258 is an after thought, and it is causing so much controversy in Jurong West just because it duplicates 243.
I have a suggestion: instead of mess up the Jurong West bus network, why not just get rid of 258, by merging 258 into 185.
Especially after Jurong Region Line opens (actually now can already, don’t need to wait until Jurong Region Line opens), 258’s sector from Jurong West Street 75 to Boon Lay Way can be entirely deleted, because this sector duplicates 243.
185 actually duplicates 99 between Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Avenue 1. Might as well reroute 185 to ply 258’s Jurong West Street 81 instead of Jurong West Avenue 5 (west of Gek Poh Shopping Centre).
185 has that one Pioneer Road North bus stop (Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop), which connects Jurong West Avenue 1 and Avenue 3 residents to Jurong West Stadium. Actually, ever since 99 route amendment in 2015, 99 running at Jurong West Street 93 and having a bus stop next to Jurong West Stadium already duplicate 185 to serve this connection. Therefore, 185 can skip the Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop.
As such, 185 route can be amended to: Jurong West Avenue 5, Street 82, Street 81, Street 71, Street 61, Street 63, Pioneer Road North, AYE, Benoi Road, Joo Koon Int.
Completely absorbing 258 and eliminating 258.
If not for 258, which is an after thought and odd-one-out, Jurong West bus network is actually highly optimized, especially 243 G/W system which is brilliant in the sense that it uses the shortest distance to provide the most connections. 185 and 99 kinda duplicate one another at Pioneer area, so might as well 185 absorb 258 unique sector (which is also at Pioneer area), and get rid of 258 and resolve this controversy once and for all.
So with that, the above is a recommendation that can be considered.
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258 is an after thought, and it is causing so much controversy in Jurong West just because it duplicates 243.
I have a suggestion: instead of mess up the Jurong West bus network, why not just get rid of 258, by merging 258 into 185.
Especially after Jurong Region Line opens (actually now can already, don’t need to wait until Jurong Region Line opens), 258’s sector from Jurong West Street 75 to Boon Lay Way can be entirely deleted, because this sector duplicates 243.
185 actually duplicates 99 between Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Avenue 1. Might as well reroute 185 to ply 258’s Jurong West Street 81 instead of Jurong West Avenue 5 (west of Gek Poh Shopping Centre).
185 has that one Pioneer Road North bus stop (Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop), which connects Jurong West Avenue 1 and Avenue 3 residents to Jurong West Stadium. Actually, ever since 99 route amendment in 2015, 99 running at Jurong West Street 93 and having a bus stop next to Jurong West Stadium already duplicate 185 to serve this connection. Therefore, 185 can skip the Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop.
As such, 185 route can be amended to: Jurong West Avenue 5, Street 82, Street 81, Street 71, Street 61, Street 63, Pioneer Road North, AYE, Benoi Road, Joo Koon Int.
Completely absorbing 258 and eliminating 258.
If not for 258, which is an after thought and odd-one-out, Jurong West bus network is actually highly optimized, especially 243 G/W system which is brilliant in the sense that it uses the shortest distance to provide the most connections. 185 and 99 kinda duplicate one another at Pioneer area, so might as well 185 absorb 258 unique sector (which is also at Pioneer area), and get rid of 258 and resolve this controversy once and for all.
So with that, the above is a recommendation that can be considered.