD can have everyone get a seat with max
loading of 28 pax.
* Still believe rather than having 46 running empty from
Tampines Interchange, better to extend to Tampines
East or merge with suspected 68 to
terminate at Pasir Ris
* Has anyone checked with LTA why they are deploying DDs on a
service that does not even have standees on a SD?
Hi mr busanalyser, vampire77lim did email LTA for some amendment
for service 46 and he posted the reply in LTA BSEP enhancement part
4 thread.
From the reply, we can tell that LTA foresees higher ridership
with DTL3 opening in yr 2017. So they will not amend 46 and they
put DDs, expecting higher crowds.
Same as what they foresee higher passenger crowds for 117 in
future with Canberra MRT up in yr 2019 and spillover crowd from
Canberra BTO estates in yr 2017. So they put DDs far ahead
first.
Same as what they foresee higher passengers crowds for 119 in
future at that time in yr 2012 when Punggol west side is still
developing. But they extend 119 up first from Sengkang to Punggol
interchange. They changed from SDs to DDs.
So we can roughly gather that LTA always plans ahead first and
introduces DDs straightaway even though demand does not justify at
present. Cheers. Thanks.