SMRT CEO Saw Phai Hwa says that even though trains are crowded during peak hours, people can still board the trains if they choose to. Well, there was certainly not much choice last Friday. I had to stand by the side and watch 4 trains whizz past me. All of them pulled into Bedok MRT station nearly filled to the brim. And the platform was nearly half-full with passengers going toward the city. Only some of them manged to squeeze in. Considering that there only a handful of stations east of Bedok, you can guess how bad it is for the rest of the passengers further down the eastern part of the East-West line.
Random checks with my friends seems to suggest that the congestion already started before 8.30am.
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