SMRT, SBST to be fined $1.1m for rail incidents

RAIL operators SMRT and SBS Transit (SBST) will be fined a total of $1.11 million for five rail incidents.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday said it intends to impose total financial penalties of $860,000 on SMRT for four separate incidents on the North-South and East-West Lines, the Circle Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT.

At the same time, a financial penalty of $250,000 will be imposed on SBST for a service disruption on the North East Line.