Originally posted by Marvel68:Wonder how 123's EDS destination towards Sentosa direction will be changed to after the amendment. It could be > BEACH STATION or > BEACH STATION (SENTOSA) or > SENTOSA (BEACH STATION) or less likely just > SENTOSA. As for 123M, the EDS format should be changed to HARBOURFRONT - T. BAHRU from the current TK. BLANGAH - T. BAHRU.
"> SENTOSA" Would make the most sense I think. Would the average tourist know where "Beach Station" is supposed to refer to?
Originally posted by iveco:Can Beach Station hold up to 4 bus routes? If yes, we can scrap 188R and 963R and extend their respective parent routes permanently to Beach Station.
I have rode on 963 a couple of times and would suggest:
1. Keeping the original route on weekdays
2. Extending the route to Sentosa on weekends and public holidays (and cancel 963R)
My thoughts on 963R are that people seem to regard it as an alternative to regular 963 and are willing to take bus 963R even if they are not headed to Sentosa, per se. Also over the course of the route from Woodlands to HarbourFront, 963R is not significantly faster than 963 (at best 5 mins faster, I would say). Therefore, might as well scrap svc 963R and extend 963 to Sentosa on weekends and public holidays.
Punggol extension will be officially opened on 6th August 2017.
Current Berth 1 will be converted to alighting berth and Berth 2 will be Berth 1 and so on.New concourse will be B4 & B5 respectively.
Alighting berth:3 Boarding berth:5
B1:84,118 & 381
B2:3,50,382G & 382W
B3:43/43M,82,117 & 386
B4:34,62 & 85
B5:83,119 & 136
Originally posted by carbikebus:Punggol extension will be officially opened on 6th August 2017.
Current Berth 1 will be converted to alighting berth and Berth 2 will be Berth 1 and so on.New concourse will be B4 & B5 respectively.
Alighting berth:3 Boarding berth:5
B1:84,118 & 381
B2:3,50,382G & 382W
B3:43/43M,82,117 & 386
B4:34,62 & 85
B5:83,119 & 136
Originally posted by Sbs6750E:
ppl at Punggol Ctrl/East must decide which berth to go liao. No more 3/83/50 at same berth....
Students will definitely camp at svc 3 berth which will add more running time,Now most students is like senior citizens.Last minute boarding,Last minute alighting/Never bothered to press bell and take bloody own sweet time alighting 😤
Originally posted by carbikebus:Students will definitely camp at svc 3 berth which will add more running time,Now most students is like senior citizens.Last minute boarding,Last minute alighting/Never bothered to press bell and take bloody own sweet time alighting 😤
Few days back im doing DD duty on svc 3 which starts from 0513-1132 my 1st trips is full reaching PSR St 21 towards PGL and from 0625 PGL-TAM its already fully loaded upon reaching PGL field till TPE and after TPE before the jams occurred at Loyang ave
Consistently for 3 days,My front SD is also full to the max and behind is quite okay
Originally posted by carbikebus:Punggol extension will be officially opened on 6th August 2017.
Current Berth 1 will be converted to alighting berth and Berth 2 will be Berth 1 and so on.New concourse will be B4 & B5 respectively.
Alighting berth:3 Boarding berth:5
B1:84,118 & 381
B2:3,50,382G & 382W
B3:43/43M,82,117 & 386
B4:34,62 & 85
B5:83,119 & 136
Bad move. Should have kept 3/83 on same berth like before. Anyway, they go same route until Punggol road. Hardly anyone takes 3 from MRT to Pasir Ris doing the full loop. They will go faster taking 34 and transfer at TPE to 3/39/89/109
Originally posted by Sbs6750E:
I will take 83/85. 100% confirm + chop got seats hahahahahaha.
Hi mr sbs6750E, yes agree. I will take 83/85. Berth next to each other. Cheers. Thanks.
Originally posted by carbikebus:Punggol extension will be officially opened on 6th August 2017.
Current Berth 1 will be converted to alighting berth and Berth 2 will be Berth 1 and so on.New concourse will be B4 & B5 respectively.
Alighting berth:3 Boarding berth:5
B1:84,118 & 381
B2:3,50,382G & 382W
B3:43/43M,82,117 & 386
B4:34,62 & 85
B5:83,119 & 136
Hi mr carbikebus, good move. Spread out the people to different berths to prevent all crowding around near Punggol mrt station exit. Also eliminates the people around the old boarding Berth B1 which has been changed to alighting berth. Only downside is people need walk slightly further out to take 83 and 85. Cheers. Thanks.
Originally posted by Sbs6750E:
ppl at Punggol Ctrl/East must decide which berth to go liao. No more 3/83/50 at same berth....
Hi mr sbs6750E, they will not take 50 because it goes the longer Punggol drive first. 3/83/85 is the main concern. Cheers. Thanks.
Originally posted by carbikebus:Punggol extension will be officially opened on 6th August 2017.
Current Berth 1 will be converted to alighting berth and Berth 2 will be Berth 1 and so on.New concourse will be B4 & B5 respectively.
Alighting berth:3 Boarding berth:5
B1:84,118 & 381
B2:3,50,382G & 382W
B3:43/43M,82,117 & 386
B4:34,62 & 85
B5:83,119 & 136
Service swap of berths?
With the opening of the extension.Current b1 will be alighting area
Originally posted by orange28:"> SENTOSA" Would make the most sense I think. Would the average tourist know where "Beach Station" is supposed to refer to?
You were right... it is indeed '> SENTOSA'
The future Tampines North ITH,Which Tampines svc will be extend there?Its best to let Go-Ahead be the anchor operator and give up Punggol svc to SBST for compensation..Make sense since Loyang Depot is quite near too.Go-Ahead can still continue to operate East bound PGL svc like 3,34,43,62 & 118.They will be tenants at PGL and SBST will be the anchor operator instead.
I hope there will be a small terminal @ Amber Rd where svc 15 & 966 loop for the BC to rest or simplest extended to Lor 1.
All, Bukit panjang bus interchange is opening on 4 sep 2017. Cheers. Thanks.
Originally posted by dupdup77:All, Bukit panjang bus interchange is opening on 4 sep 2017. Cheers. Thanks.
Post reposted. Come back again sometimes.
I was hoping 184 to start from int instead of 970
75,180,184,700 all got potential to start from gali batu in future
Originally posted by Gus.chong:75 and 184 will not start from and end at Bukit Panjang ITH (apart from the looping 177 and 180)...the rest are all starting and ending from BPITH, including 972 and 979/979M. There is no mention of 700/700A anywhere.
I was a bit confused by the multiple posters they created for some services. One of the changes I could summarise is as such. The bus stops os/opp BP Plaza would be skipped and the services plying there would either be calling at Opp/Blk 180 along Jelebu Road or Bukit Panjang Stn Exit A along Upp Bukit Timah Road as an alternative.
In their fb post they said 700 will start from the temporary bus park along with 75 and 184.. tho they didn't attach any poster abt it. Wonder why
Originally posted by Lovinsgbuses:In their fb post they said 700 will start from the temporary bus park along with 75 and 184.. tho they didn't attach any poster abt it. Wonder why
Noted in relation to 700...perhaps there's no purpose in making it call at Ten Mile Junction (since 184 is calling there for the same route). As I can see, there is no major change to 184 aside from calling at that extra pair of bus stops.
Originally posted by dupdup77:All, Bukit panjang bus interchange is opening on 4 sep 2017. Cheers. Thanks.
Reposted:
I was rather confused by the huge amount of posters they issued in respect of the changes (there are at least 2 to 3 posters for a service, in fact one poster for one change in calling bus stops). But I can roughly summarise the changes as such:
- 176, 920, 922, 970, 972, 973, 975 and 979/979M will be calling at the ITH, while 75, 177, 180, 184, 700/700A and 971E will not.
- 176, 920, 922, 970 and 975 will be reverting back to their original routes before the 2012 closure of Bukit Panjang Interchange, skipping those bus stops that they called after the closure and during the 2015 DTL rationalisation.
- 972 and 973 will be skipping the bus stops which currently serves as their starting and ending points (Blk 183, Blk 604 and Opp Blk 183 along Bukit Panjang Road). 973 will also call at Bukit Panjang Plaza along Jelebu Road in the direction towards the ITH.
- 75 and 184 will be calling at outside/opposite Ten Mile Junction Stn as their ending/starting points. 971E will start from/end at Block 602/Block 541A CP along Bukit Panjang Ring Road, skipping the bus stops outside/opposite Block 180.
- The bus stops outside/opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza will be skipped by most existing plying services (except 920 and 922). As such, 75, 177, 960 and 963/E/R will call at bus stops outside/opposite Block 180 along the same road. 171 will not have new calling bus stops while 979/979M will only call at Blk 183 along Bukit Panjang Road in the direction towards Yew Tee.
- The bus stop Bukit Panjang Stn along Petir Road will be removed. 180 will call at Bukit Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT along Upp Bukit Timah Road, while 983 will call at Aft Bukit Panjang Stn along the same road as alternatives.