Singapore forms new task force to tackle rail disruptions, after at least 15 over past three months

FILE PHOTO: SMRT staff advising the members of public during the breakdown at platform area of Thomson-East Coast Line Outram Park MRT station on Sept 17. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: A new task force comprising senior leaders from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit, as well as technical experts from the industry, will be formed to find immediate solutions to improve rail reliability and responses to service disruptions.

This comes after a spate of at least 15 separate rail disruptions hit the MRT and LRT network over the past three months, with the latest involving the suspension of train services on the Thomson-East Coast Line during the morning peak on Sept 17.