New Bus Services Announced by LTA/PTOs (Part 3)

• gekpohboy

  3 Apr 17, 13:36

  List of services that we're waiting for the authorities to announce:

  68, TS3, TS6, 500.

  (If I have missed any, pls ownself add to this page)

• gekpohboy

  3 Apr 17, 13:38

  Many short trips were announced recently. I've a feeling there's surge in demand in the East, and this could be a measure before DTL3 opens.

• Sbs6750E

  3 Apr 17, 14:22

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  There seems to be many short trips launched, prior to the opening of Downtown Line stage 3. Not sure if there's a surge in demand, or they are doing this to ramp up the demand for the Downtown Line when it opens...

  
  89A and 118A/B got related to DTL ah friend? Pls don't talk anyhow.
• carbikebus

  3 Apr 17, 14:24

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  New page, new start...

  Here's a list of bus services that we are waiting for the authorities to formally announce:

  - 68

  - TS3

  - TS6

  - 500

  - SMRT temporary bus services in April, May, June.

  If I have missed any numbers, please ownself add into this page. Thanks.

  68 maybe this month..500 can just forget about it..It won't materialised..

• gekpohboy

  9 Apr 17, 11:10

  Good morning everyone,

  Here's a reminder that bus services 25 and 55 have been extended to Upper East Coast Bus Terminal, and 155 has been extended to Bedok Bus Interchange, with effect from today.

  Yours Sincerely,

  gekpohboy

• 28_29_293

  9 Apr 17, 19:24

  Svc 155:
  
  Weekdays add 6 buses (12AM-12PM)
  Sat add 3 buses

• 28_29_293

  14 Apr 17, 22:32

  25 and 55 add how many buses?

• hgdep103

  14 Apr 17, 22:42

  Originally posted by 28_29_293:

  25 and 55 add how many buses?

  25 add 4. 3470 3471 3472 5603

• carbikebus

  14 Apr 17, 23:08

  Originally posted by 28_29_293:

  Svc 155:
  
  Weekdays add 6 buses (12AM-12PM)
  Sat add 3 buses

  Weekdays 6 buses?Are you sure?

• 28_29_293

  14 Apr 17, 23:26

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Weekdays 6 buses?Are you sure?

  Svc 155
  Weekdays (9/4/17) Duties (not bus)
  
  01    ~0537-0634* T2 0644-0808* T1 0824-1000*
  02    ~0551-0648 T2 0704-0830
  03    ~0605-0703 T2 0714-0841 T1 0854-1026
  04    T1 0600-0722* T2 0734-0903*
  05    T1 0611-0736 T2 0744-0913
  06    T1 0621-0747* T2 0806-0933*
  07    T1 0714-0848 T2 0856-1018
  08    Driver start shift at int 9am plus for jump bus (duno T shift or wat)
  09    #0545-0619 T1 0632-0759 T2 0817-0944
  10    #0557-0631* T1 0642-0811* T2 0828-0955*
  11    #0609-0644 T1 0653-0825 T2 0842-1007
  12    T2 0540-0656 T1 0703-0835
  13    T2 0551-0711 T1 0724-0858
  14    T2 0602-0727 T1 0735-0909
  15    T2 0613-0738 T1 0745-0919
  16    T2 0624-0749 T1 0756-0931
  17    T2 0634-0759 T1 0810-0946
  18    T2 0654-0819 T1 0838-1014
  19    T2 0724-0851
  20    T2 0755-0924*
  
  Sat - 11AM-11PM / 1E / 2S (add 3 buses)
  
  S Shift: T1 0900 to 1159 T1 / T1 1658 to 1956 T1 (only 4 trips?)
  S Shift: T2 0552 to 0959 T1 / T2 1800 to 1918 T1 (only 4 trips?)
  E Shift: T2 0616 to 0851 T2 / T1 1222 to 1859 T1 (6 trips)
  
  Sun - 10AM-11PM / 1S / 1T (add 3 buses)

• hgdep103

  14 Apr 17, 23:30

  3471 under svc 25 duty 41T

• carbikebus

  15 Apr 17, 00:16

  155 weekdays only 13-14 duties including the splits..And use only 12-13 buses

• kengkia

  15 Apr 17, 01:32

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  A new express bus service 517 will be launched on 3 September 2112, to provide residents of Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol a direct bus connection to the city.

  517 runs between Punggol Bus Interchange and Shenton Way Bus Terminal, and operates every day from 6am to 10pm.

  Details of the route can be found in the poster.

  

  

• 28_29_293

  16 Apr 17, 13:47

  Originally posted by 28_29_293:

  Svc 155
  Weekdays (9/4/17) Duties (not bus)
  
  01    ~0537-0634* T2 0644-0808* T1 0824-1000*
  02    ~0551-0648 T2 0704-0830
  03    ~0605-0703 T2 0714-0841 T1 0854-1026
  04    T1 0600-0722* T2 0734-0903*
  05    T1 0611-0736 T2 0744-0913
  06    T1 0621-0747* T2 0806-0933*
  07    T1 0714-0848 T2 0856-1018
  08    Driver start shift at int 9am plus for jump bus (duno T shift or wat)
  09    #0545-0619 T1 0632-0759 T2 0817-0944
  10    #0557-0631* T1 0642-0811* T2 0828-0955*
  11    #0609-0644 T1 0653-0825 T2 0842-1007
  12    T2 0540-0656 T1 0703-0835
  13    T2 0551-0711 T1 0724-0858
  14    T2 0602-0727 T1 0735-0909
  15    T2 0613-0738 T1 0745-0919
  16    T2 0624-0749 T1 0756-0931
  17    T2 0634-0759 T1 0810-0946
  18    T2 0654-0819 T1 0838-1014
  19    T2 0724-0851
  20    T2 0755-0924*
  
  Sat - 11AM-11PM / 1E / 2S (add 3 buses)
  
  S Shift: T1 0900 to 1159 T1 / T1 1658 to 1956 T1 (only 4 trips?)
  S Shift: T2 0552 to 0959 T1 / T2 1800 to 1918 T1 (only 4 trips?)
  E Shift: T2 0616 to 0851 T2 / T1 1222 to 1859 T1 (6 trips)
  
  Sun - 10AM-11PM / 1S / 1T (add 3 buses)

  S155 after extended to Bedok has 20 duties as above.

• gekpohboy

  13 May 17, 18:32

  Originally posted by dupdup77:

  Haha. I am proven right at the end. Service 129 will ply the bus stop it skips along Bartley rd with effect from 28 may 2017. So whatever logic still applies. This goes to show that if a bus service plies along a certain road, it will stop at the bus stop along the road. Yeah. Cheers. Thanks.

  To be honest, I am surprised 129 will be amended to ply additional bus stops. The route is already very long, and very profitable.

  Anyway, one bus stop won't make a difference to the travel times and travel fares. Commuters will still take 129 because there's no better alternative.

  The additional bus stop is probably made at the request of the people living at Gambir Ridge and the surrounding areas.

• dupdup77

  13 May 17, 22:19

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  To be honest, I am surprised 129 will be amended to ply additional bus stops. The route is already very long, and very profitable.

  Anyway, one bus stop won't make a difference to the travel times and travel fares. Commuters will still take 129 because there's no better alternative.

  The additional bus stop is probably made at the request of the people living at Gambir Ridge and the surrounding areas.

  Hi mr gekpohboy, why do you write 'the route is already very long and very profitable?'

  The distance before and after amendment to ply the extra stop does not change at all. So nothing to do with 'the route is very long'.

  After GCM, the fares collected go to govt. Not operator. So profitability of the service does not matter. Cheers. Thanks.

   

• BusUser

  14 May 17, 11:25

  Originally posted by dupdup77:

  Hi mr gekpohboy, why do you write 'the route is already very long and very profitable?'

  The distance before and after amendment to ply the extra stop does not change at all. So nothing to do with 'the route is very long'.

  After GCM, the fares collected go to govt. Not operator. So profitability of the service does not matter. Cheers. Thanks.

   

  Actually it does. If the route is not profit-making or making big losses, LTA will need to rationalise it as the Govt is still accountable to the taxpayers as it is being subsidized by taxpayer monies. This is why Khaw Boon Wan say need to raise fares to reduce taxpayer subsidies to the bus industry. 

• array88

  14 May 17, 19:32

  Originally posted by dupdup77:

  Haha. I am proven right at the end. Service 129 will ply the bus stop it skips along Bartley rd with effect from 28 may 2017. So whatever logic still applies. This goes to show that if a bus service plies along a certain road, it will stop at the bus stop along the road. Yeah. Cheers. Thanks.

   

  I wonder is BusAnalayzer still active in this forum?

• SMB1368T

  14 May 17, 20:24

  more than a month not here already

• gekpohboy

  14 May 17, 21:47

  I guess something happened to BusAnalayzer, that's why he is not active in the forum.

  He is probably working on a project, preparing for his wedding, or making love with his girl friend.

  Whatever it is, let us give him some time to finish whatever he is doing.

  Once everything is over, I'm sure he will return to SGforums.

• SBS3004X

  14 May 17, 22:22

  Originally posted by array88:

  I thought the number 137 is reserved for the Ubi service?

  And is there even a Bedok Ave?

  https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Bedok+Ave/

• SBS3004X

  14 May 17, 22:23

  Originally posted by SMB1368T:

  more than a month not here already

  Yes. Just checked his posts, his last post here was on 02/04/2017, 42 days ago.

• SBS3004X

  14 May 17, 22:27

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  A new express bus service 517 will be launched on 3 September 2112, to provide residents of Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol a direct bus connection to the city.

  517 runs between Punggol Bus Interchange and Shenton Way Bus Terminal, and operates every day from 6am to 10pm.

  Details of the route can be found in the poster.

  

  Can stop at the last stop of AMK Ave 5? AMK residents can transfer there.

• gekpohboy

  14 May 17, 22:47

  Originally posted by SBS3004X:

  Can stop at the last stop of AMK Ave 5? AMK residents can transfer there.

  That's an April Fool's Day joke. Posted on the first day of April. There's even a disclaimer at the bottom of the picture to say that it's a joke.

  As for your request, I really don't know what kind of demand is expected in 2112. Maybe by then nobody will be taking the buses, or even travel on public transport. With so much technology advancements from now to 2112, there may not even be a need for car, bike, bus, boat, plane or train, as everything can be transported via teleport.

  I mean, just look at the way people travelled in 1922, which is 95 years ago. 95 years ago, the bus drivers were wearing shorts, and back then, nobody was using the computer, or carrying mobile phone.

  If things were so different 95 years ago, it's going to be very different 95 years from now, in 2112, that it's really hard to guess what kind of demand is expected in 2112.

• SBS3004X

  14 May 17, 22:51

  Originally posted by gekpohboy:

  That one's an April Fool's Day joke. Posted on the first day of April. There's even a disclaimer at the bottom of the picture to say that it's a joke.

  As for your request, I really don't know what kind of demand is expected in 2112. Maybe by then nobody will be taking buses of fixed routes, or even travel on buses. With so much technology advancements from now to 2112, there may not even be a need for public transportation, as everything can be transported via teleport.

  I mean, just look at the way people travelled in 1922, which is 95 years ago. 95 years ago, the bus drivers were wearing shorts, and back then, nobody was using the computer, or carry mobile phone.

  If things were so different 95 years ago, it's going to be very different 95 years later, in 2112, that it's really hard to guess what the demand would be for public bus services.

  I know. I mean if that route was real, it should stop at the last bus stop of AMK Ave 5.