Service Amendments W.E.F 27 July 2003 due to NEL
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Wait a min! Sv 147 also needs to cater students who study in places like hougang Ave 8, etc to S'goon. Also, the demand is still there, esp peak hours, whereby the passenger load is always 100%!!!Originally posted by tranquilice:Service 103 may not need superbuses as I predict that SBST may want to shortened it to Serangoon interchange or even withdraw it.
Service 147 currently can meet the demand between NE corridor and Chinatown.
Sv 103 is needed to provide a link for Jln Kayu and Yio Chu Kang towards the city. Without it, Sv 103 would eventually lose its purpose of travelling along yio Chu Kang and Jln Kayu. -
wah lao.... i always take 502 one leh..... go orchard took 20mins like tat..... now don have liao... jialat....
gotta take bus to change NEL
or take bus to change NSL....... hiaz
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No choice. We can't do anything about it. Many residents along the NE corridor are making noises about the inconvenience caused by the service amendments.Originally posted by thhong22:wah lao.... i always take 502 one leh..... go orchard took 20mins like tat..... now don have liao... jialat....
gotta take bus to change NEL
or take bus to change NSL....... hiaz
All final decisions are made by PTC. All we can do now is to pray that they may reinstate some popular services and not forcing people of these services to take NEL so as to earn more profits. That is plain daylight robbery. -
*nod nod*Originally posted by off_service:No choice. We can't do anything about it. Many residents along the NE corridor are making noises about the inconvenience caused by the service amendments.
All final decisions are made by PTC. All we can do now is to pray that they may reinstate some popular services and not forcing people of these services to take NEL so as to earn more profits. That is plain daylight robbery.
how come u all noe so much abt buses ah??? -
those idiots are bought and paid for by the public transport companies!
oh well, i have just lost my direct buses to Sim Lim, 106 and 97... the bastards..
now i have to take a bus to Clementi, take a train to either Bugis and walk like mad, or take the train to Little India and walk like mad...
the cost for taking a bus was $1.33... i think the cost of taking the bus and trains will be somewhere in the region of $2.20
the bastards... and they have the audacity to say they are not a cartel..Originally posted by off_service:No choice. We can't do anything about it. Many residents along the NE corridor are making noises about the inconvenience caused by the service amendments.
All final decisions are made by PTC. All we can do now is to pray that they may reinstate some popular services and not forcing people of these services to take NEL so as to earn more profits. That is plain daylight robbery. -
With our SM indirectly declaring support for the price hikes, the reinstating will most like not happen, as like in the past.Originally posted by off_service:No choice. We can't do anything about it. Many residents along the NE corridor are making noises about the inconvenience caused by the service amendments.
All final decisions are made by PTC. All we can do now is to pray that they may reinstate some popular services and not forcing people of these services to take NEL so as to earn more profits. That is plain daylight robbery.
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Actually the PTC is a closed cartel, and public outcry would never force them to re-instate services, as they would cite the variety of reasons that are "painstakingly" explained in the Social Studies text Sec 4, on "good Governance".Originally posted by off_service:No choice. We can't do anything about it. Many residents along the NE corridor are making noises about the inconvenience caused by the service amendments.
All final decisions are made by PTC. All we can do now is to pray that they may reinstate some popular services and not forcing people of these services to take NEL so as to earn more profits. That is plain daylight robbery.
Even before the PTC, this similar thing had happened, so I am not very surprised at the route change, instead, I expected it.
When the MRT line was extended to Yishun , somebody went to withdraw a number of service, including service 850. Service 850, admittedly, duplictaes service 851 and the MRT in many sectors, like svc 97 and 111 and 147 and 103 for the NEL, but many residents living along the route do depend a lot on service 850 as it si convenient. The fact is further reinforced by the load on svc 851 today. There was a petition and outcry by the Yishun residents, but some idiot refused to budge, citing the usual services. We have to accept the change and switch to the MRT, but for people like me with a monthly pass, the MRT is rather ex, and we hence lost a direct link to Newton and Orchard that is convenient. Instead, we have to transfer buses in the Thomson area, but it can be quite troublesome. -
Originally posted by TIB1186Z:
Yes the 850 case was really a very big upset. Lucky I didnt need to commute to Orchard often. Otherwise I would have taken 171 which was run by SBS than to take MRT or to take any TIBS services. Nevermind the 90 minutes ride, at least SBS could earn my fare.
Actually the PTC is a closed cartel, and public outcry would [b]never force them to re-instate services, as they would cite the variety of reasons that are "painstakingly" explained in the Social Studies text Sec 4, on "good Governance".
Even before the PTC, this similar thing had happened, so I am not very surprised at the route change, instead, I expected it.
When the MRT line was extended to Yishun , somebody went to withdraw a number of service, including service 850. Service 850, admittedly, duplictaes service 851 and the MRT in many sectors, like svc 97 and 111 and 147 and 103 for the NEL, but many residents living along the route do depend a lot on service 850 as it si convenient. The fact is further reinforced by the load on svc 851 today. There was a petition and outcry by the Yishun residents, but some idiot refused to budge, citing the usual services. We have to accept the change and switch to the MRT, but for people like me with a monthly pass, the MRT is rather ex, and we hence lost a direct link to Newton and Orchard that is convenient. Instead, we have to transfer buses in the Thomson area, but it can be quite troublesome. [/b]
Of course they are a cartel. Otherwise why would they be called PTC - Public Transport Cartel? -
Today marks the 1st day of the network rationalisation...
Took Svc 136 to St Anne's today, located in Sengkang...passed by Upp Serangoon Rd...felt weird knowing abt the bus changes...the nos for 97 85 and 111 have been cleared...same for the express services too...
Anyway St Anne's Church has a funfair today...so Svc 136 was double packed no thanks to the withdrawal of 85...the bus driver actually skipped some bus stops today much to the frustration of commuters whom already had 85 removed...the waiting time for 136 is quite bad...wonder how those ppl felt. -
Originally posted by TIB1186Z:
Not someone, some organization. They NEVER take any commuter's opinions into account and do as they please, they want to do things to ensure they get as much cash as possible.
Actually the PTC is a closed cartel, and public outcry would [b]never force them to re-instate services, as they would cite the variety of reasons that are "painstakingly" explained in the Social Studies text Sec 4, on "good Governance".
Even before the PTC, this similar thing had happened, so I am not very surprised at the route change, instead, I expected it.
When the MRT line was extended to Yishun , somebody went to withdraw a number of service, including service 850. Service 850, admittedly, duplictaes service 851 and the MRT in many sectors, like svc 97 and 111 and 147 and 103 for the NEL, but many residents living along the route do depend a lot on service 850 as it si convenient. The fact is further reinforced by the load on svc 851 today. There was a petition and outcry by the Yishun residents, but some idiot refused to budge, citing the usual services. We have to accept the change and switch to the MRT, but for people like me with a monthly pass, the MRT is rather ex, and we hence lost a direct link to Newton and Orchard that is convenient. Instead, we have to transfer buses in the Thomson area, but it can be quite troublesome. [/b] -
Did I say something wrong about service 147?Originally posted by SBS9816E:Wait a min! Sv 147 also needs to cater students who study in places like hougang Ave 8, etc to S'goon. Also, the demand is still there, esp peak hours, whereby the passenger load is always 100%!!!
Sv 103 is needed to provide a link for Jln Kayu and Yio Chu Kang towards the city. Without it, Sv 103 would eventually lose its purpose of travelling along yio Chu Kang and Jln Kayu.
That's why I said SBST may want to withdraw service 103. It can gives reasons to ask passengers to transfer to the NEL at Serangoon, since the service duplicates most of the NEL and service 147 along NE corridor.