Route Amendment of Services 117 & 117M to Punggol Field
31 July 2022
From Sunday, 31 July 2022, SBS Transit Bus Services 117 & 117M will be amended to ply Punggol Field, skipping Punggol Central and a portion of Punggol Way.
117
Punggol Temp Int → Sembawang Int⇋
Sembawang Int → Punggol Temp Int⇋
65009Punggol Temp Int B5NE17PTCPunggol Pl
65341Opp Blk 272CPunggol Field
65331Opp Blk 268DPunggol Field
65431Twin WaterfallsPunggol Way
68111Bef Seletar Camp GJln Kayu
68061Sing-China BldgPiccadilly
68091Aft Baker StSeletar Aerospace Dr
68081Bef Seletar A'Space RiseSeletar Aerospace Dr
68101Rolls Royce Pte LtdSeletar Aerospace Dr
68121Bef West Camp RdSeletar Aerospace Dr
68161Aft Seletar A'Space LaneWest Camp Rd
68131Opp Youth Flying ClubWest Camp Rd
68141Opp JTC Aviation TwoWest Camp Rd
68151Bef Shell AviationWest Camp Rd
68171Bef Yishun Ave 8Yishun Ave 1
59799Opp Blk 470A NEWYishun Ave 1
59779Opp Blks 469A/469BYishun Ave 1
59789Bef Yishun Ave 6Yishun Ave 1
59479Opp Blk 430BYishun Ave 1
59759The ShaughnessyYishun Ave 1
59749Orchid Country ClubYishun Ave 1
59739Opp Blk 512AYishun Ave 1
59509Opp Blk 871Yishun Ave 1
59729Opp Blk 816Yishun Ave 1
59031Opp Yishun Sports HallYishun Ave 2
59041Bef Khatib Stn NS14Yishun Ave 2
59051Blk 790Yishun Ave 2
59061Blk 763Yishun Ave 2
59079Yishun Stn NS13Yishun Ave 2
59091Blk 154Yishun Ave 2
59251Opp Darul Makmur MqueYishun Ave 2
59521Yishun EmeraldYishun Ave 2
58549Canberra Stn NS12Canberra Link
58611Blk 115CCanberra Cres
58609Blk 109ACanberra Walk
58519Opp Blk 104BCanberra St
58059Opp Blk 592CSembawang Rd
58049Opp Blk 590CSembawang Rd
58339Opp Blk 589DCanberra Link
58211Sembawang Stn NS11Sembawang Way
58251Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn NS11Sembawang Dr
58009Sembawang Int NS11Sembawang Vista
58009Sembawang Int B3NS11Sembawang Vista
58259Opp Sun PlazaSembawang Dr
58219Opp Sembawang Stn NS11Sembawang Way
58331Blk 589DCanberra Link
58041Blk 590CSembawang Rd
58051Blk 592CSembawang Rd
58511Blk 104CCanberra St
58601Blk 108ACanberra Walk
58619Opp Blk 115CCanberra Cres
58541Opp Canberra Stn NS12Canberra Link
59529Opp Yishun EmeraldYishun Ave 2
59259Darul Makmur MqueYishun Ave 2
59099Blk 220Yishun Ave 2
59073Opp Yishun Stn NS13Yishun Ave 2
59069Opp Blk 757Yishun Ave 2
59059Blk 608Yishun Ave 2
59049Opp Khatib Stn NS14Yishun Ave 2
59039Yishun Sports HallYishun Ave 2
59721Blk 816Yishun Ave 1
59501Blk 871Yishun Ave 1
59731Blk 512AYishun Ave 1
59741Opp Orchid Country ClubYishun Ave 1
59751Opp The ShaughnessyYishun Ave 1
59471Blk 430BYishun Ave 1
59781Aft Yishun Ave 6Yishun Ave 1
59771Blk 469BYishun Ave 1
59791Blk 471AYishun Ave 1
68179Aft Yishun Ave 8Yishun Ave 1
68159Aft Shell AviationWest Camp Rd
68149ST AerospaceWest Camp Rd
68139Youth Flying ClubWest Camp Rd
68129Aft West Camp RdSeletar Aerospace Dr
68169Bef Seletar A'Space LaneWest Camp Rd
68109Opp Rolls Royce Pte LtdSeletar Aerospace Dr
68089Aft Seletar A'Space RiseSeletar Aerospace Dr
68099Bef Baker StSeletar Aerospace Dr
68069Opp Sing-China BldgPiccadilly
68119Aft Seletar Camp GJln Kayu
65439Blk 220CPunggol Way
65339Blk 268CPunggol Field
65349Blk 272CPunggol Field
65009Punggol Temp Int NE17PTCPunggol Pl
Operator Poster
SBS Transit Poster for Service 117 & 117M Route Amendment to Punggol Field
Well, 39 did not need to be amended to start with. It was already perfect heading straight to psr. Now u have to add an extra 20 mins to the journey, when u could have just extend 117 and let it loop around psr int. Whoever wants to go ysh can always transfer at jln kayu. Still serves the purpose of linking psr and pgl. Gosh
Not really. If you have observed, there is high ridership from Punggol to pasir ris and tampines and vice versa. Bus 39 deserves its current routing. Bus 117 will have been a bad choice as its main objective will have been serving north (sembawang, Canberra, yishun) to seletar and also Punggol to seletar.
I think the point Vivibabe was trying to make is that it is not ideal to amend 39 because it is the fastest link between Pasir Ris and Yishun (that’s the primary objective of 39 in the first place). By amending it around Punggol and adding extra 20-30 mins to the journey (the traffic in Punggol is bad), the objective of bus 39 has shifted quite significantly since it is no longer the fastest link (969 -> 88/89 is faster) and it became the fastest service between Yishun – Punggol and Punggol – Pasir Ris/Tampines.
So the question we really need to answer is whether the demand for Yishun – Pasir Ris direct link is lower than the demand for (Yishun – Punggol) + (Punggol – Pasir Ris link) + (Yishun – Pasir Ris post amendment), to determine if the amendment of 39 is necessary.
Another factor to consider is if we extend 117 to Pasir Ris, what will be the disadvantage? (Note that if the amendment of 39 is justified only due to the high demand for Punggol – Pasir Ris link, extending 117 has the same effect + direct link from Seletar – Pasir Ris)
Exactly…there was never a need to amend 39 to start with. 39 is already full to the brim now that all the 3 towns (YIS, PGL, PSR) are being served together. It’s unfair especially when the frequency can be long and most of the buses are single deck. With 117 having lots of capacity, they could have chose the route to serve the catchments instead.
Granted, 117 is a long routing through Seletar as well, and the service is not always reliable. But by pushing 39 into punggol and losing a direct connection to yishun (lots of passengers by the way), it’s not going to benefit the problem which already is bad
What they should have done is to make a route from Woodlands (968) because that estate needs a connection too. Get into yishun and khatib (like 965/969), straight into Punggol before heading on to Pasir Ris. At least there is still a direct route to Pasir Ris (39) instead of squeezing even further. It’s not going to benefit if an already overflowing service is made to serve even more areas
I think 117 and 136 swap packages makes more sense. Even better if Loyang and Hougang under same operator. Can do cross regional deployment and let HGDEP handle most of 136 runs.
I think Punggol central (west side) has too many bus services and Punggol field (west side) has too little. Amending 117 to skip central (2 stops) and go by field (2 stops) will help alleviate situation a bit. Thanks.
How many amendments does 117 need?
As many as it needs lor. 117 is not even a good route. Bloody planners. Should have just went to pasir ris
Extend to psr for what? 39 is already there.
Well, 39 did not need to be amended to start with. It was already perfect heading straight to psr. Now u have to add an extra 20 mins to the journey, when u could have just extend 117 and let it loop around psr int. Whoever wants to go ysh can always transfer at jln kayu. Still serves the purpose of linking psr and pgl. Gosh
Not really. If you have observed, there is high ridership from Punggol to pasir ris and tampines and vice versa. Bus 39 deserves its current routing. Bus 117 will have been a bad choice as its main objective will have been serving north (sembawang, Canberra, yishun) to seletar and also Punggol to seletar.
I think the point Vivibabe was trying to make is that it is not ideal to amend 39 because it is the fastest link between Pasir Ris and Yishun (that’s the primary objective of 39 in the first place). By amending it around Punggol and adding extra 20-30 mins to the journey (the traffic in Punggol is bad), the objective of bus 39 has shifted quite significantly since it is no longer the fastest link (969 -> 88/89 is faster) and it became the fastest service between Yishun – Punggol and Punggol – Pasir Ris/Tampines.
So the question we really need to answer is whether the demand for Yishun – Pasir Ris direct link is lower than the demand for (Yishun – Punggol) + (Punggol – Pasir Ris link) + (Yishun – Pasir Ris post amendment), to determine if the amendment of 39 is necessary.
Another factor to consider is if we extend 117 to Pasir Ris, what will be the disadvantage? (Note that if the amendment of 39 is justified only due to the high demand for Punggol – Pasir Ris link, extending 117 has the same effect + direct link from Seletar – Pasir Ris)
Exactly…there was never a need to amend 39 to start with. 39 is already full to the brim now that all the 3 towns (YIS, PGL, PSR) are being served together. It’s unfair especially when the frequency can be long and most of the buses are single deck. With 117 having lots of capacity, they could have chose the route to serve the catchments instead.
Granted, 117 is a long routing through Seletar as well, and the service is not always reliable. But by pushing 39 into punggol and losing a direct connection to yishun (lots of passengers by the way), it’s not going to benefit the problem which already is bad
What they should have done is to make a route from Woodlands (968) because that estate needs a connection too. Get into yishun and khatib (like 965/969), straight into Punggol before heading on to Pasir Ris. At least there is still a direct route to Pasir Ris (39) instead of squeezing even further. It’s not going to benefit if an already overflowing service is made to serve even more areas
Prefer if absorb into Sembawang-Yishun package.
I think 117 and 136 swap packages makes more sense. Even better if Loyang and Hougang under same operator. Can do cross regional deployment and let HGDEP handle most of 136 runs.
I prefer going to North/Central by Hougang package while east bound and loop service stays with GAS..Too many SBST service doesn’t make sense for BCM
I think Punggol central (west side) has too many bus services and Punggol field (west side) has too little. Amending 117 to skip central (2 stops) and go by field (2 stops) will help alleviate situation a bit. Thanks.