Transport

For the first time in four decades, a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) train went off its tracks during morning rush hour, which led to the partial suspension of the East Rail line in Hong Kong. South China Morning Post reported rail operator MTR Corporation as saying today (17 Sep) that it has suspended services between Mong Kok East and Hung Hom …

The Public Transport Council (PTC) has commenced the annual Fare Review Exercise (FRE) for 2019 and has issued a maximum allowable fare adjustment quantum of 7% for the 2019 FRE for the transport operators to work on their fare adjustment applications. PTC which is headed by Mr Richard Magnus, former Board Director of the Land Transport Authority, came up with …

On 5 August, Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min said in Parliament that 15 town councils under the People’s Action Party (PAP) will ban individuals from riding personal mobility devices (PMDs) at void decks and common corridors. Now the ban has finally kicked in. From 1 September (Sunday), riders are no longer allowed to ride their PMDs, …

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will next week begin a public trial of driverless buses that can be booked with an app, part of ambitions to roll out autonomous vehicles across the city-state. Well-organised and high-tech, Singapore has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles, developing home-grown technology and inviting foreign companies to trial their own. Four driverless mini-buses will follow a 5.7 …

Malaysia and Singapore have reached “some sort of understanding” on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS). Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke told reporters following the 4th Annual China-Malaysia Port Alliance Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Mon (19 Aug) that updates on the project are on the way, and that the governments of both countries are “closely behind the scene”. “We …

Train commuters travelling on the East West Line (EWL) experienced some delay this Wednesday (14 Aug) morning; passengers shared that the cause of the delay was announced as a track fault while SMRT did not give official information on its media platforms. Information were posted on TATA SMRT Facebook platform by the commuters: Tommy Soon wrote at 7:43am: “Alan Charles …

Following the cancellation of Chinese bike-sharing company ofo’s license last April, a new bike-sharing start-up called Moov Technology purchased all the brand-new ofo bicycles that were left behind in a warehouse in Singapore and refurbished them, before launching them last month. The company was granted a sandbox licence in April to have up to 1,000 bicycles, and as a result of that, …

Passengers traveling on the North East Line (NEL) trains on Friday (19 July) morning, experienced delays in their commute. SBS Transit (SBST), the transport operator of the NEL train service, informed in a tweet that it was caused by a track fault at the Harbour Front Station. Commuters posted their information and comments on TATA SMRT Facebook about the delay: …

The passengers onboard the North South Line (NSL) train again experienced a short delay on Thursday (11 July) evening, due to a track fault. This is the second incident this week and was informed by some commuters on TATA SMRT Facebook; SMRT again did not give any information about this disruption on its social media platforms. Mary Lee wrote at …

A review of the Public Transport Council (PTC)’s fare formula for rail transport must reflect increased operating and maintenance costs due to macroeconomic factors such as inflation, wages and fuel costs, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament on Mon (Jul 8). Responding to Potong Pasir SMC’s Member of Parliament Sitoh Yih Pin’s question on the current level of …