Second SMRT breakdown spurs checks on tracks before resumption of service


The Government will commission a formal Committee of Inquiry to look into the troubling spate of SMRT breakdowns, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The move comes as SMRT’s North-South Line broke down again for seven hours on Saturday morning, affecting 94,000 commuters heading into town on the last weekend before Christmas.

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