33 injured after accident involving SMRT, SBS Transit buses in Jalan Jurong Kechil
By Ainslee Asokan
11 May 2018 11:53AM (Updated: 11 May 2018 12:35PM)
SINGAPORE: Thirty-three people were injured after an accident involving two buses occurred along Jalan Jurong Kechil near Bukit Batok on Friday (May 11) morning.
Pictures posted online showed that a SBS Transit bus on the 157 service had collided into a stationary SMRT bus on the 970 service at a bus stop. Both buses were seen to bear extensive damage.
SMRT added that their bus captain was also among those injured.
Police said they were alerted to the accident at around 9.03am.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were also at the scene and added that 33 people were brought to various hospitals islandwide.
Fourteen injured passengers were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, another 14 to the National University Hospital and five to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, added SCDF.
“BLOOD ON THE FLOOR”
“I heard a big bang and I saw passengers roll over the floor,” said Linie Gabas Sajonia, 46, who was on the SBS Transit bus.
“I saw blood on the floor and the passengers were crying.”
She added: “Some passengers in the bus couldn’t walk and were totally injured.”
The SBS Transit bus was seen to have mounted the kerb and hit a bollard. The windshield of the bus was badly shattered and shards of glass were seen strewn on the road.
The front of the of the bus was also damaged, with parts that had dislodged itself from the bus.
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Every time Ah Khaw opened his mouth something bad happened in the transport system . Coincidence ???
Live testing of East-West Line signalling system likely to take place every day in June
By Gwyneth Teo
11 May 2018 11:39AM (Updated: 11 May 2018 11:40AM)
SINGAPORE: Live testing of the East-West Line’s (EWL) new signalling system will likely take place every day during the June school holidays, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Friday (May 11).
The new signalling system was fully tested with live passengers across the entire North-South Line (NSL) and EWL over the last two Sundays, and will continue for the next three Sundays, said Mr Khaw at the 6th Joint Forum on Infrastructure Maintenance .
If the tests continue to be uneventful, the system will be tested live every day throughout June, he said.
When fully operational, the new signalling system will allow trains to arrive at shorter intervals of 100 seconds instead of 120 seconds.
Mr Khaw attributed the improved reliability of the NSL and EWL to the early closures and late openings of MRT stations, saying the train network is on track to achieving one million mean kilometres before failure, before 2020.
But he acknowledged the inconvenience this has caused commuters.
“Our response is to make full use of the extended engineering hours to improve train reliability. We owe it to our commuters,” Mr Khaw said.
The next project for the NSL and EWL will be the renewal of the power supply system, which will cost nearly S$900 million.
The power supply system renewal will begin later this year, with additional engineering hours from early closures and late openings required to support the project, Mr Khaw said.
He stressed that it must be executed well, as power failure would have a fundamental impact on passenger service.
The project is complex. For instance, temporary mobile substations need to be set up before the new power supply system can be installed and configured, and the necessary re-commissioning test done before changing over to the new power supply, he said.
All these must be completed before passenger service can resume in the morning, he added.
Mr Khaw had also launched Challenge Shield awards for rail workers.
The shield comprises two awards: most reliable MRT line and the most improved MRT line. Each award will come with a modest cash prize to be used for staff welfare and the appreciation of engineering and maintenance crew.
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Hello SMRT & LTA & Thales how many times you guys want to do testing ??? You still don’t have confidence in your new system ? You have no right to use your commuters as your guinea pigs .
Five-year project to upgrade MRT power supply may require train service hours to be shortened
Published 3 hours ago
Updated 25 min ago
Adrian Lim
Transport Correspondent
SINGAPORE - The renewal of the North-South and East-West Lines’ (NSEWL) power supply system will be a complex project which may require MRT service hours to be shortened, so engineers have more time to do the upgrading.
For commuters, this mean stations closing earlier and opening later on certain days - a practice which has been taking place since December last year for maintenance work to be carried out.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Friday (May 11) that the upgrade of the power system, which kicks off later this year, will cost nearly $900 million and take five years to finish.
Speaking at a forum on infrastructure maintenance at the Land Transport Authority (LTA), Mr Khaw gave details of the extensive work needed for this project.
The power supply system is one of six core assets that are being replaced on the ageing NSEWL, which is more than 30 years old, to boost the lines’ reliability.
Mr Khaw said that temporary mobile substations must be set up before the existing power supply system can be removed.
The new power system can then be installed and reconfigured to perform the same functions as the old system. A re-commissioning test must also be done, Mr Khaw said.
He said all these tasks must be completed satisfactorily before passenger service can resume the following morning. This is why the early closures and late openings of train stations is important, he said.
“If necessary, we will seek commuters’ understanding for more extended engineering hours to help us complete the power system renewal more quickly,” Mr Khaw said.
“If the renewal is not well executed, it can have a widespread impact on passenger service. No power, no train service,” he added.
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Morning train delay on East West Line on Thursday
Published on 2018-05-17 by Martha Soezean
A minor train delay occurred this morning on the East West Line (EWL). It is said that the journey time between Bugis and Aljunied was extended, in the direction of Pasir Ris.
No official explanation was given by SMRT but there were a few posts of information and complaints from commuters on TATA SMRT Facebook and Twitter pages.
On Tata SMRT, Paul Lee informed commuters to expect an additional 5 minutes travel time from Bugis to Aljunied but Qian Ru added that at each station the train stopped at least 5 minutes. A usual 20 minutes to Raffles Place took 30 to 40 minutes:
Paul Lee wrote: East West Line - Train Fault
Bugis - Aljunied. Additional 5 minutes traveling time. Info from telegram app of land transport guru.
Qian Ru wrote: In train from bedok towards city. Each station is at least 5 mins stop. Usual 20 mins ride to raffles plc is now taking at least 30 to 40 mins.
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Looks like still no improvements in service and communication . Such world class mrt transport system Singapore has . The mrt WILL definitely cause the PAP more votes .
North-South Line hit by delay due to platform screen door fault: SMRT
Published 45 min ago
Updated 15 sec ago
Charmaine Ng
Lee Min Kok
SINGAPORE - The North-South Line was hit by a platform screen door fault on Thursday (May 17) during the evening peak hour, with train operator SMRT advising commuters to add 35 minutes to their travel time.
Earlier, at 6pm, train operator SMRT tweeted that commuters should expect additional 15-minute travel time from Ang Mo Kio to Dhoby Ghaut stations towards Marina South Pier.
About 15 minutes later, the operator said the delay has extended to 25 minutes.
The additional travel time was again extended to 35 minutes at around 6.45pm, according to SMRT’s tweet.
In a follow-up tweet, SMRT added that free regular bus services are available between Novena and Marina South Pier stations.
Student Martin Ho was among one of the commuters affected.
The 15-year-old, who boarded from Bishan station at around 5.55pm, said the train has been “stopping and moving at least three or four times between stations”.
“At this rate, I will be late for my family dinner and my mother will scold me,” he told The Straits Times.
Another commuter, Mr Marcus Teo, said he took about 20 minutes to travel from Toa Payoh to Somerset station, where he alighted at about 6.30pm. He said the commute usually takes him about 10 minutes.
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Ask your mother not to scold you . Not your fault . Ask your mother to scold SMRT .
Train fault on East-West Line a day after North-South Line delays
SMRT advised commuters to add 20 minutes to their travel time from Boon Lay to Queenstown, towards Pasir Ris.
Published 1 hour ago
Updated 1 hour ago
Lydia Lam
SINGAPORE - Train services on the East-West Line (EWL) were delayed just as the evening peak hour set in on Friday (May 18).
SMRT alerted commuters to the delay, which it attributed to a train fault, at 5.10pm.
The transport operator advised commuters to add 20 minutes to their travel time from Boon Lay to Queenstown, towards Pasir Ris.
According to an alert in the Land Transport Authority’s MyTransport mobile application, the train fault occurred at Clementi Station and resulted in trains moving at a slower speed.
Service resumed shortly after, with SMRT saying it was cleared at 5.37pm.
“Trains are progressively returning back to normal speed,” it said. “We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
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Yet another wonderful breakdown in mrt service . Blame it on train fault . But they never blame themselves . They never take responsibility and accountability . Still want to vote for PAP ?
Bukit Panjang LRT breaks down, commuters walk on track, go on sight-seeing trip
Spreading the sunshine.
By Mandy How | May 19, 2018
Commuters went on a sight-seeing trip on Saturday, May 19, 2018 after the Bukit Panjang LRT line broke down due to a track fault between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang Stations.
SMRT tweeted at 2.17pm announcing the breakdown and saying that they were “sorry”:
Excursion
However, they are probably not as sorry as these passengers, who got an excursion along the LRT tracks:
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To the residents of Bukit Panjang do you still want to vote for PAP ?
Commuters angry at Khaw Boon Wan for saying reliability & fares not linked, explained
He said he will see to it that operators ensure reliability.
By Joshua Lee |Belmont Lay | May 19, 2018
Public transport commuters in Singapore are angry at Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan again.
What did Khaw say?
This was after Khaw said in Parliament on May 18 on the final day of the debate on the President’s Address that linking reliability to transport fares directly could worsen the situation:
“When a system is very unreliable, in fact, that is the time to pump in more resources… And if you punish them through reduced fares, you are withdrawing resources from the operators, and you will be doing exactly the opposite.”
This was reported by Channel News Asia.
Why did he say that?
He was responding to parliamentary questions from Workers’ Party Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan and Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah on whether rail reliability and service standards can be captured in the new fare formula.
In other words, Khaw meant that fares should not go down if public transport becomes unreliable.
Because unreliability means there are problems, and money is needed to fix these problems.
Reducing fares exacerbates the problems.
These questions pertain to the new transport fare formula that will kick in by end-2018.
The new transport fare formula will take into account a whole bunch of stuff that includes price index, operator productivity, and the capacity of public transport supply to serve demand.
However, rail reliability and service do not factor in the new fare equation.
Public transport fare formula to be revised from end-2018, explained
What is the latest arrangement?
At present, public transport operators in Singapore are no longer responsible for public transport infrastructure or capacity.
The government owns all bus assets and operators bid to run services.
With the Rail Financing Framework, for example, SMRT will pass the buck: Infrastructure concerns are under the purview of the Land Transport Authority.
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https://mothership.sg/2018/05/khaw-b...s-reliability/
Commuters no need be angry with him . Just vote him and the PAP out .
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Oops Ah Khaw opened his big mouth today .
Bukit Panjang LRT breakdown . The Gods must be not happy with Ah Khaw and the PAP .
SMRT trains breakdown for 3rd day in a row, CEO still missing
May 19, 2018
SMRT saw it’s third consecutive breakdowns today (May 19) at the Bukit Panjang LRT line, and it’s newly-appointed army general CEO Neo Kian Hong is still missing in action.
At around 2.20pm today, SMRT announced that all services at the LRT were terminated due to an undisclosed train fault between Bukit Panjang and Phoenix LRT station. Power and ventilation in train cabins were cut off, and according to a commuter the cabin was “cooked like an oven”. Passengers, including a few with mobility issues like elderly and infants, who were stuck in the train cabin had to walk on the train tracks back to the station for safety.
This is also the third time SMRT CEO Neo Kian Hong is absent from public statements, along with the outgoing SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek.
Earlier in March, the Land Transport Authority spent S$344 million on the revamping work of the LRT. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan claimed that the railway route design is wrong and the LRT initial construction was rushed because the PAP government was under “political pressure”.
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http://statestimesreview.com/2018/05...still-missing/
The new SMRT CEO sure know how to take cover whenever there is a breakdown .