Source: Choa Chu Kang MRT

The MRT trips between Choa Chu Kang MRT and Jurong East MRT stations were extended to 20 minutes this morning (13 February) due to a track fault along the North-South line.

At 9.24 am, SMRT Corporation announced on Twitter about the delay and said the operator will provide free regular buses between both stations.

Not long after, SMRT Corporation posted another tweet to announce that the track fault had been cleared and the train service has resumed. The free regular buses ended and it also apologized for the delay.

However, a commuter responded to the tweet and said he did not notice any free bus being provided at Bukit Gombak station and ended up using the MRT instead.

Another commuter commented that there was no staff to guide the commuters and the full fare was deducted for traveling from Bukit Gombak to Jurong East station. 

Some commuters also voiced out their frustration on Twitter about the instructions given by SMRT and questioned the availability of the free buses.

Another disrupted MRT trip that was caused by a track fault happened on 19 July 2019, when the train service on the North East line experienced a delay for about two hours due to a track fault at HarbourFront MRT station, The Straits Times reported.

On 31 May 2019, the North-South line also experienced a short delay at around 8 am in the morning due to a track fault at Ang Mo Kio which had caused the delays in the Southbound service towards Marina South Pier.   

However, on 2 January, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan indicated 2019 as a “very good year” for the MRT and “2020 will be better”. 

The Minister announced the renewal programme for the North-South and East-West MRT lines will cost more than S$2.5 billion which includes a replacement of the power supply system, track circuits, and first-generation trains. 

According to the Minister, the first phase of the renewal involved replacing the rail sleepers, third rail and signalling systems of the two lines which are more than 30 years old, having been opened in 1987.

He also announced that the second phase of the programme was already underway. The renewal programme started in 2013 and is expected to be completed by 2024. 

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
You May Also Like

所有抵境航班乘客需测体温;从中国返新师生请假两周

卫生部宣布,本地机场体温检测,将在本月29日起扩大到包含所有入境航班,以及加强机场防范措施。 卫生部长颜金勇和国家发展部长兼财政部第二部长黄循财,共同领导的政府跨部门工作小组,今早(27日)召开记者会。我国旅游警示也进一步升级至,呼吁国人推迟所有往中国非必要行程。 当局也会密切留意从中国飞抵我国的航班,由医疗团队在登机桥观察是否有乘客出现不适症状、或曾到过相关地区的乘客,也会被带到医护站。移民关卡局亦将检查和确保来自湖北旅客身体状况良好,并收集联络资料,以期在必要时便于展开追踪工作。 另一方面,教育部与社会及家庭发展早宣布属下学府和幼儿园的师生从中国大陆返新之后,必须请假14天。 教育部也提醒家长,若发现孩童不适应立即就医,确保孩子康复才返校上课。29日开课也将进行每日体温测量,留意师生是否出现类似感冒针状。 本月23日,卫生部确认本地首起新型冠状病毒的确诊病例。确诊感染武汉肺炎的男子来自武汉;随后在26日凌晨发文确认现第四起武汉新型冠状病毒确诊病例。 截至26日,当局已发现累积92宗疑似病例,其中46宗经确诊对武汉新型冠状病毒呈阴性反应,迄今为止共四宗确诊病例。当局也确认115位曾于四宗病例近接触的人士,其中86人仍在我国,66名则已成功被隔离。当局仍持续联系多达20名人士。  

【选举】主动联系徐顺全 陈如斯有意重返民主党

原国民为先党党魁陈如斯在脸书发帖,表示已主动联系新加坡民主党秘书长徐顺全,愿意重新入党。 由陈如斯引领的国民为先党于上周四(6月25日)宣布解散后,今日(29日)在脸书上发帖,表示他愿意重新加入民主党。 他指出,我国的政府需要强而有力的反对党进行监督,并为人民发出声音。“民主党以民为主的价值观和信念,且党领导层充满活力,我在这些年也目睹了党的壮大发展,它所提供的声音正是国人所需。” 他指出,能够重新加入民主党,与他们共事并为民服务,感到非常荣幸。

Fire breaks out at two-storey warehouse in Tuas; no injury reported

In the early hours of Wednesday (13 May), 70 firefighters were rushed…