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

Money collected will be used to help needy families with transport fares

Published Tue, Oct 1, 2013 · 10:00 PM

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    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.

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