Yahoo Poll: How long will it be till MRT breakdowns are a thing of the past?

Yahoo News Singapore

22 January 2019 at 6:00 pm

Even as Singapore’s mass transit railway operators carry out long-term renewal on its various train lines, having periodically closed some stations early over the past few months, a train delay on the North South Line occurred on Tuesday morning, to the annoyance of rush-hour commuters.

That delay resulted in commuters having to add some 30 minutes of train travel time, although many netizens posted photos of jam-packed station platforms.

Will Singapore’s transport operators be able to fully resolve these seemingly-frequent train breakdowns? If so, how long do you think it might take? Have your say in our poll and leave a comment below.

7 NSL, 5 EWL stations to close earlier from 30 Nov-15 Dec on Fri-Sat

Train delay hits North South Line on Tuesday morning: SMRT

First major train fault of 2019 sees commuters on North-South Line delayed for an hour

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