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ILoveTabascoSauce t1_iwv31gh wrote

Reply to comment by SimmerDownRizzo in PSA: If you're headed to JFK this weekend the E train will not go to Jamaica Center by snobum

> And I'm pretty sure you get to Jamaica before they start collecting tickets

Most definitely not - please don't try this. They check the tickets almost always before Woodside. Buy your ticket.

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SimmerDownRizzo t1_iwv3ydk wrote

You should always buy a ticket, if it doesn't get punched you can refund it.

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ILoveTabascoSauce t1_iwv43og wrote

Ah fair enough. That being said, i've never not had my ticket punched from Penn to Jamaica. Usually it's within the first minute of leaving.

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SimmerDownRizzo t1_iwvcnng wrote

Eh, I think it depends on a lot of factors. Eg: Peak/Off-peak, where you're located on the train, how on-time the train is etc. It happens. I've made the trip plenty of times, end-to-end on Ronkonkoma, and not been punched either way.

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snobum OP t1_iwvge1v wrote

Refunds are $10, more than the cost of the ticket.

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SimmerDownRizzo t1_iwviwa0 wrote

So you're saying you'll have $.75 burning a hole in your pocket. Man, I bet you'll be able to find a sick Street Fighter arcade machine somewhere.

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doowi1 t1_iww0i7l wrote

Even if it's activated or no?

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SimmerDownRizzo t1_iww4g38 wrote

Apparently, there is a $10 surcharge as another commenter pointed out. So this is not really a great plan for a short trip like Penn to Jamaica. That being said tickets can be refunded within a certain time window from purchase. Even if it was a round-trip and it was only punched going one way.

That being said, another commenter also pointed out that you should be able to grab a free ride from Penn to Jamaica if you present your MetroCard and inform the conductor that there is a service interruption preventing you from taking the E to Jamaica.

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