Ez-Link Fare Enquiry Machine at EUN MRT STN

^tamago^ SG

fyi, there is this ez-link enquiry machine (not in use) installed at eunos MRT station.. it only has a LCD and a card scanner similar to those in AVMs.. it shld be an enquiry machine lah, but i dun see them elsewhere and enquiry can currently be done at GTM, AVM, PSC etc, which is more than enough..

SBS9818A SG

Oh, to enquire about amount left in the card, previous trips, etc? Could be on trial, now left aside.

^tamago^ SG

Probably… but this is the first time i’ve seen this… have u seen it in use before? it’s a veri lightweight machine..

SBS9818A SG

Nope, never even noticed the thing before.

bus911 SG

Is the machine you r talking about?
From the translink website, it is a new generation AVM.

SBS9818A SG

Oh ok, so its indeed for trial purposes.

^tamago^ SG

no no no… much thinner than that, only a small (about) 10-inch LCD with a glass card scanner that’s the same as those found on traditional AVMs.. and it’s grey colour.. and it did not list Eunos MRT as one of the locations of the AVMs.. maybe if i pass by i can snap a photo with my “lao ya pok” camera..

Yusry SG

You can find this AVM in Ngee Ann Polytechnic Atrium, at the former location of the DBS Internet Kiosk, next to the DBS ATM

SBS9818A SG

So now there are two different versions of the new-gen AVM? The one at Eunos must be a prototype, and the pink one for general production.

^tamago^ SG

nopes, it is not AVM.. it only has an LCD and card scanner.. no ATM card slot or buttons.. i wonder if it is touch screen..

SBS9818A SG

Must go reccie. Probably touch-screen. New technology what.

sbs9681b SG

I have read Straits Times reports and saw accompanying picture. This machine is installed in schools. Parents can activate the top up of their child's ezlink cards, and the top up will be effected when the child presents the card at the machine in the school. This is what i remember from the report, too bad i did not cut it.

No idea what is it doing at Eunos station, perhaps it;s there waiting to be installed at Eunos Primary School which is currently being rebuilt?

Kai Guan

Eunos-- My territory.

^tamago^ SG

when u exit from the ticket gates turn left and it is at the end of the row of GTMs near the toilet.. very thin and concealed stainless steel thingy with a grey colour finishing on the LCD and card scanner.. looks like a tall monster with its mouth opened..!=P

SBS9818A SG

Originally posted by ^tamago^:
when u exit from the ticket gates turn left and it is at the end of the row of GTMs near the toilet.. very thin and concealed stainless steel thingy with a grey colour finishing on the LCD and card scanner.. looks like a tall monster with its mouth opened..!=P

OK will go look for it when I'm free. Don't forget I try not to take MRT as much as possible. Mr. Green

TIB1186Z SG

Oh that funny grey pillar with the LTA NOT IN USE paper stuck over the screen? There’s one at Yishun MRT too, besides the Transitlink office…all i saw was an ezlink card scanner.

^tamago^ SG

yes that's the one..! it says "NOTICE; MACHINE NOT IN USE".. i seldom go to the MRT if i'm at Yishun, only the Interchange..

anyway those who live in the east and pass by Eunos probably can try to look out from the paid area without exiting, it's visible from there too.. go towards the toilet side of the two rows of ticket gates..

SBS9818A SG

Wait, I think I may have seen the one at Yishun MRT. Same colourscheme right?

^tamago^ SG

I haven't seen the one ay Yishun yet, but the colour scheme and design as described fits those i saw at eunos and since it is also not in use, i have 99.99% confidence that the Yishun machine is the one we are talking about..