Saturday, 18 June 2016

Kata Beach Bus Terminal

OVERVIEW

Kata Beach Bus Terminal  is a fringe carpark and roadside bus terminal, located at Soi Pakbang Tambong Karon (Pak Bang Road), directly outside the Karon Sub District Municipal Office and opposite Kata Beach Resort





Overview of the terminal


Bus routes are set up by the local government and routes are run by individual drivers.


ROUTES

The Kata Beach to Phuket Town route is the only route operated out of the terminal on a daily basis


Route details


Kata Beach to Phuket Town 

Direction 1
Kata Beach, Karon Beach, Chalong roundabout,Homepro Chalong,  Tesco Lotus Chalong, Wat Chalong (Chalong Temple), Phuket Bird Park, Crocodile show, Central Festival, Big C, Phuket Bus terminals 1 and 2

Direction 2
Phuket Bus terminals 1 and 2, Central Festival, Big C, Crocodile Show, Phuket Bird Park, Wat Chalong (Chalong Temple), Tesco Lotus, Homepro Chalong, Chalong Roundabout, Karon Beach, Kata Noi, Kata Beach

Operating Hours

Bus services operate from  6am to 4.40pm, in intervals of 20 minutes from 6am up till 11am and at 30 minute intervals from 11.30am to 3pm. Thereafter, the last two buses will leave at 3.45pm and 4.40pm respectively
Departure timings and route information


























Bus fleet

Most buses operated from the terminal are manufactured by Hino Motors of Japan, with lorry chassis (engine) coupled to a bus bodywork

Newer bus with windows that can be closed in case of rain, as well as an air-conditioned driver cab.

Older Hino bus without driver door






























Fares

Fares are capped at 35 Thai Baht per person, regardless of distance traveled.
Boarding and alighting is allowed at any location along the route, based on the driver's discretion.




Monday, 6 June 2016

Bus review 1: SMB1419E-SMRT'S MAN A22 bus with Onboard Wifi

OVERVIEW

SMB1419E is a MAN A22 bus operated by SMRT buses, a public transport company based in Singapore

The bus has onboard wifi as a trial initiated by telecom company M1.

The bus has a complete blue advert on its bodywork, thus making it easy to identify.

There is no significant difference in the interior of the bus, except for a small router on the roof.

The speed of the wifi is 150 Mega bites per second, which is strong.


PICTURES





The rear of the bus

The exterior of the bus


The router


Promotional stickers



For non M1 users, only
Wireless@SGx is
available.


The WiFi speed was constant
throughout the journey from
Bukit Panjang to Telok Blangah






















Rating

Wifi speed: 10/10
Air conditioner : 8/10
Overall rating: 9/10


Yes. This post was written using the wifi on SMB1419E

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