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SMRT fares 'up to transport council'[/h][h=2]It will see if commuters must pay more due to system upgrading: Interim CEO[/h]
Published on May 24, 2012
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SMRT interim chief executive Tan Ek Kia says SMRT is evolving its maintenance regime to take into account the ageing system as well as the increased usage of its trains and tracks. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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<!--start of story text-->Whether or not SMRT commuters will have to pay more because the train system is being improved will be up to the Public Transport Council, said the transport operator's interim chief executive on Wednesday.
Mr Tan Ek Kia, who is also SMRT's executive director, said: 'I think fees for commuters are something for the Public Transport Council to determine.
'I believe they are going through this kind of deliberations right now.'
He added that the council will take into account factors such as the operator's costs in running and providing a safe and reliable service.
SMRT fares 'up to transport council'[/h][h=2]It will see if commuters must pay more due to system upgrading: Interim CEO[/h]
Published on May 24, 2012
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<!--start of story text-->Whether or not SMRT commuters will have to pay more because the train system is being improved will be up to the Public Transport Council, said the transport operator's interim chief executive on Wednesday.
Mr Tan Ek Kia, who is also SMRT's executive director, said: 'I think fees for commuters are something for the Public Transport Council to determine.
'I believe they are going through this kind of deliberations right now.'
He added that the council will take into account factors such as the operator's costs in running and providing a safe and reliable service.
