Parliament: Train service hours on North-South, East-West lines likely to be cut to give engineers more time
Published 4 hours ago
Adrian Lim
Transport Correspondent
SINGAPORE - Train operating hours on the North-South and East-West lines (NSEWL) will likely be shortened - including on weekdays - to give rail engineers more time to replace and upgrade the lines' ageing assets.
This was suggested by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 7), as he delivered a ministerial statement to address recent lapses in SMRT's maintenance regime.
Mr Khaw said this will "squeeze out more engineering hours" and help the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT "speed up" projects to renew core components on the 30-year-old NSEWL.
The upgrading has reached approximately its half-way point and will last until 2024, Mr Khaw added.
"Until all these key ageing systems are replaced or renewed, the NSEWL remains at risk of major disruptions, even with diligent maintenance," he warned.
He drew an analogy between his heart operation eight years ago and the upgrading of the ageing rail assets, saying his cardiologist had advised him that if he did not bite the bullet and fix his heart problem with a bypass, he was at risk of falling dead.
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How to can you seek consumers understanding when every time there is a breakdown in mrt services your commuters will be late for their work ; school and appointments. How can you expect us to trust YOU to provide your commuters with a safe and reliable transport service ? At the rate it is going we might as well cycle to work . You think it is fair to your commuters Mr Khaw ?
Those 2 jokers had ample time to fix what is wrong at SMRT but it doesn't seemed to be any better despite the LTA taking over the assets of the rail and bus industries . So how Mr Khaw ?