First weekday loading on s120
Time: 08.12, # 6378Y
Kampong Bahru (05), Jalan Bukit Merah (11), Lower Delta Rd (12), Bef Redhill MRT (20 Peak loading towards TBL Dr), Rehill MRT (12 alight, 9 board = 17), Bef Commonwealth Ave (19), IKEA (14), Alexandra Hospital (16), NOL Building (9), Tehlok Blangah MRT (10), Henderson Road (4), Tehlok Blangah Heights (2), Tehlok Blangah St 32 (6), Tehlok Blangah Dr (11), Tehlok Blangah Heights (29), Henderson Rd (32 Peak Loading towards NBR Terminal), Tehlok Blangah MRT (13 alight, 4 board = 23), NOL Building (19), Alexandra Hospital (21), IKEA (19), Bef Redhill MRT (22), Redhill MRT (8 alight, 8 board = 22), Bef Lower Delta Rd (16), Lower Delta Rd (13), Jalan Bukit Merah (2).
Will do sometime this week evening peak loading observation.
Originally posted by sbst191:Who would go opposite just to wait for 116 when they have 315 which is more frequent at the nex bus stop? Lol
Agreed
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:My personal observation on svc 116 since its launch on 18-Nov-2012
It has been 5 months since 116 was introduced. I feel somewhere LTA & SBST failed to capture a good loading route for this service. During off-peak, the loading is a mere 15-20 pax (90% times) and during morning / evening peak as well the bus hardly gets more than 40 pax (90% times).
If at all 116 has taken away some load from 72 from Hougang 1 to HG MRT. With increase in 72 frequency from Jan, that too has taken away some of the load from 116 itself in Nov/Dec between Hougang 1 and HG MRT.
315 still has better loading than 116. At Serangoon Nth Ave 4, people just take whichever bus comes first. If it is 315 they take it and don't really wait for 116. 116 takes away some load from 43/70 on YCK Road towards NEX is what I observed. The real load from Serangoon Nth Ave 4 to NEX will be just about 15 pax during peak hours.
In the evening hours, 116 does not help relieve load on 43/70 on YCK road till AMK Ave 3 junction, as its bus stop is opposite side of NEX. In fact, people prefer to take 315 at Interchange or NEX rather than walk to bus stop opp NEX. 116 should be re-reouted via Boundary road to NEX bus stop to have common synergies with 43/70/315. I see that svc 4 and svc 50 that were introduced later are doing way better than 116. Just my thoughts :-)
Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side
Originally posted by SBS 6238T:Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side
Like 965 style? But the arriving area can be congested... Cause of the stupid NEX Carpark next by. Everytime there got car jam.
Originally posted by SBS 6238T:Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side
Don't even need to go inside interchange. Can just come via Boundary road and turn right to the NEX bus stop. This way there won't be a change in the runtime. 315 still got heavy loading during evening peak while 116 still struggling to get more than 20-25 pax at Serangoon.
Loading on 120 very poor Tue peak hours between Tiong Bahru and Tehlok Blangah MRT (max loading 25 pax). When I got down at Tehlok Blangah, only 6 pax boarded at MRT.
Off-peak maybe even lesser. Anyone has any other observation on 120?