Overstaying?

azhiwen SG

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 SG

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 SG

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 SG

I remember it is 2hrs right ???

zaxis SG

within same station entry & exit

if remember correctly is 45 min maximum.

46 minute will cost you S$2.00

azhiwen SG

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 SG

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

Scania SG

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 SG

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 SG

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 SG

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 SG

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 SG

y muz u wait inside leh.

shinkansen SG

Can wait outside why must wait at the platform?

Extract SG

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 SG

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