2 young lives lost

[Alstern]

Originally Posted by unicornboy

I can only think of WP. But look at them. Are they able to form a reliable govt? Look at CSM? Real disappointing

Cannot control FamiLEE affair, even more disappointing

[lipe]

Bro siasuay

Returned 12 points.

Originally Posted by SiaSuay

So really breakdown or is it testing ? Shouldn't Singapore PM sack the CEO of SMRT ? Really world class transport system .

[LukKiew]

Originally Posted by Alstern

Cannot control FamiLEE affair, even more disappointing

Agree with you bro!

[artur]

Originally Posted by Alstern

Cannot control FamiLEE affair, even more disappointing

Actually not that disappointing .... it is more of a misarabLEE shameful thing that this should happen

[skyleon]

Commuters vent fury online as delays hit NSL for third day straight

No service-disruption alerts from SMRT on social media, adding to passengers’ anger



By Faris Mokhtar

Published: 8:55 PM, June 29, 2017

Updated: 11:51 PM, June 29, 2017



SINGAPORE — Commuters vented their frustration on social media on Thursday morning (June 29) after the third straight day of train delays on the North-South Line (NSL), caused by a signalling fault at Woodlands MRT Station and a platform door fault at Bishan MRT Station.

The glitches occurred over a period of less than two hours, and came on the back of similar disruptions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Adding to the inconvenience on Thursday, no alerts were sent to travellers by rail operator SMRT via its social media channels.

At about 6.40am, a train encountered a signalling problem at Woodlands station, and was then driven manually at a slower speed towards Jurong East station, where commuters alighted safely.

Mr Patrick Nathan, SMRT’s vice-president of corporate communication, said in a statement that the train had been withdrawn from service for further checks.

Then, at around 8.20am, a platform door at Bishan station malfunctioned, delaying a train that was travelling towards Marina South Pier. “The cumulative effect of these two faults on the same line during the morning peak hour resulted in longer waiting times for commuters,” Mr Nathan said.

SMRT did not respond to TODAY’s queries on why it did not send out alerts on social media for the two incidents, even though Mr Nathan said that “in-train and station announcements were made to keep commuters updated”. “We apologise for the inconvenience caused to affected commuters,” he added.

Disgruntled commuters who had no information to plan their trips ahead complained on Twitter on Thursday, with one user @thejanelle tweeting that she woke up early but still ended up being late for work. “So done with SMRT,” she added.

Other Twitter users took issue with the lack of communication and updates online, including @hiyager, who said: “But where’s the announcement on the train delay? Why (is) there no free bus activation?”


continue reading here : http://m.todayonline.com/singapore/c...d-day-straight


Such world class transport system . So you still want to vote for PAP ?

[skyleon]

2-hour delay on North-South Line due to 'track point fault'



30 Jun 2017 07:17AM (Updated: 30 Jun 2017 09:01AM)



SINGAPORE: A "track point fault" at Ang Mo Kio caused train service on the North-South Line to be delayed for more than two hours on Friday (Jun 30).

Transport operator SMRT said in a post on Twitter at 6.32am that due to the fault, commuters are advised to add 10 minutes' travel time from Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio, although train service is still available. About 30 minutes later, at 7am, the additional travel time advisory was lengthened to 15 minutes due to a track point fault at Ang Mo Kio, it said in a subsequent tweet.

It was only at 8.48am that SMRT announced the track point fault was cleared, and train service from Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio was running normally.

This latest delay comes after days of train service disruptions on the same service line.

The Land Transport Authority and SMRT said on Wednesday that the train signalling system on the NSL, which is currently under testing, is expected to take a few more months to stabilise.

Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...-fault-8990664

Wow a new reason " track point fault " . What the hell is that ? Well done SMRT & LTA . You never seemed to disappoint us .

[kark69]

Really such a good service .

[SiaSuay]

Originally Posted by jay.lay

up u back

Originally Posted by lipe

Bro siasuay

Returned 12 points.

Thank you very much .

[SiaSuay]

I wonder where is the minister ? So quiet these few days . Will there be another breakdown tomorrow ?

[skyleon]

Two LRT trains collide on Sengkang line, no injuries reported

Published 11 hours ago



A Light Rail Transit (LRT) train reportedly collided with the train in front of it along the Sengkang line on Monday (July 3) at 7.08pm, according to citizen journalism site Stomp.

One female passenger, going by the name Hong, told Stomp that the LRT she was on stopped abruptly in order to reduce the impact of the collision.

She said that several passengers who had not been holding on to the grab-bars or handles fell down due to the impact.

"One woman fell on me and I quickly held her to stop her from falling," she added. "Everyone was able to recover and thankfully, no one was hurt."

After the collision, the two trains remained stuck for around 15 minutes - both the lights and air-conditioning were turned off during this period. After 15 minutes, the trains began to move slowly towards Renjong station. All passengers were able to disembark safely, according to Stomp.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told The Straits Times that their assistance was not required.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...uries-reported

Now LRT trains colliding . Luckily no one was injured . Why the transport minister so quiet ?

[SiaSuay]

Now people will be scared to take the LRT . Well done .

[skyleon]

LRT train-cars didn't collide but stalled: LTA, operator


Published 1 hour ago


An incident on the Sengkang LRT system on Monday evening was due to a pair of train-cars suddenly stalling and not a collision of the cars, said operator SBS Transit and regulator Land Transport Authority (LTA).

The sudden stalling of the train-cars, which were coupled together, may have caused passengers who were not holding on to any grab bars or standing poles to lose their balance, SBS and LTA added.

This "may have given the wrong impression that the trailing train-car had hit the one in front", they said in a joint statement yesterday.

A commuter had reported to citizen journalism website Stomp that a "collision" had taken place on the Sengkang LRT system at around 7pm on Monday. She also said several passengers fell because of the impact.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force told The Straits Times that its assistance was not required.

In yesterday's statement, SBS and LTA said a two-car train had stalled in between the Sengkang Town Centre and Renjong stations.

"SBS Transit staff subsequently reset the fault and manually drove the coupled train to Renjong station to detrain passengers safely," they said.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...d-lta-operator


How can LRT stalled ? Another new mystery .

[skyleon]

Lessons from past mistakes can help SMRT stay on track

Christopher Tan

Senior Transport Correspondent



Published 1 hour ago




Planning future rail capacity, keeping passengers informed during delays are key

If you were a teenager when plans for a new MRT signalling system were first announced, you would be well into your 30s before you see any meaningful outcome of that project.

In July 1997, then SMRT managing director Kwek Siew Jin announced that the North-South, East-West lines would be upgraded. The project would have cost $100 million, be completed by 2002, and would have allowed trains to travel at a peak frequency of once every 90 seconds. That project never began.

Fast forward to 20 years later, the current resignalling project costs nearly twice as much, is slated to be completed by next year, and will allow trains to travel at a peak frequency of once every 100 seconds.

The full benefit of the long-delayed upgrading, which got off the ground when the contract was awarded in 2012, will only be felt in 2019, when the full complement of new trains arrive and are deployed.

If Singapore had carried out what Mr Kwek had announced 20 years ago, many of the woes commuters have been facing in recent years - and indeed, will continue to face for some time - would have been less severe.

SMRT, back then, had already recognised that the system was soon about to reach design capacity, and steps had to be taken to increase that capacity.

Then, MRT ridership was below a million a day - less than a third of what it is today.

But, for reasons that are still unclear, the project never took off. It was talked about time and again during the 10-year period when Ms Saw Phaik Hwa was at the helm, but nothing gained traction.

It was only after the major twin breakdowns of 2011 - in which the North-South Line shut down on two days - that plans to rejuvenate the two old lines were set in motion. It is regrettable.

But is there a point in crying over spilt milk? Is it useful to talk about water under the bridge?

Yes. Because there are valuable lessons to be learnt from the past. And if we fail, or refuse, to acknowledge this epic failure, we are doomed to repeat it.

The task of bedding down the newly-installed signalling system, and the ensuing breakdowns and delays in recent months attest to the importance of upgrading ahead of time.

If resignalling had taken place as originally planned, the disruptions of such a project would not have had such a great adverse impact as they do today.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...-stay-on-track


What we the commuters have learned is that mrt service is getting worse and worse despite new equipment upgrade .

[SiaSuay]

Straits Times can also make a mistake in reporting ?

[skyleon]

Train fault delays commuters along NSL

Published: 9:25 AM, July 7, 2017

Updated: 9:53 AM, July 7, 2017



SINGAPORE – Commuters were hit by rush hour train delays along the North South Line that lasted more than half on Friday (July 7).

SMRT announced at 8.31am that it was “due to a train fault”, and while train services still available, commuters were told to expect 30 minutes of additional travel time between Woodlands and Jurong East.

Free boarding services were activated between Choa Chu Kang and Jurong East.

Commuters caught in the delays took to social media to air their frustrations, with some stating that train services further down the line were stopping at every station for an extended duration.

In a later update at 8.56am, SMRT reduced the delay in time to 10 minutes and that “they were working to recover the service".

However, some commuters reacting to the later update from SMRT stated that they had been waiting for longer than that. Twitter user Steve Remington said that he had waited at the Braddell station "for over 15 minutes with six over full trains hardly able to take passengers."

MyatKyu had tweeted in response to SMRT's update that she had to wait 40 minutes to board a train because the trains were too crowded, and there were long intervals between the train arrivals.


continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...ters-along-nsl


Why nobody talk about the mrt breakdown ? All busy talking about a house .