Service 171 could extend to Boon Lay ITH and turn into a bidirectional service to connect people to get from Yishun to Boon Lay with a direct bus passing via Mandai, Bukit Panjang & Bukit Batok Road
171 new’s route will pass by Yishun West, Mandai, BKE, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok Rd, PIE & Boon Lay Avenue
174 will duplicate this service from Boon Lay ITH to Bukit Batok Road
180 will duplicate this service from Bukit Batok Road to Bukit Panjang
174 & 180 might be withdrawn
replacement sectors:
Service 157- Bukit Batok to Bukit Timah Road
Extended 171- Boon Lay ITH to Bukit Batok Road
New Service 936- Boon Lay ITH to Chinese Garden MRT
also 174 will be shortened to Beauty World ITH
Can you really please reinstate bus 171 from bukit panajang to marina centre?My nephew really likes 171 and he is significantly dejected over the route rationalisation.Moreover he also likes the mercedrs benz citaro batch 3 with SBS Transit Specifications which were a staple for 171 back in smrt buses.it would really aid him if tower transit mandai adds in volvo b9tl batch 4s and mercedes benz citaro 0530(sbst specifications) batch 2s and 3s
This is a platform run by transport enthusiasts, not the LTA.
And also, I may sound a little bit harsh here but they care about optimisation, not your nephew’s feelings
No. Extension will really duplicate both the surviving 67/170 and Grab from Verde View to Tampines; and 972M from Newton to Orchard Road too. There are still faster bus routes too (190, 960, 972, 972M and 857).
Should consider extending it to Jurong East. From Bukit Panjang it can ply a bit of its former route between bukit panjang and beauty world and then merge with 66 for the rest of the route. then 66 ca either withdraw or change to bedok looping somewhere
Service 171 could extend to Boon Lay ITH and turn into a bidirectional service to connect people to get from Yishun to Boon Lay with a direct bus passing via Mandai, Bukit Panjang & Bukit Batok Road
171 new’s route will pass by Yishun West, Mandai, BKE, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok Rd, PIE & Boon Lay Avenue
174 will duplicate this service from Boon Lay ITH to Bukit Batok Road
180 will duplicate this service from Bukit Batok Road to Bukit Panjang
174 & 180 might be withdrawn
replacement sectors:
Service 157- Bukit Batok to Bukit Timah Road
Extended 171- Boon Lay ITH to Bukit Batok Road
New Service 936- Boon Lay ITH to Chinese Garden MRT
also 174 will be shortened to Beauty World ITH
Should probably extend to Tengah Int or Boon Lay Int in future, I think that would benefit very well for Yishun and Bukit Panjang too.
Can you really please reinstate bus 171 from bukit panajang to marina centre?My nephew really likes 171 and he is significantly dejected over the route rationalisation.Moreover he also likes the mercedrs benz citaro batch 3 with SBS Transit Specifications which were a staple for 171 back in smrt buses.it would really aid him if tower transit mandai adds in volvo b9tl batch 4s and mercedes benz citaro 0530(sbst specifications) batch 2s and 3s
This is a platform run by transport enthusiasts, not the LTA.
And also, I may sound a little bit harsh here but they care about optimisation, not your nephew’s feelings
No. Extension will really duplicate both the surviving 67/170 and Grab from Verde View to Tampines; and 972M from Newton to Orchard Road too. There are still faster bus routes too (190, 960, 972, 972M and 857).
Should consider extending it to Jurong East. From Bukit Panjang it can ply a bit of its former route between bukit panjang and beauty world and then merge with 66 for the rest of the route. then 66 ca either withdraw or change to bedok looping somewhere
LTA rejected the idea to Jurong East when I emailed at that time. They want you’ll to transfer to different services. They rejected merging 66 + 171.
Hence, both services 66 & 171 will not be merged but rather play as separated routes
If these is for a eastern side (Bedok or Tampines), sure approved
Or suggest to merge 171 with 184 to stop at Clementi Instead. Although 2 different operators. But wait for new package renewal