{"id":47586,"date":"2013-04-17T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=47586"},"modified":"2013-04-17T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T02:20:07","slug":"free-travel-on-mrt-before-745am-from-24th-june-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/17\/free-travel-on-mrt-before-745am-from-24th-june-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Free travel on MRT before 7:45am from 24th June 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The early bird catches the worm. From 24th June 2013, commuters who can reach one of the 16 designated MRT stations before 7:45am will get the ride free. And if they reach between 7:45am to 8:00am, they will get up to 50 cents discount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/17\/free-travel-on-mrt-before-745am-from-24th-june-2013\/mrt-sg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?fit=600%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mrt-sg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?fit=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?fit=600%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47587\" alt=\"mrt-sg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?resize=600%2C430\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mrt-sg.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->This incentive is actually part of the Government year long project to entice commuters to travel early so as to avoid the morning congestion on the trains.<\/p>\n<p>The 16 MRT stations are: &#8211;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bugis<\/li>\n<li>Chinatown<\/li>\n<li>City Hall<\/li>\n<li>Clarke Quay<\/li>\n<li>Dhoby Ghaut<\/li>\n<li>Lavender<\/li>\n<li>Orchard<\/li>\n<li>Outram Park<\/li>\n<li>Raffles Place<\/li>\n<li>Somerset<\/li>\n<li>Tanjong Pagar<\/li>\n<li>Bayfront<\/li>\n<li>Bras Basah<\/li>\n<li>Esplanade<\/li>\n<li>Marina Bay<\/li>\n<li>Promenade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do note that this scheme is for Monday to Friday only and the ride must not start from these stations. There are other initiatives but I think this free ride will be the most interesting.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/app.lta.gov.sg\/apps\/news\/page.aspx?c=2&amp;id=c3983784-2949-4f8d-9be7-d095e6663632\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read the media release from LTA<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>I think people are hard to please. From the comments on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/breaking-news\/singapore\/story\/free-travel-trains-745am-june-24-20130416\" target=\"_blank\">Straits Times<\/a>, some are saying that it is a waste of time as it will not work. Some are complaining that the stations are only in city area and therefore not fair.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the project will be adjusted accordingly based on the data collected. Do you think it will work?<\/p>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early bird catches the worm. From 24th June 2013, commuters who can reach one of the 16 designated MRT stations before 7:45am will get the ride free. 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