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Getting Around
- MRT Accidents
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MRT Accidents
See also: Community
Issues - MRT Accidents
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Platform doors for
elevated MRT stations |
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"The
Land Transport Authority will spend more than
$126 million to install platform screen doors at
elevated MRT stations to prevent track
intrusions... |
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"Track intrusions have gone up from an average
of 16 cases a year in 2004 and 2005 to 30 in
2006 and 31 last year..." |
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Source: The Straits Times Page B2 3 Sep 2008 |
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INCIDENT AT PAYA LEBAR STATION ON 4 APRIL 2007 |
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On 4 April 2007,
eastbound train service from Aljunied to Eunos
stations was disrupted at 10.21am when a man was
hit by a train at Paya Lebar Station.
To maintain
service on the unaffected stretches of the
EastWest line during the incident, all eastbound
trains were turned around at Aljunied Station.
Train services on the westbound and the
NorthSouth
Line were not
affected. Eastbound train service resumed at
11.02am.
A bus bridging
service was deployed to ferry passengers between
Aljunied and Eunos stations during the train
service disruption. About 1,800 passengers
travelling from Aljunied
to Eunos stations were affected during the
incident.
Passengers were
informed of the service disruption and free bus
services through announcements, notices and the
rail travel information system at affected
stations.
Passengers who
were unable to complete their journeys due to
the disruption can claim a full fare refund from
the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 51
SMRT stations, within the next three working
days.
Police
investigations are in progress. |
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Source:
www.smrt.com.sg News Release 4 Apr 2007 |
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INCIDENT AT
WOODLANDS MRT STATION ON 2 MARCH 2007
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On 2 March 2007,
northbound train service from Admiralty to
Kranji stations was disrupted at 3.20pm when a
woman was hit by a train at Woodlands Station.
To maintain
service on the unaffected stretches of the
North-South line during the incident, all
northbound trains were turned around at
Admiralty Station and some southbound trains
were turned around at Kranji Station. Train
services on the southbound and the East-West
Line were not affected. Northbound train service
resumed at 4.12pm.
A bus bridging
service was deployed to ferry passengers from
Admiralty to Kranji stations during the train
service disruption. About 2,900 passengers
travelling from Admiralty to Kranji stations
were affected during the incident.
Passengers were
informed of the service disruption and free bus
services through announcements, notices and the
rail travel information system at affected
stations. Passengers who were unable to complete
their journeys due to the disruption can claim a
full fare refund from the Passenger Service
Centre in any of the 51 SMRT stations, within
the next three working days.
Police
investigations are in progress. |
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Source:
www.smrt.com.sg News Release 2 Mar 2007 |
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Incident at Eunos Station on 23 January 2007 |
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Date of Issue: 23 January 2007
On 23 January
2007, eastbound train service from Aljunied to
Tanah Merah stations was disrupted at 3.01pm
when a man was hit by a train at Eunos Station.
To maintain
service on the unaffected stretches of the
East-West line during the incident, all
eastbound trains were turned around at Aljunied
Station and some westbound trains were turned
around at Tanah Merah Station. Train services on
the westbound and the North-South Line were not
affected. Eastbound train service resumed at
3.49pm.
A bus bridging
service was deployed to ferry passengers from
Aljunied to Tanah Merah stations during the
train service disruption. About 4,000 passengers
travelling from Aljunied to Eunos stations were
affected during the incident.
Passengers were
informed of the service disruption and free bus
services through announcements, notices and the
rail travel information system at affected
stations.
Passengers who
were unable to complete their journeys due to
the disruption can claim a full fare refund from
the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 51
SMRT stations, within the next three working
days.
Police
investigations are in progress. |
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Source:
www.smrt.com.sg News Release 23 Jan 2007 |
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MP suggests using half-height platform screen doors in MRT stations
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Man fatally hit by
train |
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A
Chinese man in his mid-40s died last night
after he was hit by a train at Chinese Garden
MRT station. The man had reportedly flung
himself into the path of an oncoming train. |
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Source: Straits Times 19 Oct 2006 (H2) |
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Safety
at MRT and LRT stations |
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"Despite
the various safety measures in place, there
have been more than 220 cases, where
commuters were found trespassing on the
tracks at above-ground MRT and LRT stations,
between 1991 and 15 September 2004. |
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"Eighty-seven
percent of such cases were non-accidental
acts, which involved commuters jumping onto
the tracks to retrieve personal items,
walking, running or taking short cuts to
another platform, and acts of
suicide....." |
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SMRT
to conduct more patrols on platforms |
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SMRT
has doubled the number of patrols at its 35
open-air platform stations to try to make
sure commuters stay behind the yellow safety
line until the trains have stopped. It will
not put up full-height screen doors,
estimated to cost more than S$220 million,
at these platforms. |
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Source:
Straits Times 21 Sep 2004 H5 |
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See
also: Community
Issues: MRT Accidents |
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Man
fatally hit by MRT train after fall |
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A
man died when he fell and was hit by an
oncoming train at Bishan MRT station
yesterday afternoon. This is the second
fatal accident at this station. |
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See
also: Community
Issues: MRT Accidents |
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Source:
Straits Times 16 Sep 2004 (H6) |
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Two women
fall into path of MRT trains, 1 dies |
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A 50-year-old
Chinese woman died after she fell off the platform and was
hit by an MRT train at Bukit Batok MRT station yesterday
afternoon. In a separate incident, another woman, in her
40s, suffered serious head injuries and an open fracture
in her right leg when she fell off the platform and was
hit by an MRT train at Redhill MRT station yesterday
evening. These are the third and fourth such incidents in
just over a month. LATEST: The second woman has died in
hospital. (1 Sep 2004) |
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Source:
Straits Times 1 Sep 2004 (3) |
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Man falls
on MRT tracks, survives being run over by train |
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A man who fell
onto the tracks at Bukit Batok MRT station yesterday
suffered crushed toes when a train pulling into the
station ran over him. |
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Source:
Straits Times 15 Aug 2004 (3) |
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Man falls
and dies at Bishan MRT station |
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A 31-year-old
Chinese man died after falling on the track in front of an
oncoming train in Bishan MRT station at about 1pm
yesterday. The tragedy disrupted the northbound service
between Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio MRT stations for about an
hour. |
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Source:
Straits Times 29 Jul 2004 (6) |
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Man
hit by MRT train dies |
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A
man was killed when he was hit by an MRT
train near Marsiling station at about
11.40pm on Saturday night. Mr Tan Ngak Yam,
70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT
tracks when he was hit by a northbound train
about 500 m from the station. |
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Source:
Straits Times 2 Dec 2002 (H5) |
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Boy
injured in accident at Bishan MRT station |
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A
10-year-old boy was taken to KK Women's and
Children's Hospital yesterday evening, after
being dragged by an MRT train along
the platform at Bishan MRT station. Moses
TAN had a fractured right leg, a fractured
right shoulder, bruises on his limbs and
chest, and lacerations on his head after the
incident. It is not known how the incident
happened. |
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Source:
Straits Times 8 Nov 2002 (3) |
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Three
injured in LRT accident |
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An
LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an
empty one in Choa Chu Kang on Sunday 19 Nov
2000 after an operations officer failed to
do a manual check of the lines before
restarting the network system. The impact
threw seated and standing passengers to the
floor of the train, injuring three of them.
The service was disrupted for seven hours
but it was restored in stages and was fully
functional again by 2.30pm the same day.
Communications and Information Technology
Minister YEO Cheow Tong visited the site
soon after being told of the accident. |
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Source:
Straits Times |
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