Transport

Speaking at Parliament yesterday (15 January), Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan suggested crucial improvements must be made to the current public transportation system, which include enhancing incentivisation and monitoring of reliability and service quality as well as adding service quality in the Fare Review formula. In his speech titled “Putting Commuters First in Public Transportation”, he mentioned that rail reliability used …

On Tuesday (15 Jan) morning, commuters along the North South Line (NSL) towards Marina Bay experienced delays and slower speed in their commute due to track fault or track inspection, according information posted on the social media. SMRT did not post any official announcement concerning this incident. On the Twitter platforms commuters posted their information and complains at nearly 8am: …

On 28 Dec 2018 , Straits Times published a couple of letters sent in by two irate citizens who wanted to know why the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) hasn’t solved the congestion problem at land checkpoints and suggested they hire retired/rethrenched people to boost their manpower. Today (10 Jan), ST published a letter in response by the deputy head …

A new station will be added to the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) within walking distance of the upcoming Founders’ Memorial in the Marina Bay area. In a press release, the Land Transport Authority stated that the Founders’ Memorial station, located between Tanjong Rhu and Gardens by the Bay stations along the TEL, will improve accessibility for visitors to the Bay …

On Tuesday (8 Jan) morning, train service for commuters along the North South Line (NSL) was disrupted; some posts on the social media platforms said it was caused by screen door fault at Bukit Gombak, but there was also a post informing station announcement at Choa Chu Kang said the delay was due to regulation of headway (spacing out) between …

Commuters along the East West Line (EWL) experienced delays on Wednesday (2 Jan) morning around 9am and again in the afternoon nearing 3pm, while the North East Line (NEL) train services will have early closure on Friday and Saturday (4 and 5 Jan). The delay along the EWL started at about 9am without clear reasons; posts on social media platforms …

The train delay along the North South Line (NSL) said caused by track fault started on Monday (31 Dec) morning had gone on late in the evening. Commuters periodically posted the information about the NSL delay on TATA SMRT Facebook platform through the afternoon: Dante Yuxuan wrote at 12:35pm: "NSL to MSP track inspection." Dante Yuxuan wrote at 4:01pm: "Train …

The setting up of a permanent Restricted Area over the Pasir Gudang airspace starting Wednesday (2 Jan) will have an "adverse impact on civil aviation", according to Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT). In response to media queries regarding the establishment of the restricted area, MOT said on Tuesday (1 Jan) that such an impact will arise as a result of …

A track fault is said to have caused train service disruptions on Monday (31 Dec) morning along the North South Line (NSL). Ending the year with another train delay, SMRT did not offer any official information about the incident. Affected commuters posts information about the delay on TATA SMRT Facebook platform since 6:34am: Lim Kian Koon wrote at 6:34am: "On …

In a bid to control the degree of indiscriminate bicycle parking in public places islandwide, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in conjunction with bike-sharing operators such as SG Bike and Anywheel will be implementing a quick response (QR) code system, which will take effect on 14 Jan next year. The impending QR code system, which was announced by LTA in …