Fastest way from Tampines to Toa Payoh...
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How about the other way round (Toa Payoh - Tampines) using this connection without the need of walking to another stop, and to reach Tampines in the fastest time?Originally posted by delonchew:No need to walk at all. Take 23 and alight at Bendemeer Road, outside Blk 54 and change to 26. 26 will loop back to Serangoon Road at Whampoa East and straight on to Toa Payoh.
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Svc 8 took me from TPY to TAM in 25 minutes two days back at 2100.
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This is ridiculous! which exact part of TAM u board the bus from? It takes at least 40 min for a complete trip at night.Originally posted by EXCO:Svc 8 took me from TPY to TAM in 25 minutes two days back at 2100. -
As ridiculous as it sounds. I was very surprised too. But first things first, I boarded at TPY Interchange, alighted at Tampines Central, not the other way round, if it makes any difference. There was light traffic, but red lights were abundant. The fact that the driver was going very slowly didn't help. Still I reached TAM in 25, at most 30 minutes.Originally posted by service_238:This is ridiculous! which exact part of TAM u board the bus from? It takes at least 40 min for a complete trip at night. -
y so troublesome... take a cab or hitch a ride fr ur frds lor..
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25 minutes is too fast.Originally posted by EXCO:Svc 8 took me from TPY to TAM in 25 minutes two days back at 2100.
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Care to provide details of the bus or the driver? I dont mind getting a ride on his busOriginally posted by EXCO:As ridiculous as it sounds. I was very surprised too. But first things first, I boarded at TPY Interchange, alighted at Tampines Central, not the other way round, if it makes any difference. There was light traffic, but red lights were abundant. The fact that the driver was going very slowly didn't help. Still I reached TAM in 25, at most 30 minutes.
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It does sound very odd! I've never heard of Sv. 8 being so fast before!Originally posted by EXCO:As ridiculous as it sounds. I was very surprised too. But first things first, I boarded at TPY Interchange, alighted at Tampines Central, not the other way round, if it makes any difference. There was light traffic, but red lights were abundant. The fact that the driver was going very slowly didn't help. Still I reached TAM in 25, at most 30 minutes. -
There is only 23 stages in the entire route.Originally posted by SBS9818A:It does sound very odd! I've never heard of Sv. 8 being so fast before! -
If that's the case the driver practically spent an average of 25-30 sec per stop?!Originally posted by sbs&tibs:There is only 23 stages in the entire route.
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It was a male driver and a VO. Thats about all the information I can recall. The bus left TPY at 2055hrs. Well the driver was real slow for one thing, but he didn't spend much time in the stops. I reckon if he would at least speed up to a moderate speed, he would have gotten the bus to TAM in 20 minutes or even less.
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VO?! even more impossible... ok let me finalise your trip details here for reference so that i can find it here if i wanna take it.Originally posted by EXCO:It was a male driver and a VO. Thats about all the information I can recall. The bus left TPY at 2055hrs. Well the driver was real slow for one thing, but he didn't spend much time in the stops. I reckon if he would at least speed up to a moderate speed, he would have gotten the bus to TAM in 20 minutes or even less.
Service: 8
Departure from TPY: 2055 hrs
Time taken: 20-25min
Day: Monday
Date: 22nd March 2004.
Bus: Volvo Olympian 3 axle -
Even then going by scheduling patterns of 3.3 mins per fare stage it would take an hour!Originally posted by sbs&tibs:There is only 23 stages in the entire route. -
Maybe the driver skipped some bus stops and even beats the traffic lights
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possible, sometimes it happens and if u r on it, u r blessed..Originally posted by service_238:This is ridiculous! which exact part of TAM u board the bus from? It takes at least 40 min for a complete trip at night.
buses after 11pm usally also go faster than usual for some reason, probably cos the bus company is stingy wan to save money.. -
That's true.. I've seen Trunk timesheets at night... the journey for one trip after 10pm is practically 70% of the time taken for 1 trip during the evening peak hour.Originally posted by ^tamago^:possible, sometimes it happens and if u r on it, u r blessed..
buses after 11pm usally also go faster than usual for some reason, probably cos the bus company is stingy wan to save money.. -
Umm... why don't the admins post a sticky thread about fastest ways to get to places?
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I conclude these are the fastest ways from Tampines - Toa Payoh:
Sv 23 to Jln Kolam Ayer, cross to MacPherson St, take Sv 8 Sv 23 to Bendemeer Rd, cross to Serangoon Rd, take Sv 31 Sv 8 all the way from Tampines - Toa Payoh
Due to Sv 26's lousy frequency, the convinient Sv 23/26 combo without the need to change bus stops is not that fast... -
Partly because bus drivers too are rushing to knock off.Originally posted by ^tamago^:possible, sometimes it happens and if u r on it, u r blessed..
buses after 11pm usally also go faster than usual for some reason, probably cos the bus company is stingy wan to save money..