Route Suggestions
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As one of my friends comments that there is a lack of trunk services plying Woodlands, I have decided to introduce some fantasy routes that seem feastible in terms of costs and passenger loads. However, since Woodlands is a SMRT dominated territories, I doubt any trunk services will be introduced by SMRT as there is already a North-South Line that runs through Woodlands estate which is operated by it.
For 968 and 968A, it's operation hours are similar to service 700.
Some benefits of 968.
1. Provide a quick and direct link from Woodlands estate to the city. If I am not wrong, 968's route to town can be faster if not equal than taking a feeder bus then MRT. And because of that, the demand for it can be gd judging from freq of 911 and 913.
2. Acts as an alternate link other than 911 and 902 and 169 from Woodlands interchange and Woodlands estate to Republic Polytechnic.
3. Provide a link to Bukit Panjang from Woodlands estate and acts as an alternate bus service (Bukit Panjang) other than 190 and 700 to town.
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Originally posted by tanjun:
As one of my friends comments that there is a lack of trunk services plying Woodlands, I have decided to introduce some fantasy routes that seem feastible in terms of costs and passenger loads. However, since Woodlands is a SMRT dominated territories, I doubt any trunk services will be introduced by SMRT as there is already a North-South Line that runs through Woodlands estate which is operated by it.
For 968 and 968A, it's operation hours are similar to service 700.
Some benefits of 968.
1. Provide a quick and direct link from Woodlands estate to the city. If I am not wrong, 968's route to town can be faster if not equal than taking a feeder bus then MRT. And because of that, the demand for it can be gd judging from freq of 911 and 913.
2. Acts as an alternate link other than 911 and 902 and 169 from Woodlands interchange and Woodlands estate to Republic Polytechnic.
3. Provide a link to Bukit Panjang from Woodlands estate and acts as an alternate bus service (Bukit Panjang) other than 190 and 700 to town.
Good idea
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Now to connect Sembawang to the city, express
Service 959 Sembawang to Harbourfront
Sembawang Vista
Sembawang Dr
Sembawang Cres
Sembawang Way
Canberra Rd
Sembawang Rd
Canberra Link
Yishun Ave 2
Lentor Ave
SLE
CTE
Buyong Rd
Orchard Rd
Bras Basah Rd
Nicoll Highway
Esplanade Dr
Fullerton Rd
Raffles Quay
Shenton Way
Keppel Rd
Telok Blangah Rd
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
Now to connect Sembawang to the city, express
Service 959 Sembawang to Harbourfront
Sembawang Vista
Sembawang Dr
Sembawang Cres
Sembawang Way
Canberra Rd
Sembawang Rd
Canberra Link
Yishun Ave 2
Lentor Ave
SLE
CTE
Buyong Rd
Orchard Rd
Bras Basah Rd
Nicoll Highway
Esplanade Dr
Fullerton Rd
Raffles Quay
Shenton Way
Keppel Rd
Telok Blangah Rd
Seah Im RdI think there is a Service 167 from Sebangwang to the CDB area but if only 167 were to extanct this part would do
Sembawang Vista
Sembawang Dr
Sembawang Cres
Sembawang Way
Canberra Rd:)
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Amend service 32 (or any low demand Bedok Int svc):
Towards Bouna Vista Ter:
From New Upper Changi Road, turn into:
Chai Chee Dr
Chai Chee St
Bedok North Ave 1
Bedok North St 1
Bedok INT
Towards Bedok Int:
Bedok INT
Bedok North St 1
Bedok North Ave 1
Chai Chee St
Chai Chee Dr
New Upper Changi Road
(continue its same route from New Upper Changi Rd)
Purpose:
- To ease the high load on 222 which come in after passing through the schools in Chai Chee.
- To provide another option for the students in the schools in the Chai Chee area, because 222 is the only service avaliable there.
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Originally posted by bus555:
I think there is a Service 167 from Sebangwang to the CDB area but if only 167 were to extanct this part would do
Sembawang Vista
Sembawang Dr
Sembawang Cres
Sembawang Way
Canberra Rd:)
167 not express. But my 959 uses CTE to chiong to city.Originally posted by SBS2695H:
Amend service 32 (or any low demand Bedok Int svc):
Towards Bouna Vista Ter:
From New Upper Changi Road, turn into:
Chai Chee Dr
Chai Chee St
Bedok North Ave 1
Bedok North St 1
Bedok INT
Towards Bedok Int:
Bedok INT
Bedok North St 1
Bedok North Ave 1
Chai Chee St
Chai Chee Dr
New Upper Changi Road
(continue its same route from New Upper Changi Rd)
Purpose:
- To ease the high load on 222 which come in after passing through the schools in Chai Chee.
- To provide another option for the students in the schools in the Chai Chee area, because 222 is the only service avaliable there.
26, 25?
Boon Lay to city, express:
Service 84
JW St 64
Jurong West Ave 4
Jalan Bahar
PIE
Whitley Rd
Stevens Rd
Scotts Rd
Orchard Rd
Killiney Rd (B01 Killiney Rd PO, B03 Aft Dublin Rd)
River Valley Rd
New Bridge Rd
Upp Pickering St
Pickering St
Church St
Finlayson Green
Raffles Quay
Shenton Way
Palmer RdDirection 2:
Palmer Rd
Anson Rd
Cross St
Upp Cross St
Eu Tong Sen St
Hill St
Coleman St
Armenian St
Stamford Rd
Orchard Rd
Penang Rd
Somerset Rd
Orchard Turn
Scotts Rd
Stevens Rd
PIE
Jln Bahar
JW Ave 4
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Originally posted by bus555:
I think there is a Service 167 from Sebangwang to the CDB area but if only 167 were to extanct this part would do
Sembawang Vista
Sembawang Dr
Sembawang Cres
Sembawang Way
Canberra Rd:)
Check out my suggestion for 167/980 a few pages back :D..
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Originally posted by n4l:
Check out my suggestion for 167/980 a few pages back :D..
Not even near express.Suggestion for new bishan feeder: 413
Bishan Int
Bishan St 13
Bishan St 11
Bishan Rd
Braddell Rd
Bishan St 11 (B01B Blk 149, B01A Blk 151A)
Bishan St 13
Bishan Int -
Originally posted by jayh272416:
Not even near express.I never said it was meant to be express, did I?
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Originally posted by n4l:
I never said it was meant to be express, did I?
Um but mine was express so I expected the replacement for it to be express too. Sorry for any miscommunication.Express JE/Bt Batok to city:
Jurong East St 13
Jurong East Ctrl
Bt Batok Ave 1
Bt Batok East Ave 6
Jln Jurong Kechil
PIE
Thomson Rd
Newton Rd
Clemenceau Ave North (non-stop)
Cairnhill Rd
Orchard Rd
Bras Basah Rd
North Bridge Rd
South Bridge Rd
Maxwell Rd
Shenton Way
Palmer RdD2:
Palmer Rd
Anson Rd
Maxwell Rd (B02 Before Peck Seah St)
Neil Rd
Kreta Ayer Rd
Eu Tong Sen St
Hill St
Stamfrd Rd
Orchard Rd
Penang Rd
Somerset Rd
Orchard Link
Bideford Rd
Clemenceau Ave North
Newton Rd
Thomson Rd
Whitley Rd
PIE
Jln Anak Bukit
Upp Bt Timah Rd
Jln Jurong Kechil
Bt Batok East Ave 6
Bt Batok Ave 1
J. East Central
J. East St 13 -
Originally posted by jayh272416:
Boon Lay to city, express:
Service 84
JW St 64
Jurong West Ave 4
Jalan Bahar
PIE
Whitley Rd
Stevens Rd
Scotts Rd
Orchard Rd
Killiney Rd (B01 Killiney Rd PO, B03 Aft Dublin Rd)
River Valley Rd
New Bridge Rd
Upp Pickering St
Pickering St
Church St
Finlayson Green
Raffles Quay
Shenton Way
Palmer RdDirection 2:
Palmer Rd
Anson Rd
Cross St
Upp Cross St
Eu Tong Sen St
Hill St
Coleman St
Armenian St
Stamford Rd
Orchard Rd
Penang Rd
Somerset Rd
Orchard Turn
Scotts Rd
Stevens Rd
PIE
Jln Bahar
JW Ave 4
JW St 64maybe can introduce a 84M which operates during weekdays morning peak hours and skip the sector between cross street and whitley road? for sure there will be peak hour demands from jurong west to CBD
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Originally posted by chikopek:
maybe can introduce a 84M which operates during weekdays morning peak hours and skip the sector between cross street and whitley road? for sure there will be peak hour demands from jurong west to CBD
If that happens, I dun think it will be called 84M. More likely to be premium 560.
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Originally posted by chikopek:
maybe can introduce a 84M which operates during weekdays morning peak hours and skip the sector between cross street and whitley road? for sure there will be peak hour demands from jurong west to CBD
The jurong west to cbd covered by 537 i thought -
1 Clementi - Bedok
Clementi Int - Ave 3 - C'wealth Avenue West/C'wealth Avenue - Farrer Road - Adam Road - Lornie Road - Thomson Road - Newton Road - Keng Lee Road - Norfolk Road - Owen Road - Oxford Road - Rangoon Road - Serangoon Road - Lavender St - Kallang Road - Sims Avenue - Aljunied Road - Geylang East Central - Paya Lebar Road - PIE - Jln Eunos - Bedok Reservoir Road - Bedok North Road - Bedok Int
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Originally posted by catinthehat:
1 Clementi - Bedok
Clementi Int - Ave 3 - C'wealth Avenue West/C'wealth Avenue - Farrer Road - Adam Road - Lornie Road - Thomson Road - Newton Road - Keng Lee Road - Norfolk Road - Owen Road - Oxford Road - Rangoon Road - Serangoon Road - Lavender St - Kallang Road - Sims Avenue - Aljunied Road - Geylang East Central - Paya Lebar Road - PIE - Jln Eunos - Bedok Reservoir Road - Bedok North Road - Bedok Int
There is already 3 Bedok to clementi svc liao... -
Originally posted by SBS2695H:
Amend service 32 (or any low demand Bedok Int svc):
Towards Bouna Vista Ter:
From New Upper Changi Road, turn into:
Chai Chee Dr
Chai Chee St
Bedok North Ave 1
Bedok North St 1
Bedok INT
Towards Bedok Int:
Bedok INT
Bedok North St 1
Bedok North Ave 1
Chai Chee St
Chai Chee Dr
New Upper Changi Road
(continue its same route from New Upper Changi Rd)
Purpose:
- To ease the high load on 222 which come in after passing through the schools in Chai Chee.
- To provide another option for the students in the schools in the Chai Chee area, because 222 is the only service avaliable there.
Is there a need to do this since 222 has a good frequency coupled with DDs?
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Originally posted by SBS 9613Z:
Is there a need to do this since 222 has a good frequency coupled with DDs?
Actually it isn't a bad idea anyway, at least there's a direct service from Chai Chee to City and vice versa. -
Originally posted by tanjun:
As one of my friends comments that there is a lack of trunk services plying Woodlands, I have decided to introduce some fantasy routes that seem feastible in terms of costs and passenger loads. However, since Woodlands is a SMRT dominated territories, I doubt any trunk services will be introduced by SMRT as there is already a North-South Line that runs through Woodlands estate which is operated by it.
For 968 and 968A, it's operation hours are similar to service 700.
Some benefits of 968.
1. Provide a quick and direct link from Woodlands estate to the city. If I am not wrong, 968's route to town can be faster if not equal than taking a feeder bus then MRT. And because of that, the demand for it can be gd judging from freq of 911 and 913.
2. Acts as an alternate link other than 911 and 902 and 169 from Woodlands interchange and Woodlands estate to Republic Polytechnic.
3. Provide a link to Bukit Panjang from Woodlands estate and acts as an alternate bus service (Bukit Panjang) other than 190 and 700 to town.
Woodlands does need a service to Orchard, but the loading of the service will mainly depend on Woodlands, 'cause your 968 duplicates 700 from Pending Rd to Shenton Way (except for the Stevens Rd part), and 968A duplicates 700A from Pending Rd to Marina Centre. However, if it provides a quick ride from Woodlands to Orchard, it will certainly have a high demand that has to be coped with using bendies. Does SMRT even have enough bendies? I doubt they'll dare to introduce new city services. RGS girls will be thanking you though, if this service is really introduced, as you would have just given them an alternative to Orchard MRT/Bukit Panjang other than the super-packed 190 which they always cannot board. =)
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Originally posted by sbs&tibs:
Actually it isn't a bad idea anyway, at least there's a direct service from Chai Chee to City and vice versa.
Yeah, maybe for the purpose of increasing Service 32's demand, and giving Chai Chee residents a direct link to the City. -
Originally posted by sbs&tibs:
Actually it isn't a bad idea anyway, at least there's a direct service from Chai Chee to City and vice versa.
I am thinking of 26 because it has a low demand. 14 is also a good idea as it will provide a direct link to the CBD from Chai Chee. -
Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I am thinking of 26 because it has a low demand. 14 is also a good idea as it will provide a direct link to the CBD from Chai Chee.
S26 still can. S14 route too long, don't make it longer. -
Originally posted by SBS 9613Z:
Yeah, maybe for the purpose of increasing Service 32's demand, and giving Chai Chee residents a direct link to the City.
Can make use of 25's high freq to help relieve the demand of 222.In addition, 25 and 854 duplicates with each other all the way from Hougang Ave 2 to Bedok. Thus, 854 can cover the deleted sector of 25.
Not only that, service 26 can be used too since service 2 duplicates it all the way from Kallang MRT.
It results in only 1 fare stage in both direction but opens up to numerous links in Chai Chee.
Just my 2 cents worth of thought.
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Originally posted by catinthehat:
1 Clementi - Bedok
Clementi Int - Ave 3 - C'wealth Avenue West/C'wealth Avenue - Farrer Road - Adam Road - Lornie Road - Thomson Road - Newton Road - Keng Lee Road - Norfolk Road - Owen Road - Oxford Road - Rangoon Road - Serangoon Road - Lavender St - Kallang Road - Sims Avenue - Aljunied Road - Geylang East Central - Paya Lebar Road - PIE - Jln Eunos - Bedok Reservoir Road - Bedok North Road - Bedok Int
I think the route is very circuitous especially the part from farrer road to Newton Rd resulting to a lot of addition in fare stages. Besides, I think the demand along Thomson Rd between MacRitchie Reservoir and PIE is rather low. This service can utilise PIE at Adam Rd to get to Thomson Rd quickly. -
Originally posted by SBS 9613Z:
Woodlands does need a service to Orchard, but the loading of the service will mainly depend on Woodlands, 'cause your 968 duplicates 700 from Pending Rd to Shenton Way (except for the Stevens Rd part), and 968A duplicates 700A from Pending Rd to Marina Centre. However, if it provides a quick ride from Woodlands to Orchard, it will certainly have a high demand that has to be coped with using bendies. Does SMRT even have enough bendies? I doubt they'll dare to introduce new city services. RGS girls will be thanking you though, if this service is really introduced, as you would have just given them an alternative to Orchard MRT/Bukit Panjang other than the super-packed 190 which they always cannot board. =)
This route essentially would bring back the former Service 700 (then known as RapidBus 700). Back then, the buses on this route were reported to be installed with transmission devices that give them priority at traffic signals.
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Originally posted by SBS2695H:
I am thinking of 26 because it has a low demand. 14 is also a good idea as it will provide a direct link to the CBD from Chai Chee.
Service 14 already covers the Bedok North Rd portion so it doesn't quite make sense for the route to come over to Chai Chee.Service 26 has a high demand at the Boon Keng and Geylang Bahru sectors, but dips along the EWL corridor which is heavily duplicated. It would be a good idea to divert one of these services to Chai Chee, one of the benefits being the direct link from Chai Chee to Geylang Serai and Geylang Rd, for example.