[BSEP] New bus service 49 (Taman Jur - JW St 42) from 14 Dec
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A new bus service will be launched on Dec 14 to improve Jurong West residents' connectivity to Lakeside MRT station.
The new loop service 49 will run from Taman Jurong bus terminal and ply area roads like Yuan Ching Road, Corporation Drive, Corporation Road, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West Street 51, Jurong West Avenue 1, Jurong West Street 42. It will run daily from 6am to 11.30pm.
It will also improve inter-town connectivity between Taman Jurong, on the south side of Boon Lay Way, and Jurong West Streets 41 and 42 to the north, and provide access to amenities like a market and food centre at Jurong West Street 52.
The new service 49 is the 16th bus service to be added under the government's $1.1 billion Bus Service Enhancement plan to beef up Singapore's bus network.
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Somehow, this new BSEP route duplicates most of bus route 98.
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
Somehow, this new BSEP route duplicates most of bus route 98.
49 x 2 equals to 98
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Still no press release from LTA or news from other websites. But based on what is written on ST's website, the route is this:
- Hu Ching Road
- Yuan Ching Road
- ???
- Corporation Drive
- Corporation Road
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong West Street 51
- Jurong West Street 41
- Jurong West Street 42
- Jurong West Street 52
- Jurong West Street 51
- Boon Lay Way
- Corporation Road
- Corporation Drive
- ???
- Yuan Ching Road
- Hu Ching Road
Somehow, it is mostly a duplicate of 335 (at Hong Kah), and 98 (at Taman Jurong). -
I foresee changes to route 335. Maybe this route will be shortened and changed to serve the HDB area next to Chinese Garden, which still does not have any bus link to the Chinese Garden MRT Station. If so, the new section is likely to be this:
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong East Street 31
- Jurong East Avenue 1
- Jurong East Street 32
- Jurong East Avenue 1
- Jurong East Street 31
- Boon Lay Way
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This is stupid.
49 as a bus number? And as a feeder number somemore?
Numbering system totally ruined nowadays, so disappointing.
4x is supposed to be reserved for UEC svcs, and now there's one all the way at Taman Jurong.
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Originally posted by SMB128B:
This is stupid.
49 as a bus number? And as a feeder number somemore?
Numbering system totally ruined nowadays, so disappointing.
4x is supposed to be reserved for UEC svcs, and now there's one all the way at Taman Jurong.
so you are smart guy.. pls tell me which number shall LTA/SBST use for this new service? it is not a feeder service by the way...
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
Still no press release from LTA or news from other websites. But based on what is written on ST's website, the route is this:
- Hu Ching Road
- Yuan Ching Road
- ???
- Corporation Drive
- Corporation Road
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong West Street 51
- Jurong West Street 41
- Jurong West Street 42
- Jurong West Street 52
- Jurong West Street 51
- Boon Lay Way
- Corporation Road
- Corporation Drive
- ???
- Yuan Ching Road
- Hu Ching Road
Somehow, it is mostly a duplicate of 335 (at Hong Kah), and 98 (at Taman Jurong).the ? mark is tah ching road (where 246 plies)
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
I foresee changes to route 335. Maybe this route will be shortened and changed to serve the HDB area next to Chinese Garden, which still does not have any bus link to the Chinese Garden MRT Station. If so, the new section is likely to be this:
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong East Street 31
- Jurong East Avenue 1
- Jurong East Street 32
- Jurong East Avenue 1
- Jurong East Street 31
- Boon Lay Way
then can u tell me what bus i can take to jurong west st 52?
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
so you are smart guy.. pls tell me which number shall LTA/SBST use for this new service? it is not a feeder service by the way...
My opinion: svc 71? Blends in with svc 78, 79?
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i forsee 4-5 buses use for this route
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Originally posted by azharjj:
then can u tell me what bus i can take to jurong west st 52?
No bus route changes to route 335. Route 333 should be via Chinese Garden MRT Station.
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
No bus route changes to route 335. Route 333 should be via Chinese Garden MRT Station.
usually when BSEP routes are introduced, existing services will not get amended right?
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Ok la theres 30 also mah...Great can supplement svc 98 & 335 also.
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Originally posted by azharjj:
i forsee 4-5 buses use for this route
I predict about 6-8 buses
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Originally posted by azharjj:
usually when BSEP routes are introduced, existing services will not get amended right?
Usually no cause bsep is meant to improve frequencies and alternatives
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Originally posted by SMB128B:
My opinion: svc 71? Blends in with svc 78, 79?
then i also can tell you that 7* series are usually for YCK services mah..... correct?
there is no black n white saying that which number are reserve for where or what...
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
I predict about 6-8 buses
there are 6-7 wrights registered this month.... but guess they will put citaros instead taken from existing BSEP services...
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
there are 6-7 wrights registered this month.... but guess they will put citaros instead taken from existing BSEP services...
Great,but better with a mix of Citaros also
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hmm citaro/KUB plus 1 dd for this svc? -
Maybe full day Citaro and split DD. The number of buses between 5-10
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
Still no press release from LTA or news from other websites. But based on what is written on ST's website, the route is this:
- Hu Ching Road
- Yuan Ching Road
- ???
- Corporation Drive
- Corporation Road
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong West Street 51
- Jurong West Street 41
- Jurong West Street 42
- Jurong West Street 52
- Jurong West Street 51
- Boon Lay Way
- Corporation Road
- Corporation Drive
- ???
- Yuan Ching Road
- Hu Ching Road
Somehow, it is mostly a duplicate of 335 (at Hong Kah), and 98 (at Taman Jurong).I don't think 334 and 335 will be amended as the direct link between Jurong West Street 42, 51 and 52 and Jurong East MRT will be lost and I don't think the residents would welcome such changes plus 49 never even plys Street 52.
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Actually, what Jurong needs is more of some changes in routes, less of new routes. The bus networks here is almost perfect already. Just need a few changes here and there, plus a few new routes to complete everything.
With this new BSEP bus route, travelling time to/fro the MRT would be shorter for residents staying in Jurong West Street 42 and 41.
In Hong Kah, the only section that will not be served by this new BSEP route would be residents staying in Jurong West Street 52. Still, part of the area is actually within walking distance to Lakeside MRT Station. Residents staying there would have to continue to use 335 to go to Chinese Garden/Jurong East to get to/fro the MRT network.
However, at least the buses on 335 would not be so crowded now, as the new BSEP route takes over a portion of the passengers. So, to some extent, residents of Jurong West Street 52 would have a more comfortable bus journey to/fro the MRT network and Jurong Regional Centre. In short, although indirectly, the residents of Jurong West Street 52 will still benefit from this new BSEP bus route.
The new BSEP bus route has, to some extent, taken over part of the feeder role of routes 334 and 335. My guess is that since demand for these bus services at Hong Kah may drop, as a result of this new BSEP bus route, there may be some merger here and there. Hence, some route amendments may happen.
My guess is that 335's route at Hong Kah may be changed to this:
- Boon Lay Way
- Jurong West Street 51
- Jurong West Street 52
- Jurong West Street 42 (skipping the main road, which can be jammed during peak periods)
- Jurong West Street 41
- Jurong West Street 51
- Boon Lay Way
By skipping the main road, travelling time may be faster, since main road is usually jammed during peak periods. By serving Jurong West Street 42, residents there can get a faster link to Jurong East.If 335 were to be amended this way, route 334 may not be required (that much) anymore, except for the section of Boon Lay Way, between Jurong Town Hall Road and Jurong East Central. 334's role in bring Street 42 residents to the Jurong East neighbourhoods can be compensated with the bus routes at the main road.Actually, bus route 334 is mostly duplicating other bus routes, in particular bus route 99. Currently, without 334, only Jurong East Street 13 and Jurong West Street 42 will loss their bus link to the MRT network, as there are other bus routes 98(especially 98), 333, 105 and 183 covering the rest of the area served by bus route 334. With the new BSEP bus route coming along, only Jurong East Street 13 relies on 334 for bus link to the MRT network. This, on the other hand, can be covered by other bus routes from Jurong Town Hall Road, by re-routing one or two of them to ply this road while going to/fro Jurong East Bus Interchange. So, somehow, bus route 334 can be removed.The only loss of link I can think of if route 334 is removed would be that the area inside Jurong West Street 42 (along the expressway) would loss their only bus link to the Jurong East Neighbourhood Centres and the Jurong Polyclinic but this can be compensated by re-routing 335 to ply Jurong West Street 42 as the (possible) re-routed 335 would provide bus link to the same Neighourhood centres, from the other direction. Whereas for the loss of link to the Polyclinic, I'm sure the residents can make do with the various medical clinics around their neighbourhood (of which there is one at Jurong East Neighbourhood Centre that is run by one of the candidates in Presidential Election 2011).Actually, it may be better if the existing bus routes 334 and 335 remain the same.
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no need speculate so much.. there wont be any changes to the feeder services....