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SBS Transit operations staff member Tan Kian Guan (left) and Land Transport Authority fare system engineer Ng Wee Hong checking on the systems software in SBS Transit buses to prepare for the new fares. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->COMMUTERS will save more on public transport from today, as lower fares kicked in this morning.
They will now pay two cents less on each bus or train trip. And due to a more generous transfer rebate, those who make transfers will save more, starting at 14 cents for a journey with one transfer.
To prepare for the new fares, thousands of buses and hundreds of MRT fare gates went through a final round of checks last night.
Tests were also carried out overnight at MRT computer control rooms to verify that the new fares were in place. The final round of checks follows weeks of testing of the fare systems to ensure that there are no glitches today. YEO GHIM LAY
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SBS Transit operations staff member Tan Kian Guan (left) and Land Transport Authority fare system engineer Ng Wee Hong checking on the systems software in SBS Transit buses to prepare for the new fares. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->COMMUTERS will save more on public transport from today, as lower fares kicked in this morning.
They will now pay two cents less on each bus or train trip. And due to a more generous transfer rebate, those who make transfers will save more, starting at 14 cents for a journey with one transfer.
To prepare for the new fares, thousands of buses and hundreds of MRT fare gates went through a final round of checks last night.
Tests were also carried out overnight at MRT computer control rooms to verify that the new fares were in place. The final round of checks follows weeks of testing of the fare systems to ensure that there are no glitches today. YEO GHIM LAY
