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Recent spate of incidents on SMRT rail network ‘unacceptable’: LTA

SINGAPORE — The recent spate of incidents on the SMRT rail network, including today’s (March 3) disruptions on the Circle and East-West Lines, are “unacceptable”, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA), noting that “commuters have been severely inconvenienced again”.

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SINGAPORE — The recent spate of incidents on the SMRT rail network, including today’s (March 3) disruptions on the Circle and East-West Lines, are “unacceptable”, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA), noting that “commuters have been severely inconvenienced again”.

“LTA has directed SMRT to investigate the various disruptions and give a full account of them. LTA is also conducting our independent investigations,” said an LTA spokesperson in a statement, adding that the LTA intends to review again SMRT’s management of resources and processes for the maintenance of the rail system.

The authority will also be working with SMRT on immediate remedial actions. “We expect the SMRT Board and management team to put in maximum effort and resources,” said the spokesperson.

Train service on the East-West Line was disrupted this evening for about 90 minutes due to a “track fault”. It was the second disruption of the day after a signal fault this morning left commuters stranded at stations along the Circle Line.

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