Students Accepted Into Junior College And Centralised Institute This Year Must Extend Their CEPAS-Compliant School Smartcards To Continue Enjoying Travel Concession

SINGAPORE (08 February 2010) – Students accepted into Junior College and Centralised Institute this year must extend the validity of their concession cards (CEPAS-Compliant School Smartcards) by 28 February 2010, to continue enjoying concessionary bus and train fares.

Currently, over 3,000 students who have been accepted into Junior College and Centralised Institute have not extended their concession privileges. Students who have not extended the concession validity of their CEPAS-compliant School Smartcards may do so at any Add Value Machine, General Ticketing Machine, TransitLink Ticket Office, Concession Card Replacement Office and Passenger Service Centre located in the MRT stations and bus interchanges from now till 28 February 2010.

Students with School Smartcards linked to GIRO or Auto Credit Card facility must also proceed to the sales machines or present their cards at service counters to extend the concession validity.

Those who fail to extend their School Smartcards after 28 February 2010 are not entitled to refunds for bus and train rides paid at non-concession rates.

For more information, locations and operating hours of Add Value Machines, TransitLink Ticket Offices and Card Replacement Offices, please visit TransitLink website www.transitlink.com.sg or call toll-free TransitLink Hotline at 1800-2255 663.

Issued by Transit Link Pte Ltd
TransitLink was incorporated on 16 November 1987. It is a service company owned by SBS Transit Ltd and SMRT Trains Ltd to develop an integrated public transport system by bringing the buses and trains as one single comprehensive network that offers commuters a seamless rider experience. TransitLink's central role is to integrate fares, information and network systems of both buses and trains. TransitLink is licensed by the Public Transport Council to manage all transit transactions for card managers. It also manages all top up channels within the public transport