Information on the free shuttle services to IKEA Tampines, Giant & Courts can be found here @ http://www.ikea.com.sg/en/service/shuttle/tampines.asp
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Showing posts with label Shuttles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shuttles. Show all posts
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Free shuttle to IKEA Tampines, Giant & Courts
Information on the free shuttle services to IKEA Tampines, Giant & Courts can be found here @ http://www.ikea.com.sg/en/service/shuttle/tampines.asp
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Jurong East Modification Project - Phase 2 [Jurong East - Bukit Batok]
This week's MRT disruption sees the train connection between Jurong East and Bukit Batok temporarily stopped for Jurong East Modification Project.
Instead of a full bendy fleet, rigid buses were also used for the fleet. This was due to the average demand on the shuttles which resulted in some empty bendies running two weeks back.
While the usual fleet used two weeks back are used again.
The shuttle route follows SBS Transit's Express 506's routing, instead of a more shorter and more direct route that runs parallel to the tracks between Jurong East and Bukit Batok Interchange. This second phase of train disruption also marks the end of the disruptions for Jurong East Modification Project.
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| Informing passengers at the walkway connecting Bukit Batok Interchange and stations together. |
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| The temporary boarding area at Bukit Batok Interchange. |
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| Buses turning out of the boarding point. |
Instead of a full bendy fleet, rigid buses were also used for the fleet. This was due to the average demand on the shuttles which resulted in some empty bendies running two weeks back.
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| Rigids were used to supplement the bendy fleet |
The shuttle route follows SBS Transit's Express 506's routing, instead of a more shorter and more direct route that runs parallel to the tracks between Jurong East and Bukit Batok Interchange. This second phase of train disruption also marks the end of the disruptions for Jurong East Modification Project.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Resort Worlds Sentosa to stop free shuttles immediately: Governmment
This afternoon, the Casino Regulatory Authority issued directives to stop the heartland shuttles with immediate effect.
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) announced on Wednesday that they are investigating the free shuttles possibly enticing Singaporeans to gamble in the casinos. Resorts World Sentosa responded with a notice of termination of their free shuttle services by Sunday night. But with the directive in efffect, the service is now terminated earlier than expected without any advance notifications.
The sudden termination today suprised many visitors to RWS. According to a news site, many were caught off guard and upset that they had to find alternatives transport means.
Demand was still strong today as the directives came into effect, with a long queue formed up at one of the many pick up point opposite Tiong Bahru Plaza. Impact will be mostly felt by the private bus operators which have bought several buses to cater for the substantial passenger load, and with the sudden termination, many drivers and buses are suddenly left out in the cold.
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| A Yutong coach operating on a free Choa Chu Kang/Bukit Panjang - RWS shuttle. |
The sudden termination today suprised many visitors to RWS. According to a news site, many were caught off guard and upset that they had to find alternatives transport means.
Demand was still strong today as the directives came into effect, with a long queue formed up at one of the many pick up point opposite Tiong Bahru Plaza. Impact will be mostly felt by the private bus operators which have bought several buses to cater for the substantial passenger load, and with the sudden termination, many drivers and buses are suddenly left out in the cold.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Jurong East Modification Project - Phase 1 [Jurong East - Clementi]
The first phase of the Jurong East MRT Disruption between Jurong East to Cleemnti.It allowed for works on the old/new tracks of Jurong East East-West Line to proceed. Free shuttle buses were deployed to ferry the passengers to and from Jurong East/Clementi Stations
Signs and SMRT staffs/marshallers guiding the crowd to the shuttle buses:
Jurong East :
Crowds being directed to the boarding point
Bendy buses exiting the temporary stop for Jurong East.
The boarding point. Due to the early notices and alternatives given out by LTA/SMRT, the extra crowd control measures were not utilised.
SMRT bendies queueing up at the Jurong East holding area to pick up another round of passengers from Jurong East Station
SMRT staff at work
The boarding point.
On board the service to Clementi. The EZ-Link reader is put in "Out of Service" mode.
Not alot of passengers in this trip i was on.
Clementi Station:
Alighting at Clementi's terminating bay.
Each bus is allocated a bus number. Here TIB1167D is allocated Bus no. 30 out of 77 buses deployed.
At Clementi Station, notices are also put up notifying of the disruptions and alternative travel options.
The bendies U-turns here to the holding area/pick up point for Clementi.
Bendies queuing at the Clementi holding area
The U-turn point at the holding area.
Towards the pick-up point
While the queuing area for the crowd are (thankfully) not utiliised too.
Never expected a carpark to be also "disrupted" together with the MRT disruption. Actually, part of the carpark was closed in order ot create a walkway from the MRT to the Clementi pickup point.
On the 18-19th September, the second phase of MRT disruption will see the service between Bukit Batok and Jurong East being disrupted for modification works.
Signs and SMRT staffs/marshallers guiding the crowd to the shuttle buses:
Jurong East :
Crowds being directed to the boarding point
Bendy buses exiting the temporary stop for Jurong East.
The boarding point. Due to the early notices and alternatives given out by LTA/SMRT, the extra crowd control measures were not utilised.
SMRT bendies queueing up at the Jurong East holding area to pick up another round of passengers from Jurong East Station
SMRT staff at work
The boarding point.
On board the service to Clementi. The EZ-Link reader is put in "Out of Service" mode.
Not alot of passengers in this trip i was on.
Clementi Station:
Alighting at Clementi's terminating bay.
Each bus is allocated a bus number. Here TIB1167D is allocated Bus no. 30 out of 77 buses deployed.
At Clementi Station, notices are also put up notifying of the disruptions and alternative travel options.
The bendies U-turns here to the holding area/pick up point for Clementi.
The U-turn point at the holding area.
Towards the pick-up point
TIB1182J, one of the Volgren bendy deployed in the mostly Hispano shuttle fleet.
The boarding point at Clementi
While the queuing area for the crowd are (thankfully) not utiliised too.
Never expected a carpark to be also "disrupted" together with the MRT disruption. Actually, part of the carpark was closed in order ot create a walkway from the MRT to the Clementi pickup point.
On the 18-19th September, the second phase of MRT disruption will see the service between Bukit Batok and Jurong East being disrupted for modification works.
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