Bad MRT train habit (apparently so)

Taken from Straits Times online forum:

MUCH has been said about fare-cheating passengers in buses. There is another type of fare cheaters - those who take the MRT. These are the ones who board the train at the station before the last one on the route. They do not alight at the last station, but remain in the trains and continue their journey when the train starts again.

I have observed that this occurs in two stations - Tampines and Raffles Place. Those who board the train at Tampines remain in their seats at Pasir Ris and continue their journey towards Boon Lay. Similarly, those who board at Raffles Place do not alight at Marina Bay, but continue their journey in the same train towards Jurong East.

As this happens during peak hours, those who are waiting for the trains at Pasir Ris to proceed towards Boon Lay and those at Raffles Place waiting to proceed towards Jurong East are put to hardship. The trains are almost fully occupied and they have to wait for the next train to get a seat - provided that the train too is also not filled up by these free-riders.

Secondly, these people are not only enjoying a free ride at the expense of those who are paying the full fare, but they are also preventing the fare-paying passengers from having a comfortable journey. Perhaps, SMRT could make announcements requesting passengers not to indulge in such acts.

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Firstly for those who aren’t street-wise enough, it is called ‘bump back‘. Or at least that’s what me and my friends coined the term.

Secondly, I can’t believe it that someone is actually complaining about this issue? I mean people like me do this act to guarantee our seats in the expense of wasting a few precious minutes. And we pay the fare that’s deemed fit by the SMRT gantries. So what’s the matter?

If the complain-er wants seats, and has seen people bumping back which was leading to why he/she didn’t get the seats when at Raffles Place/ Tampines, then go ahead and do the same thing ah! Who’s stopping you? Your conscience? You’re afraid of being called a fare-cheater or free-rider huh?

Gosh people only know how to complain when the solution to the problem is right in front of their eyes. Life really works in mysterious ways.