Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Singapore's Biggest MRT Breakdown


Yesterday was potentially the worst MRT breakdown to date, services on the North-South and East-West Lines came to a complete halt for several hours during evening rush hour.

This is the first time services on both lines were affected at the same time. A power fault had affected trains along the North-South and East-West Lines at 7.15pm, said SMRT in a statement. “This led to a system-wide disruption along the entire line.”

Partial service was restored at 9.20pm, with the resumption of train services, albeit at a slower speed, on the East-West Line from Pasir Ris to Joo Koon MRT stations. Train service continued to be unavailable on the North-South Line for another hour, with SMRT updating later that services on the line resumed at 10.35pm, at a slower speed.

The Land Transport Authority said in a statement that "preliminary investigations found a faulty train which could have caused the power to trip; arcing was observed on the underside of this train".


“We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our commuters. An investigation into the incident has commenced to determine the cause of the power fault,” the transport operator said.

Source: TodayOnline

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