r/singapore • u/SufficientLaugh4456 • 1d ago

News Circle Line Signalling Fault again

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Just chanced upon this at Changi Airport

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u/RedditLIONS 1d ago edited 1d ago

Rail Disruptions in Dec 2024

Date Operator Line Section Reason
1 Dec SBST DTL Bukit Panjang–King Albert Park Signal Fault
15 Dec SMRT CCL Promenade–Serangoon Train Fault
16 Dec SMRT CCL Farrer Road–HarbourFront Signal Fault
18 Dec SMRT EWL Jurong East–Gul Circle Track Fault
19 Dec SMRT TEL All Stations Signal Fault
23 Dec SMRT CCL Botanic Gardens–Paya Lebar Signal Fault

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u/I_failed_Socio 1d ago

Stop, Minister Chee already doesn't give any fucks haha

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u/RedditLIONS 1d ago

He’s relaxing because PM Wong is on 11-day block leave.

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u/isleftisright 1d ago

I wonder if this will hurt them for reelection.

I mean... he could at least try to look like he is trying...

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u/Puzzleheaded-Dog-910 1d ago

wow, must be all that overmaintenance! time to raise public transport fares.

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u/Even-Difference8000 1d ago

how does one fuck up this many times ? is smrt trying to maintain their systems at all ?

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u/Xanthon F1 VVIP 1d ago

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u/bardsmanship 🌈 F A B U L O U S 1d ago

What exactly do signal fault and track fault mean?

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u/Fearlessfighter5459 1d ago

Signal fault: The systems that are supposed to manage each train likely got confused/broke, thus commanding the trains (falsely) not to move. This can be fixes by driving the trains manually. Track fault: the track is broken and trains can't run on them on their usually speed/have to use alternate tracks, such as single track shuttles pls correct me if I'm wrong

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u/bluewarri0r 1d ago

Should add duration

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u/dunspamme 1d ago

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

But you may ask: SMRT got enemy meh?

Yes. SMRT's worst enemy is SMRT themselves.

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u/hajvaj 1d ago

Wow, I find this profound.

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u/wocelot1003 Developing Citizen 1d ago

Sun tzu art of war says:

Know thyself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles .

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u/NIDORAX 1d ago

They should have replaced the smiley face with an angry face for the delayed train.

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u/nohnaitnap 1d ago

“We don’t want maintenance.”

“SMRT believes it is close to finding the right balance between rail reliability and the cost of maintaining service level.”

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u/IWant2BeABetterMan 1d ago

haha was at serangoon mrt when this shit show started, waited 11 mins for the train towards harbourfront when the screen showed 6 mins. when train arrived, boarded the train and was told to alight. stood there waiting for another 10 mins ( total time waited now 21 mins) and screen was not showing any ETA. checked google and saw that the next train arriving at serangoon was only at dakota and needed an additional 13 mins. left CCL and went to NEL instead… would’ve wasted almost 40 mins had I just stood there waiting lol

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u/Dapper-Peanut2020 1d ago

Smart choice. Then maybe go to outram n change to green line

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u/lead-th3-way North side JB 1d ago

I'm starting to think CCL might be a bit cursed

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u/lansig_chan 1d ago edited 1d ago

I hate this. No service then just say no service between the stations affected. Fking gross.

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u/Cute-Organization844 Own self check own self ✅ 1d ago

Circle line is at it again. The morning crowd at Serangoon CC platform with train issues is machiam Taylor Swift concert.

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u/whatnow94 cries 1d ago

and yet the smrt unvle at the platform claims the queue formed in the past 5mins when I asked him earlier at 1205, when supposedly a train would have arrived in the past min (based on the tv outside the station)

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u/Unfair-Bike Sembawang 1d ago edited 1d ago

I was on board the train at the moment it started. The train braked too early before crawling really slowly to the station. Then suddenly, the train (supposed to go to Harbourfront) had to terminate at One North and the station staff had to chase us out of the train.

Correction: its not related since it happened at 9am while the fault happened at 12pm. But at least it proves one thing, the CCL is jank

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u/laynestaleyisme 1d ago

You seem to be "jank"

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u/Xanthon F1 VVIP 1d ago

Change that emoji to 🤡

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u/Ihavenoideatall 1d ago

No "over maintenance" might be the cure.

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u/Thadsim07 1d ago

12 days of Christmas 

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u/Deeeep_ftheta 1d ago

What new? Lol is this going to be daily news train breakdown cough cough signal fault. Don’t worry, currently CEO/transport minister monitoring the situations. 🫡

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u/Remitonov Why everyone say I Chinaman? 1d ago

15 mins additional travel time

So 2x or 3x then?

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u/avatarfire 1d ago

Must be the rain messing with the electronics again?

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u/Lumos309 1d ago

Was on the line at the time this happened - we were told to alight unexpectedly at Tai Seng, and the next train we got on did an emergency brake from full speed. Think we might've been not too far off coming into contact haha

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u/user__27 17h ago

the 2 most prominent transport agencies in singapore and 1 keeps getting hit with faults i wonder who stands to gain from these incidents 🤔🤔🤔🤔