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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.
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 ...
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.
SMRT first attempted to install a passenger information system SMRTime on trains using LCD displays in 1999; these have since been removed. [59] In November 2006 the doors of three cars (carriage number 1006, 2006 and 3006) were installed with a dynamic, in-train system displaying station information for testing; these are similar to ones used ...
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train axle box on one of the first generation C151 trains, which had been deadheading to Ulu Pandan Depot after it was withdrawn at Clementi station, dropped onto the tracks ...
At about 9 am local time on 25 September 2024, a faulty eastbound Kawasaki C151 train was pulled out of service at Clementi station. [9] Eyewitnesses said there was smoke emitting from the train as it arrived into Clementi station. The 850 passengers on the train disembarked and SMRT staff guided the passengers to Clementi station. [10]
SMRT Trains is also licensed to operate the T251 rolling stocks, which operates on the Thomson–East Coast Line. SMRT Light Rail operates the C801, C801A and C801B rolling stocks on the Bukit Panjang LRT. The C851E will be added to SMRT's fleet in tandem with the opening of the CCL6 line. [3]
Rail transport in Singapore mainly consists of a passenger urban rail transit system spanning the entire city-state: a rapid transit system collectively known as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system operated by the two biggest public transport operators SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) and SBS Transit, as well as several Light Rail Transit (LRT) rubber-tyred automated guideway transit lines also ...