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eh. when did yio chu kang to khatib took 6mins (TG04)? it shld be 5mins.Originally posted by tranquilice:No difference. MRT Jurong East to Yio Chu Kang via Woodlands takes 38 minutes.
the bus time is preferential to the mrt time because of the additional time required for me to walk from yio chu kang to my home near anderson jc, which is about 7mins (~450m), while the bus took me to my doorstep. -
yes, i must say that. the original plan was to wait for 74 to amk then change to connecting bus since the fare cap of $1.90 for me is in place. but the prompt arrival of svc 852 solved the problem.Originally posted by leeJZ:You were lucky with 852, at night wait must be terrible, even during weekday I waited nearly 15min (and 851 853 both dispatched a bus when I just arrived @ Yishun Int). -
Agreed. Should be 5 minutes maximum.Originally posted by ^tamago^:eh. when did yio chu kang to khatib took 6mins (TG04)? it shld be 5mins.
the bus time is preferential to the mrt time because of the additional time required for me to walk from yio chu kang to my home near anderson jc, which is about 7mins (~450m), while the bus took me to my doorstep. -
Monday 12 July
188 (TIB 1087 B) from AYE to Choa Chu Kang interchange
925 (TIB 698 U) to Woodlands Regional interchange
856 (TIB 1056 R) to Yishun interchange
39 (SBS 2630 U) to Tampines interchange
31 (SBS 9830 M) to Marine Parade Rd
36 (SBS 904 T) to Raffles Blvd
857 (TIB 488 J) from Raffles Ave to Yishun interchange
812 (TIB 1060 C) to Yishun Ave 4
806 (TIB 1160 Y) from Yishun Ave 11 to Yishun interchange
171 (TIB 501 D) to Jelebu Rd
184 (TIB 859 Y) from Bt Panjang interchange to Clementi station
282 (SBS 1947 M) from Clementi interchange to West Coast Rd -
13th July 2004:
238: SBS 0499 X (DM Merz - bram) to Braddell Rd
105: SBS 0467 M (DM Merz - SLBP) frm Braddell Rd to Toa Payoh Lor 2
014: SBS 9557 C (VO - BNDEP) frm C'wealth Ave West to CLE
096: SBS 0742 T (Mk3 - BBDEP) frm CLE to Kent Ridge Cres
095: SBS 2671 B (Strider - BBDEP) frm Kent Ridge Cres to Buona Vista Flyover -- Aircon is hopeless!
166: SBS 9220 Z (VO - BBDEP) frm Buona Vista Flyover to C'wealth Ave West.
105: SBS 2751 D (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm C'wealth Ave West to Queensway
855: TIB 0924 S (UMW Lance - AMKDEP) frm Queensway to Thomson Rd
157: SBS 0072 T (Scania OAC - bram) frm Thomson Rd to TPY
238: SBS 0540 J (DM Merz - AMDEP) frm TPY to Toa Payoh Lor 6
238: SBS 0494 J (DM Merz - bram) home.. -
Wrong. The time taken is in the range of 4-8mins. 4mins if the train had been stuck at a station due to a lot of people crashing the doors when the doors are closing or some signal problem.Originally posted by tranquilice:Agreed. Should be 5 minutes maximum.
I experienced a train craaawwwwwlliiiingggg from Khatib to Yio Chu Kang before a lot of times, but i dun know what is the reason. I guess is that SMRT wants to regulate the distance between the trains. Another stretch is Yishun - Sembawang, especially if there is a train changing tracks. Anyway, its utterly unbearable, and i think its only slightly faster than the Sentosa monorail at times. -
it appears u happen to be taking a train during morning peak hours. train bucking is common during peak hours, where headways are as short as 1.5-2 mins (time required to travel a typical station's distance). all these delays are part & parcel of a non-fully-automated train operating system with short train-to-train distances. do remember that ang mo kio station, jus after yio chu kang station, is also a very busy with trains changing tracks a lot during evening peak hours as they turn in & out of bishan depot, or move to the middle train when they terminate at amk.Originally posted by TIB1186Z:Wrong. The time taken is in the range of 4-8mins. 4mins if the train had been stuck at a station due to a lot of people crashing the doors when the doors are closing or some signal problem.
I experienced a train craaawwwwwlliiiingggg from Khatib to Yio Chu Kang before a lot of times, but i dun know what is the reason. I guess is that SMRT wants to regulate the distance between the trains. Another stretch is Yishun - Sembawang, especially if there is a train changing tracks. Anyway, its utterly unbearable, and i think its only slightly faster than the Sentosa monorail at times.
from my observation 5mins between same phase. let's take this phase as train departing. train departs yio chu kang at 0th min, enters at khatib at 4th min 15th sec, doors open at 4th 35sec, close & depart at 5th min. taking a new black KNS train and observing the time display (especially on-minute changes) will reveal so.
smrt trains move with predictable movements, like it will start accelerating here, decelerate here etc. these are strictly followed by every PTO to ensure the predefined time schedule (in this case 5mins) is met. during heavy-load but not peak hours (like after evening peak all the way up to 11pm) trains will move faster but this is compensated by the fact that they will stop longer at each stop due to heavier movements thus it's still the same travelling time in the end. trains can always move on to the fast mode to catch up if it is behind schedule.
in my many trips down from yio chu kang northbound, i have not experience a single hiccup, even during evening peak hours, worse than a 3-min wait on a train parked at yishun mrt NB, due to an impatient PTO driving from yishun's overlay track to the sountbound track before the train at yishun SB platform moved out, causing an ATP (Automatic Train Protection) panic & stalling all trains in that sector. any train that stopped along the tracks on the KTB-YCK sector moved off within a minute.
for southbound KTB to YCK (all best detected at 4th door),
normal: trains accelerate to yishun stadium, cruise until buillion park & accelerate uphill, cruises, brakes immediately at the point of teething sounds just after castle green, cruise until 3rd door jus enters the station before braking normally to stop.
fast: trains accelerate to yishun avenue 1, brake twice briefly at seletar intake station, accelerate about 3 times briefly on the way to SLE, accelerate way before uphill section until halfway up, then accelerate again until near end of bend, cruises or may accelerate one time more, brakes immediately at the point of teething sounds just after castle green, cruise until 3rd door jus enters the station before braking normally to stop.
for northbound YCK to KTB,
normal: trains accelerate till end of bend outside station, cruise at low speed, accelerate jus before castle green until near yio chu kang rd, cruise all the way to seletar intake station, accelerate briefly along the leftward bend, then accelerate from yishun ave 2 to after yishun ave 1, cruise, brakes when the front of train is about 20m away from station (4th door about a 2 seconds after it left the parallel).
fast: trains accelerate till end of bend outside station, cruise at low speed, accelerate jus before castle green until near yio chu kang rd, accelerate again along until lentor intake station, brake briefly once on the way downhill, then brake twice (or sometimes thrice) briefly under SLE flyover, accelerate about 3 times upon reaching small bridge leading to on-land rail all the way to the end of on-land rail, accelerate about 3secs after reaching viaduct from on-land rail until seletar bridge, accelerate along the leftward bend from after lentor intake station to yishun ave 2, then accelerate from yishun ave 2 to the S-bend reaching yishun ave 2, accelerate a few seconds along the straight rail along yishun ave 2, brakes when the front of train is about 65m away from station (4th door straight after it left the parallel). -
kee siao ar tamago?
14th July 2004:
105: SBS 2720 T (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm C'wealth Ave West to Jln Toa Payoh
139: SBS 0142 A (WA Merz - bram) frm Jln Toa Payoh to TPY
238: SBS 0173 K (WA Merz - bram) home..
238: SBS 3680 T (Scania CAC - bram) to TPY
031: SBS 0531 K (DM Merz - bram) frm TPY to Bendemeer Rd
023: SBS 9511 J (VO - BNDEP) frm Bendemeer Rd to Jln Besar
857: TIB 0460 M (HC Merz - WLDEP) frm Jln Besar to Bras Besah Rd
131: SBS 2716 G (Mk4 DM3500 - AMDEP) frm Fullerton Rd to Thomson Rd
(At this point 2 mk5 suan me - 2712S 166 and 2790R 21)
056: SBS 9816 E (VSO - bram) frm Thomson Rd to Toa Payoh Lor 2
(Down here another mk5 suan me - 2748P 105)
235: SBS 3769 Y (Merz CAC - bram) frm TPY to Toa Payoh Lor 5
Walk home.. -
Overcrowded 926 on bus 168 2822 on bus 81 -
Took TIB 708 on 985
This bus can never speed.... Have a warning "beep" sound when speeding abv a certain speed. -
15th July 2004:
I've decided to give the regos of the services i took today. All are permers except three. There're 2 trips which I boarded for only one stop. To give away a hint, both trips are on a Merz.
001: SBS 3668 E
002: SBS 9484 D
003: SBS 0288 M
004: SBS 0273 E
005: SBS 0150 B
006: SBS 0314 X
007: SBS 0997 A
008: SBS 0101 T
009: SBS 0344 J
010: SBS 2809 Y
011: SBS 9839 P
012: SBS 3760 X
013: SBS 0519 Y
014: SBS 3896 M
015: SBS 9803 S
016: SBS 9638 C
017: SBS 3680 T
Enjoy!
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9848M on 168 9631X on 17
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ok...Originally posted by service_238:15th July 2004:
I've decided to give the regos of the services i took today. All are permers except three. There're 2 trips which I boarded for only one stop. To give away a hint, both trips are on a Merz.
001: SBS 3668 E
002: SBS 9484 D
003: SBS 0288 M
004: SBS 0273 E
005: SBS 0150 B
006: SBS 0314 X
007: SBS 0997 A
008: SBS 0101 T
009: SBS 0344 J
010: SBS 2809 Y
011: SBS 9839 P
012: SBS 3760 X
013: SBS 0519 Y
014: SBS 3896 M
015: SBS 9803 S
016: SBS 9638 C
017: SBS 3680 T
Enjoy!
1 : 238 to Toa Payoh Int
2 : 28 to Bartley Rd
3 : 158 to Bartley Rd
4 : 158 to Upp Paya Lebar Rd
5 : 76 to Upp Paya Lebar Rd
6 : 24 to Paya Lebar Rd
7 : 62 to MacPherson Rd
8 : 66 to Bendemeer Rd
9 : 125 to Jln Besar
10 : 21 to Serangoon Rd
11 : 133 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 1
12 : 135 to Ang Mo Kio Int
13 : 133 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
14 : 261 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
15 : 55 to Bishan Rd
16 : 88 to Toa Payoh Int
17 : 238 to Toa Payoh Lor 8
basic idea correct?
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Originally posted by leeJZ:
Its obvious for my first and last buses. laughers.
ok...
1 : 238 to Toa Payoh Int -- Correct
2 : 28 to Bartley Rd -- Alighting road is wrong
3 : 158 to Bartley Rd -- Correct service,The first bus i took for one stop is a DM Merz. However, wrong trip. Wrong boarding and alighting stop
4 : 158 to Upp Paya Lebar Rd -- Correct alighting road, Wrong boarding road
5 : 76 to Upp Paya Lebar Rd -- Correct boarding and alighting road, Wrong service and this is not the 1 stop trip
6 : 24 to Paya Lebar Rd -- Correct service and boarding road, Wrong alighting road
7 : 62 to MacPherson Rd -- Correct alighting road, Wrong boarding road
8 : 66 to Bendemeer Rd -- Correct boarding road, Wrong alighting road
9 : 125 to Jln Besar -- Correct service, Wrong boarding and alighting roads
10 : 21 to Serangoon Rd -- Correct service, Wrong boarding & alighting roads
11 : 133 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 -- Correct service and boarding road, Wrong alighting road
12 : 135 to Ang Mo Kio Int -- Correct service, Wrong boarding & alighting roads
13 : 133 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 -- Correct service, Wrong boarding & alighting roads
14 : 261 to Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 -- Correct service and alighting road, Wrong boarding road
15 : 55 to Bishan Rd -- Correct, Wrong alighting road
16 : 88 to Toa Payoh Int -- Correct
17 : 238 to Toa Payoh Lor 8 -- Correct
basic idea correct?
a bit of walking was involved between 9 & 10, 10 & 11, 15 & 16. -
Thursday 15 July
30 (SBS 9483 G) from West Coast Rd to Fort Rd
12 (SBS 9487 X) from Mountbatten Rd to New Bridge Rd
190 (TIB 1034 D) from Eu Tong Sen St to Bt Panjang Rd
176 (TIB 548 U) from Bt Panjang interchange to West Coast Highway -
16th July 2004:
105: SBS 2689 B (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm C'wealth Ave West to SGN
081: SBS 2824 C (Mk4 DM3500 - BNDEP) frm SGN to Pasir Ris Dr 1
003: SBS 3676 G (Scania CAC - BNDEP) frm Pasir Ris Dr 1 to PSR
015: SBS 2819 T (Mk4 DM3500 - BNDEP) frm PSR to Tampines Ave 7
Kee siao rides starts here...
015: SBS 0902 Z (Mk4 DM - BNDEP) frm Tampines Ave 7 to PSR
359: SBS 3610 X (Scania NAC - BNDEP) frm PSR to Pasir Ris Dr 1
003: SBS 0592 J (Mk3 - BNDEP) frm Pasir Ris Dr 1 to Punggol Rd
136: SBS 0281 G (WA Merz - AMDEP) frm Punggol Rd to PUN
062: SBS 9675 U (Trident - HGDEP) frm PUN to Punggol East
084: SBS 2697 C (Mk4 DM3500 - HGDEP) frm Punggol East to PUN
083: SBS 0921 T (Mk4 DM - HGDEP) frm PUN to Punggol Rd
089: SBS 1797 D (DM Mk2 CAC - HGDEP) frm PUnggol Rd to Compassvale Rd
080: SBS 0660 X (Mk3 - HGDEP) frm Compassvale Rd to Punggol Rd
082: SBS 0267 Z (WA Merz - AMDEP) frm Punggol Rd to Hougang Ave 10
087: SBS 9283 S (VO - HGDEP) frm Hougang Ave 10 to 1 stop down
325: SBS 1715 R (DM Mk2 NAC - HGDEP) frm Hougang Ave 10 to HGN
107: SBS 9652 K (VO - HGDEP) frm HGN to Upp Serangoon Rd
119: SBS 0727 M (Mk3 - HGDEP) frm Upp Serangoon Rd to 2 stops down
101: SBS 0213 D (WA Merz - AMDEP) frm Upp Serangoon Rd to 3 stops down
317: SBS 0242 U (WA Merz - AMDEP) frm Upp Serangoon Rd to SGN
105: SBS 2689 B (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm SGN to Serangoon Ave 2
135: SBS 0537 U (DM Merz - AMDEP) frm Serangoon Ave 2 to Upp Serangoon Rd
853: TIB 0923 U (UMW Lance - AMKDEP) frm Upp Serangoon Rd to 6 stops down
142: SBS 0187 X (WA Merz - bram) frm Upp Serangoon Rd to Serangoon Rd
Fun ends here
008: SBS 2746 U (Mk4 DM3500 - BNDEP) frm Serangoon Rd to TPY
238: SBS 3722 G (Scania CAC - bram) home.. -
2603 on bus 168 9573 on bus 81
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17th July 2004:
142: SBS 0442 J (DM Merz - bram) frm TPY to Upp S'goon Rd
133: SBS 9134 P (LO - AMDEP) frm Upp S'goon Rd to 6 stops down
153: SBS 0744 M (Mk3 - HGDEP) frm Upp S'goon Rd to HGN -- Aircon Hopeless!
080: SBS 9888 Y (VSO demo - HGDEP) frm Hougang Central to SEK
080: SBS 9888 Y (VSO demo - HGDEP) frm SEK to Hougang Ave 10
089: SBS 9689 E (Trident - HGDEP) frm Hougang Ave 10 to HGN
161: SBS 2837 R (Mk4 DM3500 - HGDEP) frm HGN to Punggol Rd
083: SBS 0950 J (Mk4 DM - HGDEP) frm Punggol Rd to 1 stop down
136: SBS 0158 E (WA Merz - AMDEP) frm Punggol Rd to PUN
062: SBS 2782 P (Mk4 DM3500 - HGDEP) frm PUN to Aljunied Rd -- woohoo SHIOK!
100: SBS 0333 R (DM Merz - AMDEP) frm Aljunied Rd to 3 stops down
066: SBS 2785 G (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm Aljunied Rd to Jln Jurong Kechil
066: SBS 2702 X (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm Jln Jurong Kechil to Dunearn Rd
074: SBS 9207 M (VO - HGDEP) frm Dunearn Rd to Adam Rd -
17 July 2004
002 : SBS 9420 M (VO 3X - BNDEP) from Home to Tanah Merah Stn
009 : SBS 9289 B (VO 3X - BNDEP) from Tanah Merah Stn to Bedok Int
197 : SBS 0797 K (Mk3 - HGDEP) from Bedok Int to M Parade Rd <- Hopeless hog of a bus
036 : SBS 2710 Y (Mk5 - BNDEP) from M Parade Rd to Raffles Ave <- Overloaded, can speed
056 : SBS 9136 J (LO 3X - BRAM) from Raffles Ave to Thomson Rd
143 : SBS 9081 H (LO 3X - SLBP) from Thomson Rd to Jln Toa Payoh
056 : SBS 9816 E (VSO - AMDEP) from Jln Toa Payoh to Bishan St 11
053 : SBS 0492 P (Merz DM - BRAM) from Bishan Int to Serangoon Central
101 : SBS 3621 P (Scania NAC - AMDEP) from Serangoon Int to Hougang Ctrl
072 : SBS 9133 S (LO 3X - AMDEP) from Hougang Central to Tampines Int
029 : SBS 0057 M (Scania OAC - BNDEP) from Tampines Int to Home
Wait for 36 was around 15min, so much for its super good freq. -
9314L simply loves me , missed that bus and skipped that bus today. 9847R on 168 <-skipped a few buses just to take this. I had some spare time anyway. 2829 on 39 mercedes cac on bus 969 2828 on 39
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Sunday 18 July
78 [SBS 377 P] from West Coast Rd to Jurong East interchange
105 [SBS 161 U] to C'wealth Ave after Nth Buona Vista Rd
100 [SBS 249 B] to Aljunied station
158 [SBS 141 C] to Serangoon interchange
103 [SBS 505 L] to Piccadilly after Oxford St
103W [SBS 455 Y] from Jln Kayu after TPE to Jln Kayu before TPE via West Camp Rd
858 [TIB 731 G] to PTB 2
24 [SBS 3767 C] from PTB 1 to New Upp Changi Rd after Bedok station
32 [SBS 643 X] to Nth Bridge Rd after Crawford St
80 [SBS 9560 S] to HarbourFront interchange
30 [SBS 9483 G] from Telok Blangah Rd outside HarbourFront Centre to West Coast Rd -
18th July 2004:
238: SBS 3668 E (Scania CAC - bram) to Braddell Rd
105: SBS 0390 A (DM Merz - SLBP) frm Braddell Rd to Toa Payoh Lor 2
153: SBS 9651 M (VO - HGDEP) frm Toa Payoh Lor 2 to Queensway
105: SBS 0390 A (DM Merz - SLBP) frm Queensway to C'wealth Ave West -- Same bus same trip! Bus was just behind the 153.
105: SBS 0544 Z (DM Merz - SLBP) frm C'wealth Ave West to Toa Payoh Lor 2 -- Purposely missed 0390A which was 2 buses before this.
238: SBS 3668 E (Scania CAC - bram) home..
Is it just me or i take the same buses today? :S -
19th July 2004:
238: SBS 0266 B (WA Merz - bram) to Braddell Rd
153: SBS 1768 M (DM Mk2 CAC - HGDEP) frm Braddell Rd to Queensway
105: SBS 0467 M (DM Merz - SLBP) frm Queensway to C'wealth Ave West
105: SBS 2770 Z (Mk4 DM3500 - SLBP) frm C'wealth Ave West to Queensway
153: SBS 9346 U (VO - HGDEP) frm Queensway to Toa Payoh Lor 2
238 Search (Scania CAC - bram)
SBS 3680 T
SBS 3672 S
SBS 3665 M
SBS 3722 G home.... -
Monday 19 July
30 (SBS 9025 X) from West Coast Rd to Fort Rd
196 (SBS 2654 B) from Amber Rd to Lavender station
10 (SBS 9120 D) from Jln Sultan to Telok Blangah Rd outside HarbourFront Centre
143 (SBS 9122 Z) to West Coast Rd -
23: SBS9512G (BNDEP-VO3x) Tam int to Sim Lim Square.