New Premium bus services launching in June

• sbst275

  19 Jun 08, 22:50

  in no time e Woodlands one e timing would change drastically...

• SBS n SMRT

  19 Jun 08, 23:17

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  
  some errors? but as somebody say, anything is possible. But the price is S$5.00/trip and SMRT give this bus 30 mins to travel from WDL Ave 3 to Scotts Road.. bus must be using shoulders on BKE/PIE then.. considering the traffic situation on BKE/PIE during morning peak hours.

  maybe like FFW services, can ply other road in case of jam by sl decision

• sbst275

  24 Jun 08, 10:51

  Up liao

  Sv 560: Pandan Valley, Mt Sinai Rise, Mt Sinai Dr, Moonbeam Walk, Ulu Pandan Rd -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Kent Ridge Terminal

  Sv 561: Upp Aljunied Rd, Macpherson Rd -> Bendemeer Rd -> Whompoa Nth -> S'goon Rd -> Jln Toa Payoh -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 563: Bt Timah Rd (Sixth Ave to King Albert Park) -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Ghim Moh Terminal

  Sv 564: Farrer Rd (St Margaret's Sec Sch area), Holland Rd -> Napier Rd -> Grange Rd -> Irwell Bank Rd -> Kim Seng Rd -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 565: Ah Hood Rd, Jln Rajah, Kim Keat Rd, Balestier Rd -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: St Michael's Terminal

  Sv 566: Meyer Rd -> Fort Rd -> ECP -> Prince Edward Rd -> Robinson Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Bedok Int

• n4l

  24 Jun 08, 11:56

  Looking at the one from St Mikes, I dunno, but I think the route can be improved, hmm.. Instead of starting from Ah Hood Road, start from Whampoa Drive. Turn into Jln Bahagia. From Jln Bahagia turn into Jln Rajah. Then Ah Hood Rd. Then Balestier Road, then CTE.
• sbst275

  24 Jun 08, 12:05

  Meyer Rd no more SMRT's haven

• n4l

  24 Jun 08, 12:23

  Originally posted by Newwit:

  Sigh, how I wish the bus 857 can start earlier, like 7:30am, for me to make it to work on-time at 8:30am?

  
  Hmm...hmm...hm...857 starts at 5:30am? :S
• SBS9276M

  24 Jun 08, 13:16

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Up liao

  Sv 560: Pandan Valley, Mt Sinai Rise, Mt Sinai Dr, Moonbeam Walk, Ulu Pandan Rd -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Kent Ridge Terminal

  Sv 561: Upp Aljunied Rd, Macpherson Rd -> Bendemeer Rd -> Whompoa Nth -> S'goon Rd -> Jln Toa Payoh -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 563: Bt Timah Rd (Sixth Ave to King Albert Park) -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Ghim Moh Terminal

  Sv 564: Farrer Rd (St Margaret's Sec Sch area), Holland Rd -> Napier Rd -> Grange Rd -> Irwell Bank Rd -> Kim Seng Rd -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 565: Ah Hood Rd, Jln Rajah, Kim Keat Rd, Balestier Rd -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: St Michael's Terminal

  Sv 566: Meyer Rd -> Fort Rd -> ECP -> Prince Edward Rd -> Robinson Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Bedok Int

  How do you know which Interchange, the new Premiums are dispatched from?

  If its confidential, is it right to post?

• sbst275

  24 Jun 08, 13:32

  Originally posted by SBS9276M:

  How do you know which Interchange, the new Premiums are dispatched from?

  If its confidential, is it right to post?

  
  They place it at the 1st & last bus info there wat... it's open

• SBS9276M

  24 Jun 08, 13:33

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  They place it at the 1st & last bus info there wat... it's open

  Wow, okay.

• SBS9276M

  24 Jun 08, 13:48

  But I checked the website, theres no dispatchment point. Is it spotted at Shenton Way?

• sbst275

  24 Jun 08, 16:09

  Originally posted by SBS9276M:

  But I checked the website, theres no dispatchment point. Is it spotted at Shenton Way?

  
  e guide

• Gosu.

  24 Jun 08, 16:31

  Originally posted by Newwit:

  Sigh, how I wish the bus 857 can start earlier, like 7:30am, for me to make it to work on-time at 8:30am?

  
  It doesn't? What's a premium bus; sorry, have no idea.

• nenepokey

  24 Jun 08, 16:53

  Originally posted by n4l:

  
  Hmm...hmm...hm...857 starts at 5:30am? :S

  probably 587 at my house there

• SBS9888Y

  24 Jun 08, 19:32

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Up liao

  Sv 560: Pandan Valley, Mt Sinai Rise, Mt Sinai Dr, Moonbeam Walk, Ulu Pandan Rd -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Kent Ridge Terminal

  Sv 561: Upp Aljunied Rd, Macpherson Rd -> Bendemeer Rd -> Whompoa Nth -> S'goon Rd -> Jln Toa Payoh -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 563: Bt Timah Rd (Sixth Ave to King Albert Park) -> Clementi Rd -> AYE -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Ghim Moh Terminal

  Sv 564: Farrer Rd (St Margaret's Sec Sch area), Holland Rd -> Napier Rd -> Grange Rd -> Irwell Bank Rd -> Kim Seng Rd -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Toa Payoh Int

  Sv 565: Ah Hood Rd, Jln Rajah, Kim Keat Rd, Balestier Rd -> CTE -> Outram Rd -> Cantonment Rd -> Keppel Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: St Michael's Terminal

  Sv 566: Meyer Rd -> Fort Rd -> ECP -> Prince Edward Rd -> Robinson Rd

  Bus dispatchment pt: Bedok Int

  560 --> BN 33
  561 --> BR 26
  563 --> HG 100
  564 --> SL 157
  565 --> AM 21
  566 --> BN 9

• sbst275

  24 Jun 08, 20:37

  Sunset Way end up bo... Ulu Pandan/ Pandan Valley & nearer KAP have Premium

• lemon1974

  25 Jun 08, 03:56

  Originally posted by n4l:

  Looking at the one from St Mikes, I dunno, but I think the route can be improved, hmm..

  Instead of starting from Ah Hood Road, start from Whampoa Drive. Turn into Jln Bahagia. From Jln Bahagia turn into Jln Rajah. Then Ah Hood Rd. Then Balestier Road, then CTE.

  must be due to some PTC rule loh. btw, they charge S$3.60 for this short route as well...

• SBS877M

  26 Jun 08, 00:32

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  560 --> BN 33
  561 --> BR 26
  563 --> HG 100
  564 --> SL 157
  565 --> AM 21
  566 --> BN 9

  where did u get the info from the parent services?

• SBS877M

  26 Jun 08, 00:43

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  560 --> BN 33
  561 --> BR 26
  563 --> HG 100
  564 --> SL 157
  565 --> AM 21
  566 --> BN 9

  Personally, I don't find the despatching points logical, they consume more dead mileage from the mentioned interchange to the start points.

  If I am the planner from SBST Service Devt dept I would ideally put these as the despatching pts

  560: despatching pt Ghim Moh Terminal

  561: despatching pt Serangoon Interchange

  563: GHIM MOH OK

  564: despatching pt Buona Vista Ter

  565: ST MICHAEL' S OK

  566: despatching pt Lor 1 Geylang, put one svc 175 S shift duty to operate 566

  A penny for my thoughts.....

• SBS877M

  26 Jun 08, 00:49

  Svc 587 & 588 do not have any crossovers....fyi

  They are "stand-alone duties: meaning these duties will pull out from WLDEP (587AM01) and AMDEP (588AM01), perform the service and then return to depots and that's it...end of day!

  The SLs who are driving these duties are normally worker transport SLs. They will drive worker transport on the night before and then after that, they will perform the PBS duties before they call it at day and go home.....

  Or sometimes, it will be driven by Lead or Chief SLs and then after the duty ends they will assist the full-time starters at the depot starter office...

   

• sbst275

  26 Jun 08, 09:21

  Originally posted by SBS877M:

  Personally, I don't find the despatching points logical, they consume more dead mileage from the mentioned interchange to the start points.

  If I am the planner from SBST Service Devt dept I would ideally put these as the despatching pts

  560: despatching pt Ghim Moh Terminal

  561: despatching pt Serangoon Interchange

  563: GHIM MOH OK

  564: despatching pt Buona Vista Ter

  565: ST MICHAEL' S OK

  566: despatching pt Lor 1 Geylang, put one svc 175 S shift duty to operate 566

  A penny for my thoughts.....

  Sv 175's freq is alrdy long enough 15 - 20 mins during peak hrs... removing 1 for PBS is not going to any good

• SBS9888Y

  26 Jun 08, 09:34

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Sv 175's freq is alrdy long enough 15 - 20 mins during peak hrs... removing 1 for PBS is not going to any good

  64 or 195 can be alternative.

• sbst275

  26 Jun 08, 09:35

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  64 or 195 can be alternative.

  
  I'm not too sure abt tis

  But I've a feeling e bus gotta enter Meyer Rd via Tg Katong Rd Sth so 195 can be a good canidate

• SBS9888Y

  26 Jun 08, 09:40

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  I'm not too sure abt tis

  But I've a feeling e bus gotta enter Meyer Rd via Tg Katong Rd Sth so 195 can be a good canidate

  what can be done is they add 1 S shift for 175 or 195 as ARBP has quite a number of spares now. just like what was done to the 99 and 166 crossovers.

• ZYX2005

  26 Jun 08, 11:09

  just to inform. the new premium service going senett estate sounds very much like then past BLUE ARROW 301 svc service area ..assuming senett est is in the east one.

   

  Also the one going bukit timah is it this BLUE ARROW 306 bus last time?

   

  kee siao meories of past bus fan

  ZYX

   

   

• sbst275

  26 Jun 08, 11:11

  Originally posted by ZYX2005:

  just to inform. the new premium service going senett estate sounds very much like then past BLUE ARROW 301 svc service area ..assuming senett est is in the east one.

   

  Also the one going bukit timah is it this BLUE ARROW 306 bus last time?

   

  kee siao meories of past bus fan

  ZYX

   

   

  but 301 entered into e Estate... the new one does not, it serves Macpherson Rd

  As for Sv 306, it serves Eng Kong Park.. but new one only serves Sixth Ave & KAP stretch