SMRT takes steps to lower risk of repeat breakdown

Singapore

EVEN as SMRT tries to determine the root cause of Tuesday's service disruption, the rail operator is putting in place immediate measures that it says will "mitigate the risk of a recurrence of the disruption" that brought services on the North-South East-West lines to a halt this week.

In a statement on Friday evening, the train operator said that these measures include rescheduling longer-term track upgrade and renewal programmes when necessary. This is so that priority for track access during the "limited maintenance hours at night" can be given to immediate remedial actions that can "safeguard the system against a recurre…