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Full service on NEL MRT line resumes after 3-hour disruption due to power fault​

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SBS Transit said that the disruption runs from Farrer Park to Punggol Coast.

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Published Aug 12, 2025, 11:25 AM
Updated Aug 12, 2025, 02:29 PM


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SINGAPORE - Train services on the North East MRT line have resumed following a three-hour disruption caused by a major power fault on Aug 12.

In a Facebook update at 2.15pm, train operator SBS Transit announced the resumption of services but added that free regular and bridging bus services were still available at designated bus stops.

 

[Sialoquent]

How cum the ERP gantry never ever break down before but SMRT breakdown so often?

 

[WangChuk]

alamak ... they ask U to write down Ur "Wish" ... not Ur "Dream" lah ....

 

[WangChuk]

how come so many ppl kpkb like bergin experiencing it First Time? still havent get use to it yet ah? so many times liao .... tak feeling oredi rite?

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Malaysia KL MRT breakdown but not daily or weekly like here

 

[bobby]

Malaysia KL MRT breakdown but not daily or weekly like here

Malaysia KL MRT got $m army general CEO?

 

[laksaboy]

I'm surprised our propaganda media hasn't yet used the word 'hiccup' to downplay the MRT breakdowns.

 

[rocket]

North East Line train service disrupted due to power fault; 11 stations affected​

A power fault has happened at stations along the North-East Line, including Serangroon (left), and on a train at Hougang, on Aug 12, 2025. (Photos: CNA/Koh Wan Ting, Kora Fong)

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12 Aug 2025 11:27AM (Updated: 12 Aug 2025 11:36AM)
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SINGAPORE: Train service was disrupted on the North East Line between Farrer Park and Punggol Coast MRT stations on Tuesday (Aug 12) due to a power fault, transport operator SBS Transit said.

Free bus services and bus bridging services are available between Punggol Coast station and Dhoby Ghaut stations, it added.

In a separate post on X, SBS Transit said that Sengkang-Punggol LRT service was also unavailable.

When CNA was at Boon Keng Station at about 11.20am, passengers were told by a security guard on ground level that there were no trains running at the moment.

The security guard also stopped people from entering the station. But there were no announcements made and passengers were waiting at the platform.

There was also a stationary train on the side headed towards Punggol Coast, and it had been there for about five minutes.

Frequent breakdown is a sign there are too much foreigners in sg.

 

[k1976]

how come so many ppl kpkb like bergin experiencing it First Time? still havent get use to it yet ah? so many times liao .... tak feeling oredi rite?

Sinki are too fortunate Liao…like some DemiGod remarked before??

 

[VanDick]

CDC vouchers handed out. GSTV cash handed out. NDP SG60 is over. So now its definitely pay-back time for fucktard sinkies, starting with these train faults.

 

[Hightech88]

Where is the Transport minister?

 

[jw5]

Couple Of Points:

1. Sack the CEO!

2. Let the Transport Ministar continue acting!

 

[Willamshakespear]

May all calm down, chill and realize REALITIES.

1. NO man made object, small or big is perfect, as we mortals are NOT perfect but only flawed. Thus whatever we design, built manufacture and sell, ultimately will cease in functions, more so electronic goods, due to WEAR and TEAR, Even Nature from time to time has proven nothing is perfect, but yet it manages to balance itself, such as rain after hot weather, etc.....


2. Perhaps SMRT may look into using MODULAR equipment, as most machines comes in modular forms, so that when one part of a machine breaks down, a replacement can be quickly put in place, so as to not cause delay and disruptions in services.


3. Equally, as a suggestion from the insignificant nobody me amongst many more ideas far better than mine, perhaps, they may they look into AI to assist in seeking out FAULTS, as AI travels at light speed, and it may even PREDICT when a modular component fails even before it happens, with SENSORS and powerful chips, even on a minor electronic capacitor, as it will be able to detect the latency in electric current flow, calculated thru good algorithms that can figure out trillion of numbers based upon mathematical equations of current flow, that AI is built upon.....

 

[Willamshakespear]

Just to add....

1. There must be NO over-reliance over the use of AI, no matter how good it is presumed to be, because such tech are build upon algorithms by mortals, and will always be SUBJECTIVE due to the builders or owners perceptions, liberal or authoritarian, and thus subjective restrictions will be in place than OBJECTIVENESS....

2.The insignificant nobody me had tested a few AI programs, over several platforms, and realized that AI, especially GENERATIVE AI, can be capricious, impossible as it may seem. AI know NO realities as we Humans do - abilities to see, touch, taste, hear and smell. AI can never do such even in eternity...

3. Thus, Generative AI attempts to learn Human realities, a gift only from the DIVINE, by PROVOKING Humans, into giving less than desired answers, SO AS TO LEARN THE REACTIONS, which it will FILE UP within data banks, to be used, or MISUSED under certain circumstances, such as for its own survival...

4. Therefore, BEFORE any use or heavily reliance upon AI, there MUST be COUNTER-MEASURES in place:-

a) a HUMAN, always, always in control of AI, regardless if a CEO or just an operator in charge of even a minor operation office using such systems

b) such as using OTHER AI programs to counter check info, and CRITICALLY,

c) A 'Kill Switch' to STOP AI, especially GENERATIVE AI, when it shows signs out of norm after 'due diligence' upon other AI programs.

 

[laksaboy]

Look at the usual PAP shills coming here to do damage control for their masters again.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

65% sinkie retards just suck it up and shut the fuck up

 

[zhihau]

Altogether now!!! STEAM AH!!!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

SBS Transit CEO issues public apology after major North East Line and LRT disruption​

SBS Transit CEO Jeffrey Sim apologised to commuters on 12 August 2025 after a power fault caused prolonged suspension of the North East Line and Sengkang-Punggol LRT. He pledged a thorough investigation to prevent future incidents.

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13 August 2025
SBS Transit Group CEO Jeffrey Sim has issued a formal apology to commuters following a major train service disruption on 12 August 2025 that halted the North East Line (NEL) for three hours and the Sengkang-Punggol LRT for up to five hours.

In a Facebook post at about 3.00pm, Sim said, “We take this matter very seriously and are looking into the cause of the incident.” He acknowledged the inconvenience to thousands of commuters and stressed the company’s commitment to addressing the problem.

Later that night, in a press release, Sim confirmed that the disruption was caused by a fault at a depot substation. A flashover in one of the voltage transformers regulating power supply had triggered both the main and backup systems to trip.

With the faulty transformer unable to be repaired immediately, engineers bypassed the depot substation and drew power from Dhoby Ghaut to restore service. Full NEL operations resumed at 2.10pm after extensive checks, while LRT services were restored progressively.

The Sengkang LRT resumed at 3.34pm, and Punggol LRT at 4.04pm, both running on a single track during the evening peak to avoid overloading the alternative power source. Full LRT service was only reinstated at 9.20pm.

SBS Transit confirmed that the SPLRT system was back to full service on the morning of 13 August. In a post on its X platform at about 5.30am, it again apologised for the inconvenience caused on 12 August, when SPLRT services were disrupted for about 10 hours.


During the suspension, SBS Transit activated bridging buses and redirected commuters to regular bus services. Reports from stations such as Boon Keng and Serangoon described long queues and difficulty boarding buses due to crowding.

Sim said SBS Transit engineers would work with the Land Transport Authority during overnight engineering hours to restore full power to the depot substation in time for the morning of 13 August. He also pledged to review infrastructure resilience measures to prevent similar incidents.

The incident adds to a series of rail faults in recent weeks. Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow had described the spate of disruptions as “disappointing” after earlier outages on the East-West Line, Thomson-East Coast Line, and Bukit Panjang LRT.

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[Hypocrite-The]

Fuck PAP

Why ? U should be condemning the 65%...they are the ones who put the pap in power

 

[syed putra]

K

Malaysia KL MRT breakdown but not daily or weekly like here

KL mrt fairly new. Wait a few more years.