NEW SERVICE FROM SMRT! 902 RP Students rejoice!
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Yet 2day spotted another Nissan OAC cameoing on 980 (TIB364H)Originally posted by TIB1018B:980 - the WL S-Shift bus using Nissan as original but do have MB0405 or Scanias cameoing on it once a while. Also do have 1 or 2 other Nissan cameos from AMK. Not so bad as this bus service also do have bendy cameos too
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OK... I guess that something really ignited in me when I see muziq bus' post, and when I lose it, nothing I say really goes through my brain when I say it.
Everything just falls out from it, and a few of the things definitely should not have been said. To this, I hope the members of this forum can forgive me in good faith. I promise to have more constructive and level-headed discussions in the future here... -
Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:
Haha...yea.
OK... I guess that something really ignited in me when I see [b]muziq bus' post, and when I lose it, nothing I say really goes through my brain when I say it. Everything just falls out from it, and a few of the things definitely should not have been said. To this, I hope the members of this forum can forgive me in good faith. I promise to have more constructive and level-headed discussions in the future here...[/b]
Was rather pissed at ur earlier comments...
found it childish...
but yea...since ur actin more matured now...sure..
im sorry as well for dissin' u haha -
Thanks, and I hope we can have more mature and moderate debates in the future!Originally posted by muziq bus:Haha...yea.
Was rather pissed at ur earlier comments...
found it childish...
but yea...since ur actin more matured now...sure..
im sorry as well for dissin' u haha -
I bet most of you didnt noe that service 902 has got a Bendy...
for today's 0815 service...
its a Habit...
TIB 1064 S -
So long then got bendy on svc 902 aft days of observation by SMRT...
Anyway hope you can take bendy on svc 902 daliy to sch...
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No No....bendy was deployed on the second day of operation...its at the 815am schedule...forgotten to add that info...Originally posted by brotherchen1982:So long then got bendy on svc 902 aft days of observation by SMRT...
Anyway hope you can take bendy on svc 902 daliy to sch...
haha....n yes, both 169 and 902 bendies are always packed -
Eh i dun stay in woodlands but can any1 enlighten me:
Is there a traffic junction at Woodlands St 81 & Woodlands Ave 9 near Republic Polytechnic so that buses can make a rite turn from Woodlands Ave 9 to Woodlands St 81? -
How's the frequency now?
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they are making a junction there.... Not ready yet as far as i am concern.Originally posted by Acx1688:Eh i dun stay in woodlands but can any1 enlighten me:
Is there a traffic junction at Woodlands St 81 & Woodlands Ave 9 near Republic Polytechnic so that buses can make a rite turn from Woodlands Ave 9 to Woodlands St 81?
further up near the SHell petrol station., is a U-turn... not sure whether the bus can u-turn there or not. -
Actually, 902 makes a u-turn there.. even the bendies.. surprising ey...Originally posted by lemon1974:they are making a junction there.... Not ready yet as far as i am concern.
further up near the SHell petrol station., is a U-turn... not sure whether the bus can u-turn there or not.
and the frequency is gettin better, less than 10 mins.
three buses everyday..
namely
TIB 474 M
TIB 845 L
n
TIB 1140E...
those are the common ones...
2 shorties and a bendy... -
To add on, let me list down the 1st 5 trips for S902:Originally posted by muziq bus:No No....bendy was deployed on the second day of operation...its at the 815am schedule...forgotten to add that info...
haha....n yes, both 169 and 902 bendies are always packed
1st, 0730hrs: TIB845L
2nd, 0740hrs: Not fixed. Sometimes TIB485S, sometimes TIB480E, sometimes TIB472D, and also other cameos.
3rd, 0748hrs: TIB845L
4th, 0755hrs: TIB1140E (bendy)
5th, 0802hrs: Not fixed. Sometimes TIB485S, sometimes TIB480E, sometimes TIB472D, and also other cameos.
Btw is the 0815hrs bus always a bendy? -
Ouh...good...thanx for the extra info; its accurate... haha...daily rider as well?Originally posted by TIB1062Y:To add on, let me list down the 1st 5 trips for S902:
1st, 0730hrs: TIB845L
2nd, 0740hrs: Not fixed. Sometimes TIB485S, sometimes TIB480E, sometimes TIB472D, and also other cameos.
3rd, 0748hrs: TIB845L
4th, 0755hrs: TIB1140E (bendy)
5th, 0802hrs: Not fixed. Sometimes TIB485S, sometimes TIB480E, sometimes TIB472D, and also other cameos.
Btw is the 0815hrs bus always a bendy?
Da 815 bus is most of the time a bendy...n its the TIB 1140E...da one which appears on 0755...but sometimes, its a cameo 12m...
I often board the 0755 or the 0815 cos of da high probability of gettin a bendy...
PS; after TIB 845 L served 902 today, she went to serve service 964... -
In case you don't know, i'm also a RP student (1st year).. But in the case of UT like today, i will try to board the 1st 902 trip (i.e TIB845L) so as to reach sch early..Originally posted by muziq bus:Ouh...good...thanx for the extra info; its accurate... haha...daily rider as well?
Da 815 bus is most of the time a bendy...n its the TIB 1140E...da one which appears on 0755...but sometimes, its a cameo 12m...
I often board the 0755 or the 0815 cos of da high probability of gettin a bendy...
PS; after TIB 845 L served 902 today, she went to serve service 964...
So i supposed you always late for school since you saw TIB845L crossover to svc 964, which is already quite late you know.. -
I'm in year two...Originally posted by TIB1062Y:In case you don't know, i'm also a RP student (1st year).. But in the case of UT like today, i will try to board the 1st 902 trip (i.e TIB845L) so as to reach sch early..
So i supposed you always late for school since you saw TIB845L crossover to svc 964, which is already quite late you know..
no, im not late...
my project required me to go out of school...
so i happen to see TIB 845 L on 964 at 2pm before the third meetin... -
Hey thanks 4 e info, juz wrote to SBST, wuz wondering if they can direct sv161,sv168 to turn into st 81, woodlands ave 9 b4 going bac to Woodlands int, will provide students more linkage to Bedok, Tampines, Sengkang, Hougang...Originally posted by lemon1974:they are making a junction there.... Not ready yet as far as i am concern.
further up near the SHell petrol station., is a U-turn... not sure whether the bus can u-turn there or not. -
I got a strong feeling SBST cant do much in SMRT-held territory..Originally posted by Acx1688:Hey thanks 4 e info, juz wrote to SBST, wuz wondering if they can direct sv161,sv168 to turn into st 81, woodlands ave 9 b4 going bac to Woodlands int, will provide students more linkage to Bedok, Tampines, Sengkang, Hougang...
for if that was possible, 965,966,969 could have travelled more into the opposition's town n not directly to the interchange...
Also, if 161 and 168 plied ST81 and ave 9, it will affect ridership of service 169, 902 and 911.
902- for obvious reasons..
911-for plyin st 81... the street which it loops..and the only bus there...
but, if SBST is able to do something(would really love to see that),
then i would love to see 858 and 969 to ply to Temasek Poly before headin to CGA/TAM respectively...
*jus my two cents worth of thoughts* -
Might be interesting to u guys =D
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm a student of Republic Polytechnic and I have some feedbacks/suggestions with regards to SMRT bus services serving the corridors of my school. Republic Polytechnic started lesson officially in our new premise in woodlands on 17th April 2006 and I feel that there are some ways whereby SMRT can provide a better service for students of RP.
Service 169 - Ang Mo Kio - Woodlands Regional Interchange.
I am staying in Yishun and I usually board 169 along Yishun Avenue 2 (Block 154 bus stop). Although I have a direct bus from a bus stop near my place all the way to the bus stop right in front of my school, I am unable to take that bus every morning. Every service 169 that comes by the bus stop doesn't stop because the bus is full and cannot take in any more passengers. This not only causes inconvenience for students of RP, but also causes inconvenience of other passengers travelling on service 169. On top of that, it is also not beneficial to SMRT because passengers are rejected from boarding because the bus is full, it's equivalent to rejected revenue. I have the following suggestions in mind to improve the situation:
Reduce frequency between buses
Published frequency from 7am - 8.30am: 8 - 10 minutes Actual interval between buses (approximate): 15 - 18 minutes
I do understand that delays on the road is inevitable and buses may not exactly be on time as the published interval but if SMRT can add another 1 or 2 buses to the fleet serving 169 to shorten the interval between buses, the overcrowding situation might take a turn towards the better.
Deployment of 'Bendy Buses'
The amount of passengers taking service 169 have drastically increased with the opening of Republic Polytechnic, as such, I feel that SMRT should deploy more bendy buses to serve service 169, at least in the morning (between 7am - 8.30am) and in the evening (3.30pm - 4.30pm) to ease the overcrowding situation on service 169.
Other suggestions.
New Trunk Service - Yishun > Sembawang > Woodlands
I've made an observation regarding the morning crowd taking service 169 in the morning. Most students boards service 169 at Yishun MRT Station. These students are usually students staying and Yishun or are students staying in Eastern/North-Eastern part of Singapore, who transfers to 169 after alighting from Service 969 (from Tampines Regional Interchange) or from Service 965 (from Sengkang Interchange). There are also a handful of students boarding Service 169 at the bus stop before Yishun MRT, these students usually transfer to service 169 after alighting from SBS Transit service 39 (from Tampines Interchange) or 85 (from Punggol Interchange). As such, I suggest the introduction of a new trunk service to serve Yishun - Woodlands, via Sembawang. I do know of students staying in Sembawang as well, so perhaps a bus linking Yishun and Woodlands via Sembawang would be good. My suggested route as follows:
Yishun Interchange (majority of the students will board here after alighting from 39/85/other trunk services, students from 965/969 will board 169 at Yishun MRT Station)
Yishun Central - Between Block 201/202
Yishun Central - Block 322
Yishun Street 11 - Between Block 349/350
Yishun Street 11 - Block 419
Yishun Ring Road - Block 356
Yishun Ring Road - Block 358
Yishun Ring Road - Block 367
Yishun Ring Road - Block 314
Yishun Ring Road - Block 236
Yishun Ring Road - Block 227
Yishun Ave 2 - Opposite Darul Makmur Mosque
Yishun Ave 2 - Block 1002
Yishun Ave 2 - Lamp Post 163
Yishun Ave 2 - Lamp Post 181
Canberra Link - Opposite Block 504c
Canberra Road - After Admiralty Country Club
Sembawang Drive - Opposite Sun Plaza
Sembawang Way - Opposite Block 469B
Woodlands Ave 7 - Seagate
Woodlands Ave 7 - Opposite Woodsvale Condo
Woodlands Ave 7 - Block 793
Woodlands Ave 7 - Admiralty MRT
Woodlands Ave 7 - Block 666
Woodlands Ave 4 - Block 864
Woodlands Ave 4 - Evergreen Secondary School
Woodlands Ave 9 - Between Block 871/872
Woodlands Ave 9 - Block 808 (Opposite Republic Polytechnic)
Woodlands Ave 2 - Block 803
Woodlands Regional Interchange
Route modification to Service 858
(Refer to attachment '858.jpg)
Current route that 858 is plying, turns into Woodlands Ave 4 after Block 757 bus stop, instead of turning into Woodlands Ave 4, my suggestion is to allow Service 858 to cover the following bus stops:
Woodlands Ave 9 - Block 871/872
Woodlands Ave 9 - Block 808 (Opposite Republic Polytechnic) Woodlands Ave 2 - Block 803 Woodlands Regional Interchange.
I have observed that Woodlands Ave 7 (from 888 Plaza Bus Stop onwards) are served by many buses namely 964 965 969 900 913 and 858. Changing the route of 858 would not cause major problems to residents staying along Woodlands Ave 7.
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The introduction of service 902 by SMRT is however, commendable. That's a good service initiative and I would like to express my gratitude to SMRT for putting in the effort to cater to students and staffs of Republic Polytechnic.
Previously at Tanglin Campus, SBS Transit did a great job by adjusting their bus services to cater to Republic Polytechnic Students, I hope SMRT can do an equally good job, or an even better job.
Hope my suggestions are taken into serious considerations and hope to see changes implemented soon.
Best Regards.
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Reply from SMRT:
Dear Sir,
We refer to your email of 20 April 2006 for service 169 and 858.
We have considered your suggestion to be beneficial and are pleased to inform you that we are will be adding additional resources to service 169 so as to cope with the surge in demand as a result of the opening of Republic Poly. The proposed amendment will improve accessibility for students and for other commuters as well. However, we will not reroute service 858 as this service serves a different group of passengers and will cause inconvenience to the current commuters. Notwithstanding this, we will give your suggestion due considerations when we next review our network and will monitor the services closely.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We look forward to your continued support.
Yours sincerely -
Interesting. Wonder what they will be doing. I think I can see more UDs on 980, or UDs on 169 to cater to the RP crowd. Bendies can forget it. I don't think there are enough to cater for 169.Originally posted by sbs1688k:Might be interesting to u guys =D
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm a student of Republic Polytechnic and I have some feedbacks/suggestions with regards to SMRT bus services serving the corridors of my school. Republic Polytechnic started lesson officially in our new premise in woodlands on 17th April 2006 and I feel that there are some ways whereby SMRT can provide a better service for students of RP.
Service 169 - Ang Mo Kio - Woodlands Regional Interchange.
I am staying in Yishun and I usually board 169 along Yishun Avenue 2 (Block 154 bus stop). Although I have a direct bus from a bus stop near my place all the way to the bus stop right in front of my school, I am unable to take that bus every morning. Every service 169 that comes by the bus stop doesn't stop because the bus is full and cannot take in any more passengers. This not only causes inconvenience for students of RP, but also causes inconvenience of other passengers travelling on service 169. On top of that, it is also not beneficial to SMRT because passengers are rejected from boarding because the bus is full, it's equivalent to rejected revenue. I have the following suggestions in mind to improve the situation:
Reply from SMRT:
Dear Sir,
We refer to your email of 20 April 2006 for service 169 and 858.
We have considered your suggestion to be beneficial and are pleased to inform you that we are will be adding additional resources to service 169 so as to cope with the surge in demand as a result of the opening of Republic Poly. The proposed amendment will improve accessibility for students and for other commuters as well. However, we will not reroute service 858 as this service serves a different group of passengers and will cause inconvenience to the current commuters. Notwithstanding this, we will give your suggestion due considerations when we next review our network and will monitor the services closely.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We look forward to your continued support.
Yours sincerely
Surprisingly enough this time they never say "take MRT to Woodlands and change to 902". Quite a positive reply I should say, just wait and see when will the "adding additional resources" start and how they go about doing it. -
Well, they wouldnt dare say that coz 902 demand is too much to handle i suppose...haha..Originally posted by off_service:Surprisingly enough this time they never say "take MRT to Woodlands and change to 902". Quite a positive reply I should say.
the mornin line for 169 n 902 is really long. except for Wednesdays that is... -
I wunder hw SMRT is goin 2 get additional resources if they dun intend 2 buy more buses to beef up their svcs...
Mayb they will take from CSS608...
BUt there & then, if they cannot/unable to cope w the load, let SBST move in their territory... at least SBST has lotsa SP buses to be deployed... -
No lei... they sae HG left 20... BB spare for JB buses... if spare buses, its stil the MK2sOriginally posted by Acx1688:I wunder hw SMRT is goin 2 get additional resources if they dun intend 2 buy more buses to beef up their svcs...
Mayb they will take from CSS608...
BUt there & then, if they cannot/unable to cope w the load, let SBST move in their territory... at least SBST has lotsa SP buses to be deployed... -
But at least.. over the next few months to go, we will have an additional 150 DDs on the road.Originally posted by muziq bus:No lei... they sae HG left 20... BB spare for JB buses... if spare buses, its stil the MK2s -
yeah yeah SBS did a great job when RP was at Tanglin
Then why even Sv 132's ADD arrive at/ aft Upp Thomson back then ppl can hardly board? -
True! Can't wait for that to happen!Originally posted by sBs_boy:But at least.. over the next few months to go, we will have an additional 150 DDs on the road.
hmm...at first glance i thought u were sayin somethin positive...Originally posted by sbst275:yeah yeah SBS did a great job when RP was at Tanglin
Then why even Sv 132's ADD arrive at/ aft Upp Thomson back then ppl can hardly board?
haha... i boarded the bus from there before...
n i can guarantee that there would be no chance of u gettin a seat if you were to board at the UPP THOMSON stops...
i never got a chance to seat durin the mornin rush back then....ever...
anywae, TIB 1140 E (svc 902 AM perm)
this bus has this sticker inside on the front windscreen glass...
facing the driver...
it reads..
"This bus is a trial. Please inform gas attendant before pumping"
anyone with any idea wassup with that??
BTW, which service does TIB 1140 E serves after the end of 902 operation hours??