The Land Transport Authority is imposing a fine of $5.4 million on transport operator SMRT for the system-wide disruption on the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL) on July 7.
Chew Men Leong, Chief Executive of LTA, says: “After a full and comprehensive investigation, LTA concludes that the disruption is due to maintenance lapses by SMRT. LTA hence intends to impose a high financial penalty on SMRT in light of the seriousness of the incident, and given that several hundred thousands of train commuters, as well as motorists and bus commuters, were inconvenienced by this disruption. We require SMRT to review and improve their maintenance regime to prevent future occurrences.”
This is the highest financial penalty imposed on an operator since the two disruptions in December 2011, which affected about 221,000 commuters and for which SMRT was fined $2 million.
The fine will go to the Public Transport Fund to help needy families with their public transport expenditures.
As revealed by the LTA earlier on July 29, the disruption was caused by intermittent tripping of the rail power system at multiple locations by the 64P safety mechanism.
A combination of factors had resulted in weak electrical resistance of one of the third rail insulators between Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place MRT stations, which in turn activated the 64P mechanism.
LTA identified an ongoing water leak in the tunnel close to the insulator as a contributor to the weak electrical resistance. The leak, and inadequate maintenance, had resulted in extensive mineral deposits on the insulator and trackside equipment.
LTA says the incident could have been prevented if SMRT had rectified the tunnel water seepage as required under LTA’s Code of Practice for maintenance.
Under the code, SMRT has to attend to any tunnel water dripping directly on trackside equipment, such as the third rail, immediately upon discovery.
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Chew Men Leong, Chief Executive of LTA, says: “After a full and comprehensive investigation, LTA concludes that the disruption is due to maintenance lapses by SMRT. LTA hence intends to impose a high financial penalty on SMRT in light of the seriousness of the incident, and given that several hundred thousands of train commuters, as well as motorists and bus commuters, were inconvenienced by this disruption. We require SMRT to review and improve their maintenance regime to prevent future occurrences.”
This is the highest financial penalty imposed on an operator since the two disruptions in December 2011, which affected about 221,000 commuters and for which SMRT was fined $2 million.
The fine will go to the Public Transport Fund to help needy families with their public transport expenditures.
As revealed by the LTA earlier on July 29, the disruption was caused by intermittent tripping of the rail power system at multiple locations by the 64P safety mechanism.
A combination of factors had resulted in weak electrical resistance of one of the third rail insulators between Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place MRT stations, which in turn activated the 64P mechanism.
LTA identified an ongoing water leak in the tunnel close to the insulator as a contributor to the weak electrical resistance. The leak, and inadequate maintenance, had resulted in extensive mineral deposits on the insulator and trackside equipment.
LTA says the incident could have been prevented if SMRT had rectified the tunnel water seepage as required under LTA’s Code of Practice for maintenance.
Under the code, SMRT has to attend to any tunnel water dripping directly on trackside equipment, such as the third rail, immediately upon discovery.
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