Opening of new Boon Lay Interchange on 27 Dec 09 (Sun)

• brotherchen1982

  30 Dec 09, 00:53

  Originally posted by Chanzelun1996:

  At around 1 p.m, I saw a service 30 double deck bus with ads parking at the sawtooth area.

  Staff directing buses to let any reversing buses from end on berths while buses wait for respective berths for alighting during PM peak.

• sinicker

  30 Dec 09, 00:54

  the new interchange is clean and comfortable. spick and span... well-lit. personally don't like sengkang int. worst a/c int if i had to choose.
  
  definitely cannot take 179A load even if it were to switch over to the new int next year.
  
  comfortable to wait. but as i was waiting, my mind was thinking the bus is taking too long to come and no amount of aircon will cool me down. all i want is the bus to come, hello. where's the bus?!
  
  so yes. all those residents in the newspaper articles saying "wah comfortable. got aircon." will only be like that for the first few minutes. when their bus comes late they'll make noise.

• sinicker

  30 Dec 09, 00:55

  just now when i leaving the int on 172. 3 staff outside at traffic junction. 3 inside at alighting berths...

• lemon1974

  30 Dec 09, 04:36

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  it's catch 22

  if they shift 2 svs ove to saw tooth, saw tooth is going to start having parking problem as well

  interchange way too small

  but at least there are more parking lots at sawtooth area.. and easier for the bus to find a lot than at the end on berth...and no need to turn in/reverse out and wait for empty slot..

• lemon1974

  30 Dec 09, 04:41

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  but Joo Koon is not a proper terminal either

  it's a simple bus stop.

  see if anyone going to peak hr crashload it

  hmm.. i tot someone did post a layout of the joo koon terminal quite some time back? which does not look like a simple bus stop? but then not sure whether any work have started or not..

• sbst275

  30 Dec 09, 11:40

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  hmm.. i tot someone did post a layout of the joo koon terminal quite some time back? which does not look like a simple bus stop? but then not sure whether any work have started or not..

  
  it's a bus park, Buona Vista style. boarding still ish from Joo Koon MRT

• sbst275

  30 Dec 09, 11:42

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  but at least there are more parking lots at sawtooth area.. and easier for the bus to find a lot than at the end on berth...and no need to turn in/reverse out and wait for empty slot..

  
  true, move 1 or 2 over just nice

  but wonders abt mealbreak duration esp PM peak

• sbst275

  30 Dec 09, 12:02

  Sv 198 BC was lamenting abt e parking crunch

  "obviously carrying on like tis, will die one"

  As for the Boon Lay MRT station bus stop, it's obvious that the private bus operators do not even know that it's alrdy in use for public bus svs.

  The TP has to constantly tell them to move off

• JaSoNhSu92

  30 Dec 09, 12:19

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  As for the Boon Lay MRT station bus stop, it's obvious that the private bus operators do not even know that it's alrdy in use for public bus svs.

  The TP has to constantly tell them to move off

  
  imagine so many private buses blocking the way for 172, 178, 180, 187, 194, 240 to enter the bus bay..

• sbst275

  30 Dec 09, 12:20

  Originally posted by JaSoNhSu92:

  
  imagine so many private buses blocking the way for 194, 240 to enter the bus bay..

  
  i think the one for 172, 178, 180, 182, 187, 254 also affected

• Chanzelun1996

  30 Dec 09, 12:58

  That time I want to take the photo of Ikea buses. It is very difficult because all the private buses block the view. Got one time, the driver have to come out and see  if anyone want to go to Ikea . The driver walk one round at the bus stop and asked the private buses to move in front a little.

• Chanzelun1996

  30 Dec 09, 12:58

   

• ^tamago^

  30 Dec 09, 22:39

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Sv 198 BC was lamenting abt e parking crunch

  "obviously carrying on like tis, will die one"

  As for the Boon Lay MRT station bus stop, it's obvious that the private bus operators do not even know that it's alrdy in use for public bus svs.

  The TP has to constantly tell them to move off

  
  

  maybe soon 194 and 240 will join 182, 182M and 254 to call at Blk 662C/D along St 64...

• brotherchen1982

  31 Dec 09, 19:08

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

   

  maybe soon 194 and 240 will join 182, 182M and 254 to call at Blk 662C/D along St 64...

  Changes for Bus Services 194 & 240.

  http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/Svc194_240_Skipped_New_Calling_Stops.pdf

• jurongresident

  31 Dec 09, 20:52

  Originally posted by Chanzelun1996:

  On the signboard, the sticker was only on B1, B3 and B4. Maybe is a future service that SBS had plan. You can go to Boon Lay Interchange and see it.

  do you still remember the controversy and commotion when Pioneer MRT station opened and SBS Transit decided to amend 242 and 243[to make it a one-direction service](according to rumours)

  if I'm not wrong, this should be the original route amendment by SBS that was rejected by the RC people as it would weaken the connection for people living in street 61,ave4,ave5 and 81instead of improving them: 

  I strong believe that SBS is still trying to do some changes to the feeder services(perhaps by adding a new service to serve the loss portion resulted due to future planned amendments) in Jurong West such that the connectivity to Pioneer MRT station can be "completed" while at the same time improving connectivity to Boon Lay bus interchange, that's why there is a 'empty slot' in B2.

   

   

  
  

  
  

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  the new interchange is clean and comfortable. spick and span... well-lit. personally don't like sengkang int. worst a/c int if i had to choose.
  
  definitely cannot take 179A load even if it were to switch over to the new int next year.
  
  comfortable to wait. but as i was waiting, my mind was thinking the bus is taking too long to come and no amount of aircon will cool me down. all i want is the bus to come, hello. where's the bus?!
  
  so yes. all those residents in the newspaper articles saying "wah comfortable. got aircon." will only be like that for the first few minutes. when their bus comes late they'll make noise.

  I am just thinking... since 179,199 and 179A have high passenger volumes, why did'nt SBS allocate the 3 bus services to end-on berths since these berths are meant for bus services with high passenger volumes{if I'm not wrong}? -no offences please-..

   

  somehow, I feel that there will be a massive bus rationalisation when the planned Joo Koon Terminal{if there really will be} opens in the future and there will be more feeder bus services serving Jurong West. 

  frankly speaking, I feel that it's because the planners who planned the roads of Jurong West Extension made a mistake(do you feel that they deliberately planned street 91 in such a way that all bus services going there must loop there?) , that's why there is such a problem now... -no offences please-.

  or... is this the government's long-term plan on buses, just like what they have on MRT? -no offences please-. 

  haiz.. I wonder... why must they do this even to buses?

   

  -no offences please-

• brotherchen1982

  31 Dec 09, 21:33

  Joo Koon will have a Bus Int(perm) or Ter(temp) in future?

• Khairiano

  31 Dec 09, 22:03

  its full of cars, bus and people during peak hours and service plys street 64 and boon lay way get congestion..i think its time to build underground Jurong Region Line..

• brotherchen1982

  31 Dec 09, 22:16

  Originally posted by Khairiano:

  its full of cars, bus and people during peak hours and service plys street 64 and boon lay way get congestion..i think its time to build underground Jurong Region Line..

  Wait for the Jurong Lake District project to complete first...

  An Sch project featured in TNP

  http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090812-160727.html -

• azharjj

  31 Dec 09, 22:33

  Can anyone here tell me where exactly is the new transitlink office where can top up ez-link & buying of concession pass ?

  at least can reduce my time of searching for it when i go there tmr

• brotherchen1982

  31 Dec 09, 23:21

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  Can anyone here tell me where exactly is the new transitlink office where can top up ez-link & buying of concession pass ?

  at least can reduce my time of searching for it when i go there tmr

  Near 251/157 berth, beside Buzz.

  Walk in from 24hr Prata Shop JP2 entrance from MRT
  Walk to 251/157 berth & turn right from alighting/end on berth

  http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/BLI_Flyer_FINAL_Low%20res%20301209.pdf

• azharjj

  1 Jan 10, 10:19

  Originally posted by brotherchen1982:

  Near 251/157 berth, beside Buzz.

  Walk in from 24hr Prata Shop JP2 entrance from MRT
  Walk to 251/157 berth & turn right from alighting/end on berth

  http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/BLI_Flyer_FINAL_Low%20res%20301209.pdf

  
  thanks

• sbst275

  1 Jan 10, 11:20

  Originally posted by JaSoNhSu92:

  
  imagine so many private buses blocking the way for 172, 178, 180, 187, 194, 240 to enter the bus bay..

  
  not just tat

  as they drop ppl off, Jurong West St 64 also gets congested

  I'm wondering could they make a long bay for them

• sbst275

  1 Jan 10, 11:22

  I'm wondering where could e JRL go esp since Jurong is alrdy quite built up

• sbst275

  1 Jan 10, 12:18

  Originally posted by brotherchen1982:

  Joo Koon will have a Bus Int(perm) or Ter(temp) in future?

  
  If the nearby factories lease w/ JTC isn't going to end and it's not renewed, chances are it wun get a good located interchange even if one is to be built properly.

• sbst275

  1 Jan 10, 12:27

  179, 179A, 199 in particular can't use e new int end on berths either. high bus turnover rate and not enough parking lots