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[SiaSuay]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Fiscal burden of public transport spending must be balanced, says Khaw



By Tan Weizhen

Published: 12:53 PM, March 8, 2017

Updated: 2:02 PM, March 8, 2017



SINGAPORE – Taxpayers have been increasingly subsisiding the higher operating costs of the public transport network, a situation that is not sustainable going forward, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Wednesday (March 8) as he asked commuters to be ‘understanding’ when fares were to be adjusted upwards.

The Public Transport Council (PTC) will be reviewing the fare formula which will expire after the 2017 fare exercise, the minister noted at the ongoing Committee of Supply debate on the Transport Ministry's budget.

“But remember, the PTC cannot always bring good news, sometimes they have to adjust fares upwards. And when they do, I hope commuters will be understanding.” Mr Khaw added.

In his speech, he laid out the projected higher investments and expenditures for the public transportation network in the years ahead.

The Government expects to subsidise public bus services by some S$3.5 to S$4 billion over the next five years under the new Bus Contracting Model, where it is responsible for buying and replacing buses.

Fare revenue, he said, is not sufficient to cover operating costs, which incurs a huge deficit. “As fares have not kept up with rising costs, taxpayers have to subsidise more and more of the operation costs, especially as we have been raising service standards significantly,” he said.


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Hosay liao more price increases coming .

Knn simi taxpayer money subsidising operating costs ? Did the government consult with the taxpayers before you invest taxpayer money ? After you invest the mrt network still breakdown . So do you think it is fair to increase the transport fares ? Please don't insult the intelligence of your voters . When mrt breakdown , it is we who get scolding from our bosses . Do you think that is fair to us ?

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Fiscal burden of public transport spending must be balanced, says Khaw



By Tan Weizhen

Published: 12:53 PM, March 8, 2017

Updated: 2:02 PM, March 8, 2017



SINGAPORE – Taxpayers have been increasingly subsisiding the higher operating costs of the public transport network, a situation that is not sustainable going forward, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Wednesday (March 8) as he asked commuters to be ‘understanding’ when fares were to be adjusted upwards.

The Public Transport Council (PTC) will be reviewing the fare formula which will expire after the 2017 fare exercise, the minister noted at the ongoing Committee of Supply debate on the Transport Ministry's budget.

“But remember, the PTC cannot always bring good news, sometimes they have to adjust fares upwards. And when they do, I hope commuters will be understanding.” Mr Khaw added.

In his speech, he laid out the projected higher investments and expenditures for the public transportation network in the years ahead.

The Government expects to subsidise public bus services by some S$3.5 to S$4 billion over the next five years under the new Bus Contracting Model, where it is responsible for buying and replacing buses.

Fare revenue, he said, is not sufficient to cover operating costs, which incurs a huge deficit. “As fares have not kept up with rising costs, taxpayers have to subsidise more and more of the operation costs, especially as we have been raising service standards significantly,” he said.


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Hosay liao more price increases coming .

Disgusting....

Typical behaviour of dictatorship.
Dictators cannot suffer by paying more and 'subsiding' sporeans. So stupid sporeans should pay.

Despite economy being poor, garbagement not going to wait anymore. Goes to show how desperate they are.

But they never ask sporeans before spending billions on transport n where got public end up paying the billions for public transport!!!

Then pay tax for fuck!!!
Fucking garbagement seems to treat tax payers money as THEIR MONEY. So after using 'their' money first to pay for capital cost of public transport , garbagement is now getting sporeans to pay for capital costs.

So what's next????
Will these cb claim billions for defence spending since weapons are to protect garbagement I mean sporeans.

Or claim for upgrade to airport n sports hub?

And after increase minimum fares to $1 for
Everything if sporeans protest by not using public transport or using lesser public transport, it'll make garbagement furious . N theyll come up with more ways to deduct money nevertheless
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EXCHANGE points subsidise ma

[skyleon]

LTA rolls out new moves as rail reliability falls short


By Tan Weizhen

AND

Kenneth Cheng


Published: 11:05 PM, March 8, 2017

Updated: 7:48 AM, March 9, 2017


SINGAPORE — With rail reliability still not hitting the mark, measures are in the pipeline to improve the system and prevent breakdowns, including tapping on big data and sensors to pre-empt faults and commuter congestion.

Among other initiatives, a new system will be developed by the end of this year to allow the authorities to quickly react to a surge in commuters during emergencies such as train disruptions. By using data analytics, when there is a train delay, the direction of escalators can be changed earlier, or additional buses can be called in faster. New sensors and lasers will also be installed to monitor the health of infrastructure and assets.

Speaking in Parliament during the debate on his ministry’s budget, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan also announced on Wednesday (March 8) the Government aims to call a tender this year to replace the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit’s ageing components and upgrade its systems.

The Government had previously set a Mean Kilometre Between Failure (MKBF) target of 400,000 train-km for the entire rail network next year. This means that trains will need to travel an average of 400,000km before experiencing a delay of more than five minutes.

In the second half of last year, the MKBF was at 192,000 train-km — lower than the target of 200,000 train-km. Despite falling short of the goal, it will be raised to 300,000 train-km this year, Mr Khaw said. “Although we are not yet where we want to be, we will get there,” he added.

The new Fusion Analytics for Public Transport Emergency (Faster) system will collect and analyse data on passenger volume and flow in real-time, from sources such as EZ-Link cards, cellular and Wi-Fi networks, as well as CCTV cameras.


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No need to analyse commuters traffic data . If you have common sense do take a ride during peak hours and you can see that it is overcrowded . Your commuters are parked like sardines in your mrt cabin. So what happens if there are still more mrt service disruptions will the LTA chief and Mr Khaw resign to take full responsibility ? Why can't Singapore have a good reliable train service system like Taiwan ; Hong Kong and Japan ?

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

LTA rolls out new moves as rail reliability falls short


By Tan Weizhen

AND

Kenneth Cheng


Published: 11:05 PM, March 8, 2017

Updated: 7:48 AM, March 9, 2017


SINGAPORE — With rail reliability still not hitting the mark, measures are in the pipeline to improve the system and prevent breakdowns, including tapping on big data and sensors to pre-empt faults and commuter congestion.

Among other initiatives, a new system will be developed by the end of this year to allow the authorities to quickly react to a surge in commuters during emergencies such as train disruptions. By using data analytics, when there is a train delay, the direction of escalators can be changed earlier, or additional buses can be called in faster. New sensors and lasers will also be installed to monitor the health of infrastructure and assets.

Speaking in Parliament during the debate on his ministry’s budget, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan also announced on Wednesday (March 8) the Government aims to call a tender this year to replace the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit’s ageing components and upgrade its systems.

The Government had previously set a Mean Kilometre Between Failure (MKBF) target of 400,000 train-km for the entire rail network next year. This means that trains will need to travel an average of 400,000km before experiencing a delay of more than five minutes.

In the second half of last year, the MKBF was at 192,000 train-km — lower than the target of 200,000 train-km. Despite falling short of the goal, it will be raised to 300,000 train-km this year, Mr Khaw said. “Although we are not yet where we want to be, we will get there,” he added.

The new Fusion Analytics for Public Transport Emergency (Faster) system will collect and analyse data on passenger volume and flow in real-time, from sources such as EZ-Link cards, cellular and Wi-Fi networks, as well as CCTV cameras.


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No need to analyse commuters traffic data . If you have common sense do take a ride during peak hours and you can see that it is overcrowded . Your commuters are parked like sardines in your mrt cabin. So what happens if there are still more mrt service disruptions will the LTA chief and Mr Khaw resign to take full responsibility ? Why can't Singapore have a good reliable train service system like Taiwan ; Hong Kong and Japan ?

Sounds fucking stupid.
So high tech. Don't even know how to walk, want to run

Damn fuckin cock!!!!
When breakdown, as if the direction of escalators is big issue.

Tell MRT station manager to manually go change direction La. Damn clown!

It's like spore want to have driver less cars but got no proper roads, no GPS, n uncontrolled bull carts all over the roads.

It'll be nothing but a fucking disaster and waste tax payers money. And as usual later on, will pass the Buck to commuters n sporeans
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Exchange points disaster ma

[skyleon]

Man killed after being run over by train at Fajar LRT station


Published: 9:48 AM, March 24, 2017

Updated: 12:07 PM, March 24, 2017


SINGAPORE — A man was killed after he was run over by a train at Fajar LRT station early Friday morning (March 24).

The man had fallen onto the track at around 1am and was later run over by the driverless train.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said one fire engine and one ambulance were dispatched to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead by paramedics on arrival.

LRT operator SMRT said that staff had spotted the man's body on the tracks at the station after the last train service had left the platform.

"The police and SCDF were immediately alerted and arrived on site shortly after. We are extending our full cooperation to the police in carrying out their investigations.” said SMRT's Head of Corporate Marketing & Communications Margaret Teo.


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[SiaSuay]

So what happen to the safety measures if any ?

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by SiaSuay

So what happen to the safety measures if any ?

Knn. Very serious case.

If driverless train cannot automatically stop when there's foreign object on tracks, someone accidentally fall down will be killed!!

Why the cb khaw never say a thing.

How can keep silent on such thing?
When don't need these cb to talk, they tcss non-stop.
But when they need to say something like why MRT keep breaking down, they diam diam. Like not their problem
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Exchange points played down ma

[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Man killed after being run over by train at Fajar LRT station


Published: 9:48 AM, March 24, 2017

Updated: 12:07 PM, March 24, 2017


SINGAPORE — A man was killed after he was run over by a train at Fajar LRT station early Friday morning (March 24).

The man had fallen onto the track at around 1am and was later run over by the driverless train.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said one fire engine and one ambulance were dispatched to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead by paramedics on arrival.

LRT operator SMRT said that staff had spotted the man's body on the tracks at the station after the last train service had left the platform.

"The police and SCDF were immediately alerted and arrived on site shortly after. We are extending our full cooperation to the police in carrying out their investigations.” said SMRT's Head of Corporate Marketing & Communications Margaret Teo.


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If he killed himself, that's a sad way to die. Won't b surprised if he did it due indirectly to garbagement. Like due to how they fucked the economy.

Hope his spirit curse MRT . Make it always breakdown or lrt Move non stop with all doors wide open until garbagement gets deposed
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Exchange points sad ma

[skyleon]

Malaysian found dead on tracks of Fajar LRT Station


Sim Yan LingFoo Jie Ying


Mar 25, 2017 06:00 am
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After the last train pulled out of the Fajar Light Rail Transit (LRT) station early yesterday morning, a body was spotted on the tracks.

Police said the man had been run over and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The New Paper understands that the deceased is Mr Ang Boon Tiong, a Malaysian in his 40s.

When contacted, SMRT spokesman Margaret Teo said they alerted the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force immediately. "We are extending our full cooperation to the police in carrying out their investigations," she said.

Residents of Block 454, Fajar Road, told TNP yesterday that they had heard shouting from the coffee shop near the block at around 10pm the night before, but they did not know if it was linked to the case.

Ms Corrine Lye, 52, who lives on the 15th storey, said: "There were very loud noises, screaming - men's voices."

This is not the first fatality on the LRT line. In 2000, a hawker assistant died after he was hit by a train near Jelapang Station.

He was found to have walked along the tracks after having too much to drink.

In 2010, an LRT technician died of injuries sustained after being hit by a train at Phoenix Station. He was checking the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations.

SYSTEM

While tracks and trains have a system that detects objects on the tracks, the investigation and decision for the train to stop or to continue moving comes from the Operations Control Centre (OCC), said Dr Lee Der Horng, a transport researcher at the National University of Singapore.

He told TNP: "This system eliminates false alarms.

"If the train stops every time something on the track is detected, there will be too many interruptions."

With regard to yesterday's incident, it could have been too late for the OCC to intervene, said Dr Lee.



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[dark-warriors]

How on earth did man get onto the tracks in the first place ?

[CafuCarlos]

Originally Posted by sadfa

Knn. Very serious case.

If driverless train cannot automatically stop when there's foreign object on tracks, someone accidentally fall down will be killed!!

Why the cb khaw never say a thing.

How can keep silent on such thing?
When don't need these cb to talk, they tcss non-stop.
But when they need to say something like why MRT keep breaking down, they diam diam. Like not their problem
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Exchange points played down ma

Too many dollar notes stuffed down their throat, that's why cannot talk

[skyleon]

Trial of new train signalling system to start on Mar 28


By Olivia Siong, Channel NewsAsia
Posted 27 Mar 2017 11:12
Updated 27 Mar 2017 12:24



SINGAPORE: All trains travelling along the North-South Line (NSL) will pause around 11pm on Tuesday (Mar 28), as authorities begin the trial of a new signalling system that will allow trains to travel at closer intervals.

Commuters will have to wait about 10 minutes during the last hour of passenger service, as SMRT's Operations Control Centre and train captains switch the network and trains over to the new signalling system.

The new system will allow trains to run more closely to each other, and this can shorten the waiting time for trains at stations from the current 120 seconds to 100 seconds.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said this could also improve peak hour capacity by up to 20 per cent.

"The results will help LTA decide when to extend trials to longer service hours, and eventually the full switch-over of the new signalling system," said Mr Tan Yih Long, LTA's re-signalling project director.

The move comes after LTA and SMRT successfully conducted trial runs during engineering hours, after passenger service.


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[skyleon]

NSL signalling fault; LRT train breaks down on Tuesday night


Published: 9:34 PM, March 28, 2017

Updated: 1:19 AM, March 29, 2017


SINGAPORE — Hours before a new signalling system was due to be tested on the North South Line (NSL), the NSL service was disrupted and part of the Bukit Panjang LRT service went down.

At 8.44pm on Tuesday (March 28), SMRT tweeted for commuters to add 15 minutes of travel time from Bishan to Sembawang towards Jurong East due to a signalling fault.

An update at around 9pm added that the signalling fault happened at Sembawang station.

At 8.57pm, SMRT also alerted that there is no LRT train service between Choa Chu Kang station (BP1) and Bukit Panjang station (BP6).

As of 9.28pm, LRT train services have resumed with free bridging bus services still available, said SMRT.

According to photos posted by Facebook user Myo Khine, a LRT train could be seen stranded in the middle of the track and several passengers were walking on the tracks.

About 65 passengers from the stalled train were escorted back to the Teck Whye station (BP4), said a SCDF spokesman.



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Clap clap clap well done Ah Khaw and LTA . Still cannot solve the problems.

[skyleon]

Train signalling trial goes smoothly; SMRT to hold another on Thursday


By Tan Weizhen and Valerie Koh

Published: 11:11 PM, March 28, 2017

Updated: 2:52 AM, March 29, 2017


SINGAPORE — Rail operator SMRT will carry out another trial of its new signalling system on the North South Line (NSL) on Thursday (March 30), after a temporary switchover on Tuesday went smoothly, with trains running on the new system for more than an hour before services ended at night.

Hours before the start of the trial, however, two unrelated breakdowns occurred: A stretch of the NSL — between Bishan and Sembawang — was hit by a signalling fault that persisted for two hours, causing delays of up to 15 minutes. The issue was resolved at about 10.20pm — less than an hour before the trial started. Elsewhere, SMRT’s Bukit Panjang LRT system broke down for an hour.

Nevertheless, there were no hiccups during the temporary switchover — which started at about 11.15pm — to the new system, which involved more than 30 trains and all 26 stations on the NSL. At the start of the test, trains were halted for less than 10 minutes, before services resumed using the new signalling system.

SMRT described the test as successful, and it monitored train operations until the end of service. Some changes tested out included the automatic opening and closing of train doors on the new signalling system. Under the existing system, train captains control the doors manually.


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[sadfa]

Originally Posted by skyleon

NSL signalling fault; LRT train breaks down on Tuesday night


Published: 9:34 PM, March 28, 2017

Updated: 1:19 AM, March 29, 2017


SINGAPORE — Hours before a new signalling system was due to be tested on the North South Line (NSL), the NSL service was disrupted and part of the Bukit Panjang LRT service went down.

At 8.44pm on Tuesday (March 28), SMRT tweeted for commuters to add 15 minutes of travel time from Bishan to Sembawang towards Jurong East due to a signalling fault.

An update at around 9pm added that the signalling fault happened at Sembawang station.

At 8.57pm, SMRT also alerted that there is no LRT train service between Choa Chu Kang station (BP1) and Bukit Panjang station (BP6).

As of 9.28pm, LRT train services have resumed with free bridging bus services still available, said SMRT.

According to photos posted by Facebook user Myo Khine, a LRT train could be seen stranded in the middle of the track and several passengers were walking on the tracks.

About 65 passengers from the stalled train were escorted back to the Teck Whye station (BP4), said a SCDF spokesman.



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Clap clap clap well done Ah Khaw and LTA . Still cannot solve the problems.

Zhun bo. Walk on tracks.

Just recently a guy on tracks was killed by automated lrt. Got safety conscious bo.
Cb MRT should activate scdf to use cranes to carry passengers from track to ground or activate saf use helicopters
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Exchange points safe ma