(2013, December 27). Downtown Line service disrupted today.
TODAY. Retrieved from http://www.todayonline.com/
SINGAPORE — Train service on the Downtown Line (DTL) was
disrupted this evening (Dec 27) at about 9pm before being restored
at 10.10pm, said SBS Transit (SBST).
"At about 9pm, there was a power fault affecting the
Downtown Line. 50 passengers on one train were detrained at
Bayfront Station. Full service resumed at 10.10pm. We
apologise to all commuters for the inconvenience caused," said Ms
Tammy Tan, Senior Vice President, corporate communications, SBS
Transit.
Based on CCTV footage, the power fault appears to be due
to activation of the detrainment door device, said Ms
Tan.
"Based on CCTV footage on board our train, it would appear that
the power fault which caused the Downtown Line to shut down this
evening may be the result of the activation of the detrainment door
device," said Ms Tan. "We note that there were some
children playing around the detrainment door area. A small girl
appears to have accidentally activated the detrainment door device
which caused the emergency brakes to be automatically applied. This
resulted in a tripping of the power supply to the Line which is a
safety feature of the system.
"We are still investigating the incident and apologise to all
affected."
The end of the disruption was announced on a Twitter post that
the Land Transport Authority (LTA) posted on behalf on SBST. The
transport operator said: “DTL service has resumed. Once again, we
are sorry for the inconvenience caused.”
The service disruption was originally reported by the LTA, also
on Twitter. In the tweet, SBST said that “we are very sorry” and
added that bus bridging services were made available during the
disruption in service. SBST said the downtime was due to a power
fault.
This is the second time the DTL suffered a service downtime in
just six days. A train fault at its Bayfront MRT Station disrupted
services for about 15 minutes on Dec 22 just hours after the first
stretch of the DTL was opened.
These breakdowns come despite SBS Transit previously announcing
that more than 180 drills were conducted prior to the opening of
the first six stations of the DTL. Some of the drills involved
multiple agencies and included simulations of scenarios where
trains break down. Shuttle bus service routes were also tested.
SBST also said that trains go through an automated process
before they enter service every morning. The process, which lasts
about 20 minutes, includes testing of brakes, air-conditioning,
lighting and battery systems, while customer service officers also
check the trains.
(2013, December 28). Downtown Line 1 suffers second disruption
in a week. TODAY. Retrieved from http://www.todayonline.com/ {Duplicated
article, although simplified}
SINGAPORE — The newly-opened Downtown Line 1 was crippled again
last night, its second disruption since its opening last
Sunday.
A power fault struck all six stations on the
line — Chinatown, Telok Ayer, Downtown, Bayfront,
Promenade and Bugis — at about 9pm yesterday, resulting in some 50
passengers on one train being detrained at Bayfront station, said
SBS Transit Senior Vice-President for Corporate Communications
Tammy Tan.
She said the power fault may have been caused by the activation
of the detrainment door device.
“Based on CCTV footage on board our train ... we note that there
were some children playing around the detrainment door area. A
small girl appears to have accidentally activated the detrainment
door device, which caused the emergency brakes to be automatically
applied,” said Ms Tan.
“This resulted in a tripping of the power supply to the Line,
which is a safety feature of the system. We are still investigating
the incident.”
The operator did not answer queries on how many commuters in
total had been affected.
Full service resumed more than an hour later, at 10.10pm, Ms Tan
added.
The 15-minute disruption that marred its opening day, which was
caused by a train fault, also occurred at Bayfront station.
