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  • azhiwen
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    37 posts since Mar '07
    • 30 May `08, 7:39PM

      Hi all,

      Waited for a friend inside Outram MRT today and he was late for more than an hour. When I got out later at Boon Lay, I couldn't exit and there was a tag which mentioned 'Overstay' on the access gate panels. So was just wondering how long do I need to remain inside the MRT station before I'm considered overstaying and also there is a charge for overstaying right? Because I realised my ez-link amount decreased but quite a substantial amount after exiting.

  • stevekp
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    127 posts since Mar '08
    • 30 May `08, 7:43PM

      din u noe u cant stay for too long?? den u wait for like an hr, u dun sense tt money is being deducted??

  • QX179R
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    10,332 posts since Feb '08
    • 30 May `08, 7:44PM

      did you ask the staff at the station control to verify..

      fyi, you can use the General Ticketing machine (GTM) to check your ez-link card for all the trips you made & perhaps you can see why it has decreased by so much..

  • gd4u
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  • zaxis
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    1,415 posts since Dec '04
    • 30 May `08, 8:19PM

      within same station entry & exit

      if remember correctly is 45 min maximum.

      46 minute will cost you S$2.00

       

  • azhiwen
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    37 posts since Mar '07
    • 30 May `08, 11:50PM

      Ermm I entered in Bishan, left at Boon Lay. Altogether it took longer than 2 hours la. =X I didn't know how long I could stay inside. Cos I've waited for people inside before and nothing happened (must be within the time limit in the past that's why). Noob here la. :P

  • Karma88
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    1,010 posts since Mar '08
  • Scania
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    2,618 posts since Jan '04
    • 31 May `08, 12:41AM

      The time penalty is $2.00.

      Time limit are as follows:

      Enter and exit from the same station: 20 mins
      Exit 1 to 4 stations away: 40 mins
      Exit 5 to 9 Stations away: 60 mins
      Exit 10 to 15 stations away: 75 mins
      Exit 16 to 24 stations away: 100 mins
      Exit over 24 stations away: 120 mins

  • azhiwen
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    37 posts since Mar '07
    • 31 May `08, 12:52AM
      Originally posted by Karma88:

      It`s only a few cents more wats the big deal ?

       

      Haha its 2 bucks la. Maybe to you no big deal, but first time I'm encountering it so I'm asking if anyone knows about it loh.

  • guaiboiboi
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    209 posts since Sep '06
    • 31 May `08, 9:19AM

      hmm for me no i wait inside for people for awhile to take same train with me normally i wait for ppl outside cos they already late like 1hr one time i kanna before...

  • Resentment
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    942 posts since Aug '07
    • 31 May `08, 9:25AM

      huh? but why everytime i nid to travel to sch for 1hr+ i also dun have overstay charge. how they know i am in the mrt then?

  • Extract
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    14 posts since May '08
    • 01 Jun `08, 2:15AM

      Abit ai wang if u stay falls under "Enter and exit from the same station: 20 mins", go in come out pay 2sgd, SMRT really SMaRT... Anyway i tried b4 buying standard ticket den waited for frenz til exceeded the "overstayed" period, need to go tok to control station guy pay extra $$ den can go out.... wtfz

  • Hello Kitty
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  • shinkansen
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  • Extract
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    14 posts since May '08
    • 11 Jun `08, 2:10PM

      Sorry not being specific, i entered at amk, waited for frenz at woodlands and alighted at orchard. =D paid extra 2 bucks (if i nvr recall wrongly)

  • zaxis
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    1,415 posts since Dec '04
    • 16 Jun `08, 11:41PM

      actually their are at least 5 sensor when you walk across the gate.

      all sensor need to clear in sequence before the gate will close or after expired time.

      if the person in front is within your hand reach, stop any one of the sensor with your tumb, while the person in front is walking, the gate will remain open, even the person has completed walk across, with your tumb blocking any one sensor,

      safety feature become our free ride lop hole

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