2 young lives lost

[skyleon]

Train service resumes from Yishun to Ang Mo Kio stations


10 Nov 2017 06:16AM (Updated: 10 Nov 2017 07:00AM)


SINGAPORE: Train service from Yishun to Ang Mo Kio MRT stations has resumed following a train fault on Friday (Nov 10) morning.

Earlier in a tweet at 6.03am, SMRT said this was due to a train fault and advised commuters to add an additional 20 minutes to their travel time from Yishun to Ang Mo Kio MRT stations.

It added that free regular bus services are still available from Yishun to Ang Mo Kio MRT stations. SMRT staff will also be present to assist commuters.

SMRT said in a tweet at 6.32am that the free bus services had ended.

Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...mo-kio-9392978


How come the frequency of the mrt breakdown increases ? Mr Khaw you still don't want to convene a COI to find out the root cause of all the other breakdowns ?

[skyleon]

Don’t cut MRT operating hours on weekdays. Do it on weekends instead, say commuters


By Louisa Tang


Published09 November, 2017

Updated 09 November, 2017




SINGAPORE — Instead of reducing MRT operating hours on weekdays to allow for maintenance and asset renewal work to be carried out, most commuters whom TODAY spoke to preferred that this be done on weekends, even if it means shutting down the services on Saturdays or Sundays for extended periods.

They also want sufficient advance notice, should the Government decide to shorten weekday operating hours on the North-South and East-West Lines as proposed by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament earlier this week.

Ms Fiona Toh, 32, noted the inconvenience for many commuters, especially shift workers, if the service hours on weekdays are affected. “It makes more sense to stop services on weekends, since not everyone goes out then. Half an hour more is not enough for (the rail workers) to do anything substantial. If they rush, it will make things worse,” the saleswoman added.

Marketing executive Lee Ming Wei, 26, suggested ending train services an hour earlier on Saturdays, and starting operations an hour later on Sundays. “Most people don’t need to work... and don’t get up so early on Sundays,” he said.



continue reading here : http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...-say-commuters

[sionglim]

Those commuter work odd hour ,too early or late,suffer. Take bus n cab?

[sionglim]

Heard last time mrt send team to guangzhou help their mrt

[Baigonggong]

Ah Gong is also getting quite fed up with all these mrt breakdowns . Always cause people to go to work late . Ah Gong wonder what is really wrong with SMRT ?

[ComplainKing]

With more and more breakdown . Complains will get louder and louder . This in turn will cost PAP to lose more votes . Well done Mr Khaw.

[Texar]

Originally Posted by ComplainKing

With more and more breakdown . Complains will get louder and louder . This in turn will cost PAP to lose more votes . Well done Mr Khaw.

Won't lose votes lah .... when election coming there'll be shedding of tears, smearing of opposition, giving out freebies etc etc

[ahmouse]

Afternoon rain did the mrt tunnel flooded ?

[Apollo]

Originally Posted by ComplainKing

With more and more breakdown . Complains will get louder and louder . This in turn will cost PAP to lose more votes . Well done Mr Khaw.

hope so bro ... when they see seat lost they will treat it seriously

[skyleon]

SMRT stops train services on part of East-West Line after 2 train faults in a night

10 Nov 2017 10:13PM (Updated: 11 Nov 2017 12:58AM)

SINGAPORE: The East-West Line was hit by two train disruptions in under two hours on Friday night (Nov 10), culminating in a suspension of train services between Bugis to Tanah Merah in the direction of Pasir Ris.

Train operator SMRT announced in a tweet at about 11.40pm that there are no train services along that stretch of the line, due to a train fault at Aljunied.

This came after SMRT announced a half-hour delay on the west-bound stretch and a one-hour delay on the east-bound stretch.

The first delay of the night happened at about 9.40pm. In a tweet, SMRT urged commuters to factor in an additional 30 minutes of travel time between Bugis and Queenstown MRT stations in the direction of Tuas.

This was due to a train fault near Outram Station, SMRT said, adding that the delay was not linked to new signalling project.

About 45 minutes later, at 10.35pm, SMRT announced that the train fault had been cleared and normal service had resumed.

However, at 11.15pm, SMRT took to Twitter again to inform commuters of another train fault.

This time, commuters were advised to add one hour of travel time between Tiong Bahru and Pasir Ris stations in the direction of Pasir Ris. That is about half the number of stations along the EWL.

Train service was eventually suspended between Bugis to Tanah Merah in the east-bound direction. There will be no trains along this stretch until the end of service, said SMRT.

In response to queries from Channel NewsAsia, SMRT said that a train was sent to haul the defective train at Outram out of service. However, as the coupled trains were travelling towards Changi Depot, they stalled near Paya Lebar MRT station and were unable to proceed.

"Another train was deployed to move these trains," said SMRT. "As the rescue operations require time, east-bound train services were halted between Bugis and Tanah Merah MRT stations from 11.15pm till the end of service."

Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...fter-2-9396200


So whose job was it to look after defective trains ? SMRT or LTA ? So how Mr Khaw why you don't want to set up a COI ??? Have you got something to hide ?

[EasternWind]

This is indeed terrible .

[sionglim]

Wonder these two carriage which country made them.
Now defence engineer
Taiwanese expert comin.
Mr khaw invitation?

It confirm oredi, saw mina distributing flyers.
Pretty mina was ask to do the job.
cut sunday op hours
Will start later on sunday morning

[musselsmurf]

Originally Posted by EasternWind

This is indeed terrible .

Very terrible indeed .

[NoPepsi]

Originally Posted by ahmouse

Afternoon rain did the mrt tunnel flooded ?

Never flooded, only some ponding .

[YusokIshak]

Originally Posted by NoPepsi

Never flooded, only some ponding .

Hahaha which kuku minister said that?