Singapore's SMRT to be fined RM9.9mil for six-day train service disruption last September

Releasing the findings of its months-long investigation into the incident, LTA said degraded grease was likely to have caused a faulty part of a train’s undercarriage to fall out, which precipitated the disruption on the morning of Sept 25, 2024. - Photo: Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore's public transport operator SMRT will be fined S$3 million (RM9.9 million) following a six-day MRT service disruption on the East-West Line (EWL) in September last year, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

LTA said that in determining the penalty amount, the agency took into account that SMRT had borne the cost of repairs and had provided free bridging buses and regular bus services, as well as shuttle train services at the affected stations.