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3in1 News (Reply-Only Folder) - Saw Phiak Hwa:MRT disruption due to rain[/TD]
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[TD="class: msgtxt"]Problems along East West line
COMMUTERS on SMRT's East West line continue to experience hiccups despite a new platform having opened at Jurong East interchange in May to relieve a service bottleneck there.
Stockbroker Cole Cheong, 40, who has been taking the line for 20 years, said things have actually worsened: 'The trains are very crowded, and people get into quarrels frequently because of that. There are service disruptions at least once a week. Just 10 years ago, things were smoother, we had a lot more private space on the trains.'
SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa said the system is 'still reliable compared with other systems', and 'I don't see anything significant' in the number of disruptions and delays. She attributed them to higher service frequency, new trains which 'need to break in', and more rainy days. Another factor is the erection of platform screen doors at surface stations, which need to synchronise with train doors.
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[TD="class: msgtxt"]Problems along East West line
COMMUTERS on SMRT's East West line continue to experience hiccups despite a new platform having opened at Jurong East interchange in May to relieve a service bottleneck there.
Stockbroker Cole Cheong, 40, who has been taking the line for 20 years, said things have actually worsened: 'The trains are very crowded, and people get into quarrels frequently because of that. There are service disruptions at least once a week. Just 10 years ago, things were smoother, we had a lot more private space on the trains.'
SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa said the system is 'still reliable compared with other systems', and 'I don't see anything significant' in the number of disruptions and delays. She attributed them to higher service frequency, new trains which 'need to break in', and more rainy days. Another factor is the erection of platform screen doors at surface stations, which need to synchronise with train doors.
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