SMRT,,, maximum capaciy

[commoner]

heard from someone from LTA...

before the GE2011, the MRT was already operating at its maximum safety capacity (for peak periods), and they did not foresee the population growth to this level when the MRT was built,,,,,

GE2011, the population growth by FTs had cost the PAP votes, they have somewhat pressured the SMRT to increase the capacity to soothe the voters dis-satisfaction....

without improving and upgrading of the infrastructure of the SMRT, and simply increasing the trips by adding more cars to pacify the commuters, this kind of disruptions will be a common feature,,,,, whether it has compromised the safety of commuters or not, let's see if we need to have the indian train or china train accidents to happen to wake the government and voters up.,,,,

anyway, the government and the top LTA and SMRT managers dive, they don't squeeze into sardine packed trains

 

[laksaboy]

Increasing the capacity/frequency of trains is like putting a Band-Aid on a fracture.

It does not solve the root problem.

What is the root problem? Singapore's population of 5 million is too high and unsustainable.

Of course, the massive influx of foreigners over the second half of the last decade also introduced social strains, but Singapore's current problem is primarily a mathematical one: there are too many people on the island, 5 million is too many.

You are witnessing this first-hand everyday inside trains, train stations and on the roads.

The scholars and policy planners who thought that increasing Singapore's population to 6 million would create a self-sustaining economy should be dragged by their hair and shot.

There are also (unconfirmed) rumors that SMRT had outsourced technical maintenance to cheaper foreigners. If true, that would have definitely exacerbated the problem.

 

[Nice-Gook]

I agree with you.What we have in hand are symptoms.The sickness is that MRT infrastructures are overwhelmed by PAP sudden increase in population.The worse is yet to come.

Housing,health care and education are other areas that are creaking and breaking too.But MRT symptoms are obvious like flu but unlike housing,health care and education where the symptoms are not that obvious but still a killer.

 

[johnny333]

What's scary is that the damage done can't be rectified

Even if the PAP is kicked out in the next GE, the mess they are responsible will still be there:(

 

[Loofydralb]

A system that take months to identify and install a CCTV system for their platforms has incompetent people running it.

A system that takes years to identify and install platform doors has incompetent people running it.

An essential system like transport that fails and fails again and again has incompetent people running it.

The problem as you can see is easily identifiable. The issue here is how can those incompetent people remove themselves?

Oops....the big boss high up can lose billions, so what is a few thousand commuter complaints?

Now can you guys see where the rot came from?

 

[Nice-Gook]

A has incompetent people running it.

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has incompetent people running it.

The problem as you can see is easily identifiable. The issue here is how can those incompetent people remove themselves?

Not so simple.A coin has 2 sides.Why are there incompetent people running the system when the salaried paid can buy the best in the world?.....ask yourself this.

Because incompetent people are the easiest scapegoats.They take instructions without telling you to FO.And when the shit hits the fan they take that shit too.They are there very much because they are not competent.....just look for the puppet-master behind the scene.

Saw nor Lui contributed to the sudden increase in our population.LKY did.

 

[Loofydralb]

Not so simple.A coin has 2 sides.Why are there incompetent people running the system when the salaried paid can buy the best in the world?.....ask yourself this.

Because incompetent people are the easiest scapegoats.They take instructions without telling you to FO.And when the shit hits the fan they take that shit too.They are there very much because they are not competent.....just look for the puppet-master behind the scene.

Saw nor Lui contributed to the sudden increase in our population.LKY did.

The point of my post was to highlight the fact that you can trace where the problem originated.

I wouldn't disagree with you that lky can be traced along those lines too.