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Clementi station was first constructed as part of Phase IA of the MRT system, a 8.5-kilometre (5.3-mile) segment which spans from Tiong Bahru to this station. [2] Initially planned to be built as part of Phase II, this segment was targeted to be completed in 1988, right after the completion of MRT Phase I to increase Phase I's catchment area ...
Train services between Boon Lay and Queenstown had been suspended since 9am on 25 September 2024 after trains lost power on a stretch near Clementi MRT station. A defective train axle box on one of the first generation C151 trains, which had been deadheading to Ulu Pandan Depot after it was withdrawn at Clementi station, dropped onto the tracks ...
The train operator SMRT Trains first reported the incident at 9:52 am and suspended train services between the Queenstown and Boon Lay stations. [10] [14] The Land Transport Authority (LTA) later announced at 2:45 pm that there would not be train services between Boon Lay and Queenstown for the rest of that day because of the extensive damage. [14]
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) C151 is the first generation electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock in operation on the North–South and East–West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) under Contract 151.
On 5 August 1993, a train on the East West Line of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) rear-ended another train that was stationary. It was the MRT's first major incident and resulted in 156 passengers being injured. It was caused by a maintenance vehicle leaking 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) of oil onto the tracks.
The first ten eastbound trains reported braking problems. Then, at 7.50 am, the eleventh east-bound train from Jurong stopped at the Clementi Station for two minutes longer than scheduled due to it using its emergency brakes to stop at the station, and was then hit by the twelfth east bound train when it failed to stop in time. 156 passengers ...
The Emergency Stop Plunger, found in all MRT stations, enables trains to be stopped before entering stations in case of an emergency. The safety of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore was questioned by the public after several accidents on the system during the 1980s and 1990s.
Planned route of the Cross Island MRT line [41] [42] The 58 kilometres (36 mi)-long CRL is planned to run in a generally east–west direction, serving 27 stations [10] and being an alternative route to the existing East–West (EWL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. [7] [43] Phase 1 of the line goes west from Changi, in the east, to Pasir Ris.