New SBST service, call it sbst 115
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Hey guys, what do you all think of this route?
Kovan City (former Hougang South Interchange), St 21, Ave 1, Lor Ah Soo, Ave 3, Upp Serangoon Rd, St 21 and Kovan City.
Sounds ridiculous and ironic? It doesn't even go anyway near Hougang Central Interchange, BUT it will be launched this coming October 30th for a trial period of 6 months.
Btw, where is 114? LOL -
Is this a fantasy topic or a press release?
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114 does not exist in the electronic bus guide.
I think this is a fantasy route.. -
Originally posted by bendy2003:
Sure itz correct news or not.. ?? where did you got it from.. ?? reliable or not.. ??
Hey guys, what do you all think of this route?
Kovan City (former Hougang South Interchange), St 21, Ave 1, Lor Ah Soo, Ave 3, Upp Serangoon Rd, St 21 and Kovan City.
Sounds ridiculous and ironic? It doesn't even go anyway near Hougang Central Interchange, [b]BUT it will be launched this coming October 30th for a trial period of 6 months.
Btw, where is 114? LOL[/b] -
This is not a fantasy route, its a real one. Banners and posters have been put up at Kovan City, but there have been no updates at SBST homepage yet.
IMO, the route looks very strange. Firstly, it starts and terminates at Kovan City, i.e. no proper Interchange or Terminal. Don't tell me they are planning to develop Kovan City into ...errr... terminal? Impossible lar.... Anyway this route is only a trial, like what the poster say.
Secondly, it looks like a one-way ticket like Bishan's 410, but without its twin sibling. So you can get from Hougang Ave 1 to Ave 3 but not vice versa. Thirdly, where the hack is svc 114....they jump queue!!
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That routing is completely ridiculous!!!
I would rather see 113 being extended from Street 11 to Serangoon Central, finally giving us another link to the MRT there, as well as the swimming complex. They closed down the one at Paya Lebar last year much to my dismay... -
Kinda weird!
But this concept is like Sv 42 and Sv 92, where the bus stop is the terminating point for these services. Most likely drivers will take their breaks at Hougang Int. -
Service 115 is already confirmed to be introduced. In fact, the route is already up at Transitlink electronic guide page.
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The route reminds me of 42. Bus stop used as terminating point. Also how come only 1 direction?Originally posted by tranquilice:Service 115 is already confirmed to be introduced. In fact, the route is already up at Transitlink electronic guide page.
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Given that I live in this area, I seriously wonder how much traffic it is going to get at all....if it is merely to serve the kids in school (3 schools along that route), and if its frequency is pertetic as I would expect. All just to feed traffic to Kovan mrt? Tonnes of bus services are doing that already, except for the Ave 3 stretch, but they usually just walk through to Ave 1 anyway.
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I agree with you...113 to serangoon interchange.... Bus 53 is always so pack in the peak hours.... and infrequent during off peak...Originally posted by huaiwei:That routing is completely ridiculous!!!
I would rather see 113 being extended from Street 11 to Serangoon Central, finally giving us another link to the MRT there, as well as the swimming complex. They closed down the one at Paya Lebar last year much to my dismay...
THe new serviceis of no use where got ppl wanna take from HG ave1, travel one big round to kovan.... -
I think this is forced by the MP to provide bus svs there
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Are they going back to the good old days? They are using the Hougang South Int as a terminating point for 115. 115 makes me think of 321, 50% of the 115 route is the same as the former 321.
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Ave 3 to Ave 1 quite near. Can walk. Even for those people living near the the stretch of Ave 3 between Tampines Rd and Upp Serangoon Rd can also take 113 opposite SRJC.Originally posted by bendy2003:This is not a fantasy route, its a real one. Banners and posters have been put up at Kovan City, but there have been no updates at SBST homepage yet.
IMO, the route looks very strange. Firstly, it starts and terminates at Kovan City, i.e. no proper Interchange or Terminal. Don't tell me they are planning to develop Kovan City into ...errr... terminal? Impossible lar.... Anyway this route is only a trial, like what the poster say.
Secondly, it looks like a one-way ticket like Bishan's 410, but without its twin sibling. So you can get from Hougang Ave 1 to Ave 3 but not vice versa. Thirdly, where the hack is svc 114....they jump queue!! -
You live in this area too? Small world.Originally posted by pkcheah100:I agree with you...113 to serangoon interchange.... Bus 53 is always so pack in the peak hours.... and infrequent during off peak...
THe new serviceis of no use where got ppl wanna take from HG ave1, travel one big round to kovan....
I am thinking of writing in to SBST about this. The fact that 53 goes all the way to Changi and turning back, means by the time it reaches Lor Ah Soo, the frequency becomes pretty erratic. I have had experienced several instances of waiting 20 mins for it at 7am, just for a 4-bus stop ride!
A local service like 113 should be much easier to manage in terms of frequency and timing.
And yeah...folks in Ave 1 going to Kovan might as well take 113 from the other side of the road. The only folks I know who will most likely take this service are the factory workers in Defu industrail estate, especially so since 51 and 151 no longer gives them that link, and 323 has been removed long ago. -
It is to fill the gap by Sv 51, 151 along Ave 3 to KovanOriginally posted by PJ_Quek:Are they going back to the good old days? They are using the Hougang South Int as a terminating point for 115. 115 makes me think of 321, 50% of the 115 route is the same as the former 321. -
Correct. The bus 'reports' to Hougang Int.
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Might as well merge 119 with 115. New Service from Sengkang to Hougang Ave 3 (Loop). 119's route till Hougang St 21 with the extension of 115's route. How do you guys think?
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the moment i saw the notice I LOL.... wat kinda service is that? why sbs think this service out?
Why not a townlink service?
Plan A:
HG central - HG ave 10 - HG ave 2 - HG ave 8 - HG ave 9 - HG ave 8 - HG ave 2 - Kovan - HG ave 1 - Lor Ah Soo - HG ave 1 - Tampines Road - HG ave 7 - HG central
Plan B:
central, ave 10, ave 2, ave 8, ave 4, ave 9, st 92, buangkok green, ave 4, st 61, ave 8, ave 7, tampines rd, ave 1, lor ah soo, upp paya lebar, upp serangoon, central -
I had thought of this long ago. It is no point for Sv 119 to just serve Sengkang - Kovan. But Sv 115 is really redundantOriginally posted by gohby:Might as well merge 119 with 115. New Service from Sengkang to Hougang Ave 3 (Loop). 119's route till Hougang St 21 with the extension of 115's route. How do you guys think? -
Ok lah, then what you suggest to make 115 better? Withdraw 115 or 119? Lame shi+, act like you very smart like thatOriginally posted by sbst275:I had thought of this long ago. It is no point for Sv 119 to just serve Sengkang - Kovan. But Sv 115 is really redundant
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IMO, 119 better off merged with 153. It can ease parking woes at Hougang Central Interchange.
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Actually, Sv 115 and 119 merge. To fill up the gap emptied by Sv 51, 151 aft they moved to Hougang Ctrl.Originally posted by gohby:Ok lah, then what you suggest to make 115 better? Withdraw 115 or 119? Lame shi+, act like you very smart like that
Sengkang Sq, Compassvale Rd, Sengkang East Way, Rivervale Dr, Sengkang East Ave, Punggol Rd, Hg Ave 8, Upp Serangoon Rd, Hg St 21, (Hg Ave 1), Tampines Rd, Hg Ave 3, Airport Rd, Ubi Rd 2, Ubi Ave 3, Eunos Link, Hg Ave 3, Tampines Rd, (Hg Ave 1), Hg St 21, Upp Serangoon Rd, Hg Ave 8, Punggol Rd, Sengkang East Ave, Rivervale Dr, Sengkang East Way, Sengkang Sq
An I talking nonsense??? -
I never claimed that you are talking nonsense. The primary purpose for this 115 is to fill up the gap emptied by Sv 51, 151 aft they moved to Hougang Ctrl as you had said, so if 115 is really crappy and redundant then SBS transit will most prolly withdraw it after the 6 months.
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The company seems to have too much money making the effort to introduce and then withdraw services so quickly? Hope the shareholders make noises at the next AGM?
Anyway, the only positive thing about not merging 115 and 119 is that you can micromanage the frequencies of each service's schedules and such. Sometimes merging everything may not always be a good idea....there is a trade-off involved.
Like my stupid 53. Route so bloody long...forever cause me to be late by the time it gets to my area with funny arrival times!