Bus Services approved by the PTC in April, May, June 2008

• sbs&tibs

  23 Jul 08, 08:13

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  
  remember last time got one article on newspaper did mention abt this rule abt cross territory services.. that why 161/168/39/85 all pass through two of its own territory town and then go via the most direct routes to WDL interchange and Yishun interchange.

  
  Probably the rules have changed.

• gorby107

  23 Jul 08, 08:48

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  likely serangoon - bukit batok for interchanges in terms of parking constraint. hopefully terminating at bbdep instead.

  Will ask HGDEP BCs (if possible) whether they know where does the route go to

• ftjj0298

  23 Jul 08, 15:33

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Sv117 should begin fr Punggol, nt enough bus service but then again...

  Btw suspect sv41 from Upp East Coast Ter, mayb Hougang ctrl

  North East Area got 43 and 45 le, still wan wad? I think is from UEC  West Area

• Pangster

  23 Jul 08, 19:26

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  North East Area got 43 and 45 le, still wan wad? I think is from UEC  West Area

  
  joo chiat ^^
• lemon1974

  23 Jul 08, 23:01

  Originally posted by gorby107:

  Will ask HGDEP BCs (if possible) whether they know where does the route go to

  
  think hor... maybe sv 117 go from HGDEP to BBDEP.. then no need worry abt parking spaces in interchange...

• Pangster

  23 Jul 08, 23:34

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  
  think hor... maybe sv 117 go from HGDEP to BBDEP.. then no need worry abt parking spaces in interchange...

  
  highly possible ^^
• Acx1688

  24 Jul 08, 09:10

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  North East Area got 43 and 45 le, still wan wad? I think is from UEC  West Area

  Hellooo, did i say North East Area? i typed Hougang ConTRoLled as i spotted SBS847A on training along East Coast, Upp East Coast Rd...

• ftjj0298

  24 Jul 08, 13:16

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Hellooo, did i say North East Area? i typed Hougang ConTRoLled as i spotted SBS847A on training along East Coast, Upp East Coast Rd...

  u say from uec to maybe? hougang ctrl? u didn't say hougang CONTROLLED!

• Pangster

  24 Jul 08, 19:23

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  u say from uec to maybe? hougang ctrl? u didn't say hougang CONTROLLED!

  
  calm down lar, bro. ctrl can both mean central or control. look at the bottom leftmost button on your keyboard... now that is CTRL
• carbikebus

  24 Jul 08, 20:24

  41 from Punggol to UEC using different routes rom 43?

  117 from Serangoon to CCK?

• SMRT BUSES LuvER

  24 Jul 08, 21:23

  Haizz... I hope the upcoming svc 117 goes the same route as svc 190 ( from CCK Int till entrance to KJE)...

• Acx1688

  25 Jul 08, 09:52

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  u say from uec to maybe? hougang ctrl? u didn't say hougang CONTROLLED!

  c properly b4 u fire off, "i said from Upper East Coast Ter, mayb Hougang ctrl"
  i DID NOT type the word "to", c properly before u reply and DO NOT misquote and ADD IN your assumptions into my sentence! There was a comma after Upp East Coast Ter in my sentence 

• SBS9888Y

  25 Jul 08, 09:53

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  u say from uec to maybe? hougang ctrl? u didn't say hougang CONTROLLED!

  you behave like a 10 year old not a 21 year old.

• ftjj0298

  25 Jul 08, 13:31

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  you behave like a 10 year old not a 21 year old.

  
  me bad mood. haiz, sad. i apologize to all those affected, sorry, sorry, and sorry.

• Junyang700

  29 Jul 08, 21:46

  Services 68 and 115 already withdrawn...

  Hope the anticipated 117 comes out soon!

• Pangster

  30 Jul 08, 00:18

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  Services 68 and 115 already withdrawn...

  Hope the anticipated 117 comes out soon!

  
  Sad to say but 117 won't be implemented anytime soon (but definitely within 6 months else.....). Why I say so? Because come Aug 08, we will see improvements in the frequency of feeder services (announced by PTC). This will mean additional buses and drivers. SBST has buses but they do not have enough drivers. Therefore, I reckon they will want to put their resources into better use to fulfill PTC requirements before they would want to introduce new services. On top of that, don't forget they have other new services to introduce (eg Off peak Service 41), which I think will be introduced earlier than 117. They have other amended routes to implement as well. It is likely that we will see these amended routes very soon :)

  Having said this, I am also very interested to see when 117 will be introduced. This is really a highly anticipated service.

• ^tamago^

  30 Jul 08, 00:41

  115's loads are quite good actually.
• off_service

  30 Jul 08, 00:45

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  115’s loads are quite good actually.

  Probably 115 will be replaced by the upcoming 117. We never know......

• SMRT BUSES LuvER

  30 Jul 08, 01:46

  Hmmm... Wat fleet do u guys tink for the upcoming svc 117? I confirm 100% that there will be K230UBs.. Maybe thers a chance to have the new MAN bus in the svc if SBST might buy some more of that bus..

• gorby107

  30 Jul 08, 08:35

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  115’s loads are quite good actually.

  
  The best that I saw was 3/4 seated during morning peak hours, or during the time when aunties and uncles go for marketing

• sbs&tibs

  30 Jul 08, 10:47

  Originally posted by SMRT BUSES LuvER:

  Hmmm... Wat fleet do u guys tink for the upcoming svc 117? I confirm 100% that there will be K230UBs.. Maybe thers a chance to have the new MAN bus in the svc if SBST might buy some more of that bus..

  
  Not all new services get K230s straight from the start. Or rather, new services don't get new buses when they are newly introduced, except for S128.

• sbs&tibs

  30 Jul 08, 10:50

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  Services 68 and 115 already withdrawn...

  Hope the anticipated 117 comes out soon!

  
  S68 has demand during peak hours in certain directions. People go to work in the morning, and return home in the evening. To increase its demand, it should probably serve Tampines Ave 5 instead of Ave 4 or make it serve more of Tampines. It is very inconvenient to get in directly to the industrial park.

• service_238

  30 Jul 08, 15:31

  Originally posted by Pangster:

  
  Sad to say but 117 won't be implemented anytime soon (but definitely within 6 months else.....). Why I say so? Because come Aug 08, we will see improvements in the frequency of feeder services (announced by PTC). This will mean additional buses and drivers. SBST has buses but they do not have enough drivers. Therefore, I reckon they will want to put their resources into better use to fulfill PTC requirements before they would want to introduce new services. On top of that, don't forget they have other new services to introduce (eg Off peak Service 41), which I think will be introduced earlier than 117. They have other amended routes to implement as well. It is likely that we will see these amended routes very soon :)

  Having said this, I am also very interested to see when 117 will be introduced. This is really a highly anticipated service.

  
  I would rather see them extend S48 as its currently 9 months overdue.

• ftjj0298

  30 Jul 08, 15:32

  Originally posted by sbs&tibs:

  
  S68 has demand during peak hours in certain directions. People go to work in the morning, and return home in the evening. To increase its demand, it should probably serve Tampines Ave 5 instead of Ave 4 or make it serve more of Tampines. It is very inconvenient to get in directly to the industrial park.

  Most people will walk out to Tampines Ave 5 or Bedok Res Rd because there got alot more buses, better then taking "the useless S68" to Tampines Int.

• sbst_no_162

  30 Jul 08, 18:19

  Originally posted by ftjj0298:

  North East Area got 43 and 45 le, still wan wad? I think is from UEC  West Area

  I think so too. I guess 41 would be from Upper East Coast to Jurong East via a different route from 506, like what I suggested several months ago in the Route Suggestions topic.