First exposure to a morning commute on MRT from Pasir Ris ..

Barnsley · Post by **Barnsley** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:05 am

Suffice to say I wont be doing it again.

I dont care how late the bus is gonna be.

I appreciate that the weather was bad and there were traffic issues but the MRT was so full it was crazy. It wasnt helped by the morons fighting there way on at every station all the way to Paya Lebar where thankfully I got off.

If thats what its like between 8 and 9 every morning I would going to work at 7am just to avoid it.

Anybody who complains about overcrowding........ STOP shoving your way onto the MRT when there isnt enough room already!!

ScoobyDoes · Post by **ScoobyDoes** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:29 am

You need to try HK or Japan where they employ people on the platforms to push commuters into the doors and make sure nothing sticks out before they close.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:41 am

Lifetime employment for unemployed sumo wrestlers in Japan.

Barnsley · Post by **Barnsley** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:25 am

ScoobyDoes wrote:You need to try HK or Japan where they employ people on the platforms to push commuters into the doors and make sure nothing sticks out before they close.

Just waiting for them to get employed here then ........ A missed ooportunity to get folk into work.

I still am amazed at how packed the MRT was.

zzm9980 · Post by **zzm9980** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 1:54 pm

Barnsley wrote:Suffice to say I wont be doing it again.

I dont care how late the bus is gonna be.

I appreciate that the weather was bad and there were traffic issues but the MRT was so full it was crazy. It wasnt helped by the morons fighting there way on at every station all the way to Paya Lebar where thankfully I got off.

If thats what its like between 8 and 9 every morning I would going to work at 7am just to avoid it.

Anybody who complains about overcrowding........ STOP shoving your way onto the MRT when there isnt enough room already!!

Yeah, one rainy morning I took the MRT from Changi to Paya Lebar. I had to wait for four or five trains at Tanah Merah before I finally got in... It sucked.

Sergei82 · Post by **Sergei82** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 2:23 pm

zzm9980 wrote: Yeah, one rainy morning I took the MRT from Changi to Paya Lebar. I had to wait for four or five trains at Tanah Merah before I finally got in... It sucked.

At least they appear once every 3 minutes. If you go back from Tanah Merah to Changi, you will have to wait for one as long as you were waiting for all those 5!

iloverice · Post by **iloverice** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 2:30 pm

I never experienced being 'pushed' by the 'the officer' like in Tokyo and Seoul (I saw it on Youtube and also from my friends who experience it themselves) but listen to their voice shout ' PLEASE MOVE INSIDE" many times on your ears kinda stress me out already, especially if you standing right in front of the door. This morning, I suspected they will start to 'push' us anytime soon because I saw more than 5 of them standing on one side of the platform.

therat · Post by **therat** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 3:42 pm

Quote from SMRT EX-CEO, Ms Saw Phaik Hwa

ââ‚¬Å“Even at its most crowded, an SMRT train carries 1,400 passengers. This is ââ‚¬Å“not crush loadââ‚¬Â

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 5:33 pm

I recall something of a hoo-ha many moons back where locals were doing a partial reverse-commute.

So if they faced the waits you mention (ZZM), then they'd reverse commute to the end of the line (say Bedok to Pasir Ris), and then come back from Pasir Ris on initially an almost empty train. It is kiasu, but there is some wily logic it to it, as you remain seated and air-con'd during the time you would have been standing, sweating, stressing and then engaging in a wrestling match to even get on.

Barnsley · Post by **Barnsley** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 5:45 pm

JR8 wrote:I recall something of a hoo-ha many moons back where locals were doing a partial reverse-commute.

So if they faced the waits you mention (ZZM), then they'd reverse commute to the end of the line (say Bedok to Pasir Ris), and then come back from Pasir Ris on initially an almost empty train. It is kiasu, but there is some wily logic it to it, as you remain seated and air-con'd during the time you would have been standing, sweating, stressing and then engaging in a wrestling match to even get on.

The folks doing exactly what you mentioned were not helping matters.

However when the train is absolutely rammed having a seat is not much benefit as its harder to get momentum up to get through the crowds and get off.

LPC · Post by **LPC** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 5:51 pm

Free MRT rides to city before morning rush hour
One-year trial will start from June 24; programme likely to cost govt $10m

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium ... r-20130417

Will this really help? ... people like us who work on shifts can't get to enjoy this ... dang!

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 5:53 pm

Even if you don't work shifts, it doesn't help anybody who doesn't work in the CBD or in the vicinity of the 16 dismount stations.

LPC · Post by **LPC** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 5:57 pm

well, we do enjoy "camping out"

OMG! It's a conspiracy! asking us to get into work EARLY! and yes... my working area is in the list. Need to feedback to company to open up a "sleeping bay"...

LPC · Post by **LPC** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 6:01 pm

oh, and back to Barnsley, I HATE taking the subway, I'd wake up early and take a bus ride. It's fortunate for me that the interchange is close by; the downside is... the journey is an hour's ride.

I'd get to snooze on the bus so it works out well for me!

Wd40 · Post by **Wd40** » Wed, 17 Apr 2013 6:03 pm

Ride a Motorbike to office guys! Ride a Motorbike.
I even come home for lunch

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