Showing posts with label Transportation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transportation. Show all posts
Monday, August 18, 2014
New bus service starts operation
There's a new bus service looping around the estate! Under the government's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BESP), Bus Service 386 has commenced operations on 17 August 2014, Sunday. Enjoy the added convenience. :)
Friday, January 10, 2014
Extended Train Services for CNY 2014
TRAIN SERVICES
North East Line
For the next two Saturdays, 18 and 25 January, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 12.02am, Serangoon Station at 12.13am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.25am, Chinatown Station at 12.29am and Outram Park Station at 12:31am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 12:29am, Outram Park Station at 12.32am, Chinatown Station at 12.34am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.38am and Serangoon Station at 12.50am.
Sengkang and Punggol LRT
Services on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT systems will also be extended to coincide with the last train arrivals on the North East Line for the two Saturdays, 18 and 25 January 2014. The last train on the Sengkang LRT will depart the Town Centre Station at 1.05am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will leave the Town Centre at 1.07am.
North East Line
For the next two Saturdays, 18 and 25 January, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 12.02am, Serangoon Station at 12.13am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.25am, Chinatown Station at 12.29am and Outram Park Station at 12:31am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 12:29am, Outram Park Station at 12.32am, Chinatown Station at 12.34am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.38am and Serangoon Station at 12.50am.
Sengkang and Punggol LRT
Services on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT systems will also be extended to coincide with the last train arrivals on the North East Line for the two Saturdays, 18 and 25 January 2014. The last train on the Sengkang LRT will depart the Town Centre Station at 1.05am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will leave the Town Centre at 1.07am.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Service Enhancements to Punggol LRT
With effect from Monday, 24 June 2013, SBS Transit will be enhancing their services on the Punggol LRT system to better cater to growing ridership.
A total of 45 additional trips per week will be added to the Punggol East LRT on weekdays from 6.00am to 9.30am. This will reduce waiting time for commuters by up to 2 minutes.
In the evenings, another 24 trips a week will be added from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on weekdays, cutting waiting time by up to 3 minutes. In addition, another 950 new trips a week will be added to the schedule on both weekdays and weekends.
In total, there will be an increase of 1,019 trips per week, which is a 37.1% increase.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Temporary road closure in Punggol this Friday (23 Nov 2012)
AsiaOne | Wed, Nov 21, 2012
A section of Punggol Road between Punggol Central and Punggol Drive will be temporarily closed to traffic on Friday, Nov 23, from 1 to 5am.
According to HDB, the temporary road closure is to facilitate the launching of concrete beams for the construction of pedestrian overhead bridge near the Block 301A and Block 604B.
Motorists heading towards Punggol Road from Punggol Central are advised to use alternative routes along Punggol Place, Edgefield Plains, Edgedale Plains or Punggol East.
Those heading towards Punggol Central from Punggol Drive can use alternative routes along Punggol Place or Edgefield Plains.
Motorists going in and exiting the multi-storey carpark at Block 602 are advised to follow the road directional signs and instruction given by traffic marshals; and those going in and exiting from the Shell petrol station are advised to follow the road directional signs and instruction given by traffic marshals.
Blinking lights, barricades and diversion signs will be put up to guide the motorists.
ellenja@sph.com.sg
A section of Punggol Road between Punggol Central and Punggol Drive will be temporarily closed to traffic on Friday, Nov 23, from 1 to 5am.
According to HDB, the temporary road closure is to facilitate the launching of concrete beams for the construction of pedestrian overhead bridge near the Block 301A and Block 604B.
Motorists heading towards Punggol Road from Punggol Central are advised to use alternative routes along Punggol Place, Edgefield Plains, Edgedale Plains or Punggol East.
Those heading towards Punggol Central from Punggol Drive can use alternative routes along Punggol Place or Edgefield Plains.
Motorists going in and exiting the multi-storey carpark at Block 602 are advised to follow the road directional signs and instruction given by traffic marshals; and those going in and exiting from the Shell petrol station are advised to follow the road directional signs and instruction given by traffic marshals.
Blinking lights, barricades and diversion signs will be put up to guide the motorists.
ellenja@sph.com.sg
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
2-car train system for Sengkang Punggol LRT
By Hetty Musfirah | Posted: 31 October 2012 1232 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Sengkang Punggol LRT will see a 40 per cent increase in capacity to meet rising ridership.
Another 16 new train cars will be added to the system, bringing the total fleet size to 57.
The Land Transport Authority will also be modifying 16 of the 41 existing single train cars to make them suited for two-car operations.
The new two-car train system will start running from 2016.
System upgrading and modification works will start by the middle of next year.
The LRT station at Choa Chu Kang will also undergo some improvement works.
Two platforms will be added specifically for commuters getting off the trains.
The aim is to let the existing platform located in the centre have more space to cater to boarding passengers.
There will also be additional fare gates and a new covered linkway from the LRT station to Lot 1 Shopping Mall.
- CNA/ck
SINGAPORE: The Sengkang Punggol LRT will see a 40 per cent increase in capacity to meet rising ridership.
Another 16 new train cars will be added to the system, bringing the total fleet size to 57.
The Land Transport Authority will also be modifying 16 of the 41 existing single train cars to make them suited for two-car operations.
The new two-car train system will start running from 2016.
System upgrading and modification works will start by the middle of next year.
The LRT station at Choa Chu Kang will also undergo some improvement works.
Two platforms will be added specifically for commuters getting off the trains.
The aim is to let the existing platform located in the centre have more space to cater to boarding passengers.
There will also be additional fare gates and a new covered linkway from the LRT station to Lot 1 Shopping Mall.
- CNA/ck
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Joint exercise at Punggol station tomorrow
As published in my paper
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Force and SBS Transit will be conducting an operational exercise at Punggol Station on the North East Line tomorrow.
The exercise begins at 1am and will end at around 4am.
About 80 personnel members and 11 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Force and SBS Transit will be conducting an operational exercise at Punggol Station on the North East Line tomorrow.
The exercise begins at 1am and will end at around 4am.
About 80 personnel members and 11 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
SBS Transit to add 492 more trips on Sengkang, Punggol LRT
As published on CNA
02 August 2011
SINGAPORE: SBS Transit will be adding 492 more trips per week to the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems to cater to the increase in ridership demand.
These will be implemented from Monday, August 8, resulting in shorter waiting times and enhanced travel capacity for commuters.
On the Sengkang West Loop, 34 more trips will be added daily during the weekday peak hours.
In the mornings, between 6.45am and 8.45am, 16 more trips will be operated which will reduce waiting time from the current four minutes to about three minutes.
During the evening peak hours from 6.15pm to 8.30pm, 18 new trips will be added and commuters will find their waiting time reduced to four minutes.
Even the off-peak hours will see shorter waiting time with the addition of 33 new trips per weekday.
On weekends, a total of 47 new trips will be operated throughout the day from 10am to 11pm.
This means 20 extra trips on Saturdays and 27 new trips on Sundays and public holidays.
On the Sengkang East Loop, 12 more new trips will be added a day during the evening peak hours which will reduce waiting time to three minutes, down from the current four minutes.
Similarly, over at the Punggol East Loop, 10 new trips will be operated daily during the morning peak hours to enhance capacity.
- CNA/cc
02 August 2011
SINGAPORE: SBS Transit will be adding 492 more trips per week to the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems to cater to the increase in ridership demand.
These will be implemented from Monday, August 8, resulting in shorter waiting times and enhanced travel capacity for commuters.
On the Sengkang West Loop, 34 more trips will be added daily during the weekday peak hours.
In the mornings, between 6.45am and 8.45am, 16 more trips will be operated which will reduce waiting time from the current four minutes to about three minutes.
During the evening peak hours from 6.15pm to 8.30pm, 18 new trips will be added and commuters will find their waiting time reduced to four minutes.
Even the off-peak hours will see shorter waiting time with the addition of 33 new trips per weekday.
On weekends, a total of 47 new trips will be operated throughout the day from 10am to 11pm.
This means 20 extra trips on Saturdays and 27 new trips on Sundays and public holidays.
On the Sengkang East Loop, 12 more new trips will be added a day during the evening peak hours which will reduce waiting time to three minutes, down from the current four minutes.
Similarly, over at the Punggol East Loop, 10 new trips will be operated daily during the morning peak hours to enhance capacity.
- CNA/cc
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Two-car solution for LRTs
As published in The Straits Times
10 Oct 2010
By Goh Chin Lian
THE Light Rail Transit (LRT) cars in Sengkang and Punggol are jam-packed during the morning and evening peak hours, and transport planners are looking to do something about it.
The Straits Times saw that each car had people standing right up against the doors when it visited the Sengkang and Compassvale stations at the end of last month. Some commuters, unable to board, had no choice but to wait for the next one.
Each of these single-car, driverless pods can carry 105 commuters.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA), anticipating a future spike in ridership, told The Straits Times that it is looking into using two train cars on each run that the LRT takes on raised tracks through Sengkang and Punggol.
The two-car solution has been implemented successfully elsewhere. Japanese engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - which supplied the one-car LRT system for Sengkang, Punggol and Changi Airport - has installed two-car systems at the Atlanta and Miami airports in the United States.
Residents in the area have raised the issue with their Members of Parliament Lam Pin Min and Michael Palmer. Dr Lam has proposed increasing the frequency of trains and running more bus services as interim measures.
10 Oct 2010
By Goh Chin Lian
THE Light Rail Transit (LRT) cars in Sengkang and Punggol are jam-packed during the morning and evening peak hours, and transport planners are looking to do something about it.
The Straits Times saw that each car had people standing right up against the doors when it visited the Sengkang and Compassvale stations at the end of last month. Some commuters, unable to board, had no choice but to wait for the next one.
Each of these single-car, driverless pods can carry 105 commuters.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA), anticipating a future spike in ridership, told The Straits Times that it is looking into using two train cars on each run that the LRT takes on raised tracks through Sengkang and Punggol.
The two-car solution has been implemented successfully elsewhere. Japanese engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - which supplied the one-car LRT system for Sengkang, Punggol and Changi Airport - has installed two-car systems at the Atlanta and Miami airports in the United States.
Residents in the area have raised the issue with their Members of Parliament Lam Pin Min and Michael Palmer. Dr Lam has proposed increasing the frequency of trains and running more bus services as interim measures.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, March 23, 2009
Quicker KPE access
As published in The Straits Times
23 Mar 09 (Monday)
By Yeo Ghim Lay
Buangkok East Drive welcomed its first vehicles at 5pm yesterday. The 1.32km-long new link - including this 200m vehicular bridge over the Serangoon River - connects Buangkok Drive to the KPE. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM
City-bound motorists from Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang can save up to 7 mins
GETTING on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) during the morning rush hour will be a zippier affair for residents of Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang, with a new road link opening on Sunday.
The 1.32km-long Buangkok East Drive in Sengkang connects Buangkok Drive to the KPE, and shaves up to seven minutes off the city-bound trip for them.
The road, which includes a 200m vehicular bridge over the Serangoon River, is a shorter route to the expressway than the current one, which requires motorists to take a stretch of the Tampines Expressway (TPE).
Buangkok East Drive welcomed its first vehicles at 5pm yesterday, after Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, declared it open in front of 1,000 residents.
Its opening will result in two welcome outcomes: One is that it will improve traffic flow on the TPE during peak hours and ease the congestion for TPE users from Punggol and Pasir Ris.
The other is that it will encourage motorists to make fuller use of the KPE, which is still operating at under capacity since its opening six months ago.
It can take 6,000 vehicles per hour on each carriageway, but only 2,900 city-bound vehicles are on it during the morning peak hour now, even though this number is already an increase from 2,600 last November.
More vehicles use the east-bound KPE in the evening peak hour - 4,000 - but even this is only two-thirds of the expressway's capacity. This figure is also an increase from last November, when it was only 2,300.
The Land Transport Authority's group director of road projects, Mr Yap Cheng Chwee, said he expected Buangkok East Drive to be 'very well used' during peak hours.
Punggol resident Sonny Tan, 53, who works in Alexandra Road, will get on it this morning. 'The journey to work will be much faster now, and I should be able to save more than a couple of minutes,' said the financial service consultant, who used to take the TPE to reach the KPE.
23 Mar 09 (Monday)
By Yeo Ghim Lay
Buangkok East Drive welcomed its first vehicles at 5pm yesterday. The 1.32km-long new link - including this 200m vehicular bridge over the Serangoon River - connects Buangkok Drive to the KPE. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIMCity-bound motorists from Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang can save up to 7 mins
GETTING on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) during the morning rush hour will be a zippier affair for residents of Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang, with a new road link opening on Sunday.
The 1.32km-long Buangkok East Drive in Sengkang connects Buangkok Drive to the KPE, and shaves up to seven minutes off the city-bound trip for them.
The road, which includes a 200m vehicular bridge over the Serangoon River, is a shorter route to the expressway than the current one, which requires motorists to take a stretch of the Tampines Expressway (TPE).
Buangkok East Drive welcomed its first vehicles at 5pm yesterday, after Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, declared it open in front of 1,000 residents.
Its opening will result in two welcome outcomes: One is that it will improve traffic flow on the TPE during peak hours and ease the congestion for TPE users from Punggol and Pasir Ris.
The other is that it will encourage motorists to make fuller use of the KPE, which is still operating at under capacity since its opening six months ago.
It can take 6,000 vehicles per hour on each carriageway, but only 2,900 city-bound vehicles are on it during the morning peak hour now, even though this number is already an increase from 2,600 last November.
More vehicles use the east-bound KPE in the evening peak hour - 4,000 - but even this is only two-thirds of the expressway's capacity. This figure is also an increase from last November, when it was only 2,300.
The Land Transport Authority's group director of road projects, Mr Yap Cheng Chwee, said he expected Buangkok East Drive to be 'very well used' during peak hours.
Punggol resident Sonny Tan, 53, who works in Alexandra Road, will get on it this morning. 'The journey to work will be much faster now, and I should be able to save more than a couple of minutes,' said the financial service consultant, who used to take the TPE to reach the KPE.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
Punggol Plaza
168 Punggol Field #02-08A Singapore 820168
Tel: 6343-8293
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Photo courtesy of Diavonex
Parking Fees
First Hour Free
$1 for each subsequent hour
LRT Station
Coral Edge Station (PE3)
Click here for Punggol LRT post.
Bus Services
3, 62, 83, 569, 581
Click here for Punggol Bus Directory post.
Free Punggol Plaza Shuttle Bus Service
Route 1: Punggol Plaza → Punggol MRT
Operating Hours: Daily (0650-2200)
Frequency: 20 min
(Between 0650-1430, 1500-2200 except 1430, 1520, 1600, 1640, 1720, 2020 on Weekdays and 1150, 2120 on Weekends)
Route 2: Punggol Plaza → Sengkang MRT
Operating Hours: Daily (0710-2200)
Frequency: 25-30min (Between 0710-2120 except 1415, 1535, 1655 on Weekdays)
Frequency: 20 min (Between 2120-2200)
Related Posts:
▪ Punggol Plaza - Shuttle Bus Schedule
▪ Punggol Plaza - Tenants List
Tel: 6343-8293
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Photo courtesy of DiavonexParking Fees
First Hour Free
$1 for each subsequent hour
LRT Station
Coral Edge Station (PE3)
Click here for Punggol LRT post.
Bus Services
3, 62, 83, 569, 581
Click here for Punggol Bus Directory post.
Free Punggol Plaza Shuttle Bus Service
Route 1: Punggol Plaza → Punggol MRT
Operating Hours: Daily (0650-2200)
Frequency: 20 min
(Between 0650-1430, 1500-2200 except 1430, 1520, 1600, 1640, 1720, 2020 on Weekdays and 1150, 2120 on Weekends)
Route 2: Punggol Plaza → Sengkang MRT
Operating Hours: Daily (0710-2200)
Frequency: 25-30min (Between 0710-2120 except 1415, 1535, 1655 on Weekdays)
Frequency: 20 min (Between 2120-2200)
Related Posts:
▪ Punggol Plaza - Shuttle Bus Schedule
▪ Punggol Plaza - Tenants List
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bus Directory
Basic Services (originating from Punggol Temporary Interchange)
Premium Service
Service No. | Destination |
| Tampines Interchange | |
| Changi Airport PTB2 | |
| Upper East Coast Terminal | |
| After Lor 1 Geylang (Loop) | |
| Sengkang Interchange | |
| Yishun Interchange | |
| Ang Mo Kio Interchange |
Premium Service
| Service No. | Destination |
| Fullerton Road (Loop) |
CityShopper Service
| Service No. | Destination |
| Suntec Tower Two (Loop) |
Friday, January 23, 2009
NTUC Income Car Co-op
Car Sharing in Punggol
NTUC Income Car Co-Op, Singapore's Number One car-sharing cooperative, is ideal
for people who do not need to drive everyday but would like to have a car when the need arises, whether it is for one hour or a few days.
A Car Co-Op member pays only when he drives and the costs of a car are shared by other members.
The pay-per-use system allows a Car Co-Op member to plan and control his monthly budget without sacrificing his personal mobility and future financial flexibility.
Using a fully automated system, a member can collect and return a car under 10 minutes anytime of the day!
NTUC Income Car Co-Op, Singapore's Number One car-sharing cooperative, is ideal
for people who do not need to drive everyday but would like to have a car when the need arises, whether it is for one hour or a few days.A Car Co-Op member pays only when he drives and the costs of a car are shared by other members.
The pay-per-use system allows a Car Co-Op member to plan and control his monthly budget without sacrificing his personal mobility and future financial flexibility.
Using a fully automated system, a member can collect and return a car under 10 minutes anytime of the day!
Tel: 6788-1511
Reservation hotline: 6788-8788
Punggol Central
Blk 292 Punggol Central
Multi-Storey Carpark Deck 3B
Singapore 820292
(Opposite Punggol MRT)
Punggol - Kadaloor
Blk 642 Punggol Drive
Multi-Storey Carpark Deck 3
Singapore 820642
(Near Kadaloor LRT)
Punggol - Meridian
Blk 174 Punggol Field
Multi-Storey Carpark Deck 4A
Singapore 820174
(Near Meridian LRT)
For more information, please visit www.carcoop.com.sg.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Punggol LRT
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The Punggol LRT Line serves the residents in the town and urban planning area of Punggol.Punggol LRT Station, the centrepiece of the line, is located directly above the Punggol MRT Station, thus linking up the Punggol MRT Line to the Mass Rapid Transit system that spans the entire island of Singapore.
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The East Loop was opened on 29 January 2005. Oasis Station was opened on 15 June 2007 and Damai Station, as well as the entire West Loop, will be opened at a later date.
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Operating Hours (Punggol East Loop)
Daily from 5.20am to 12.45am
Daily from 5.20am to 12.45am
Frequency:
4 minutes (peak)
6 minutes (off peak)
4 minutes (peak)
6 minutes (off peak)
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