Three Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) disruption in just one week

In just a week, three major breakdowns occured. The first breakdown which occured on the Circle Line (Orange) on 14 Dec (Wed) affected 1400 passengers.

Another breakdown occured on the North- South Line (Red) the next day during the evening rush hour, and also known as one of the worst breakdown in its 24 years of operating history, affecting about 127,000 passengers, causing choas and four trains to be stalled, all in the underground tunnel around the city center.

One of the four trains that stalled had one of its door window smashed to allow ventilation in the train as several commuters complained of warm air and lack of air that caused two passengers to be sent for medical treatment.

Two days later during the morning on the North- South line again, another train disruption occured, again at the same stretch were the breakdown occured two days ago during that time. About more than 90,000 commuters were affected, causing more angers and complaints by the public.

They even asked SMRT CEO to step down following three incidents and even said that the transport system was like a third world transport system because of SMRT trains crowded most of the times during peak hours and the recent breakdowns that occured as well as delays that occured before the breakdowns. Singapore's MRT had been praised by some other countries of having an efficient, safe and clean public transport to be known as a world class transport.

The cause of the two recent breakdowns on the North- South Line (NS line) is several claws disloged or missing from the third rail and the collector shoes from the train was unable to get power from the third rail, causing a trin to halt.

During the midnight- morning inspection following two recent incidents on the NS line and the East West Line (Green) which both lines uses the same track, they founded 21 claws disloged from the third rail and out of 120 over trains, 13 trains had to be withdrawn from service following an inspection. Investigation is still ongoing over these two incidents.

Train breakdown on the Circle Line: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/circle-line-train-service-suffers-delays.html

Train breakdown on NS line (15 Dec):http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1171573/1/.html

Train breakdown on NS line(17 Dec): http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1171914/1/.html

Inspection of NS- East West Line (18 Dec): http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1172066/1/.html