Tag Archives: LRT

Our reader mocks the PAP for building Bukit Panjang LRT due to political pressure and wonders if the same is true for the upcoming Downtown Line. "As a Minister, Khaw has failed miserably. It seems he only knows ow to blame everyone else except himself".

In light of Khaw Boon Wan's admission that the BPLRT was built as an 'afterthought' to political pressure, SDP said it only shows that PAP's infrastructural projects are carried out to win votes rather than for the long-term good of the people.

Our beloved Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan divulged that the Bukit Panjang LRT system, which has been dogged with problems, was actually built due to political pressure. He insists, however, on upgrading it as the design is bad and makes him dizzy.

A Sengkang resident is unhappy with the amenities at LRT stations as they create inconveniences for the elderly and wheelchair-bound. Shouldn't the LTA or grassroots leaders do something to make their lives easier?

An inquiry into a man's death at Fajar LRT station revealed that he may have been hit by 2 trains. In March this year, 43 year old Ang Boon Tong had a bit too much to drink and fell off the platform in a drunken stupor. He leaves behind a wife and 3 children. #RIP

A netizen who posted a video of repair and maintenance staff performing their repairs along the LRT tracks at an undisclosed location in Sengkang has been slammed by fellow netizens, who criticized the netizen for whining about small issues and being ungrateful.

After a hiatus of almost a month since the start of the Aidilfitri celebrations in June, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has finally been found, this after he made a statement congratulating the Circle Lines and the Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines for not breaking down.

Orh hor, the Straits Times anyhow report that two LRTs collided at Sengkang! In its clarification today, the Land Transport Authority explained that ST's article was "erroneous" and "misleading" as there was no collision on the LRT line. It said the two LRTs were actually coupled and travelling as one train when it suddenly stalled, causing passengers to lose their balance. LTA believed people may have gotten the wrong impression that the trailing train-car collided with the one in front. It assured the public that all passengers were alright as the staff manually drove them to another station safely.

The North-South (Red) MRT Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT line went down in the evening today within 30 minutes of each other. Photographs posted on Facebook by netizens showed stranded commuters making their way dangerously on the high ledge of the broken down LRT train. The LRT train had broken down just after leaving Teck Whye Station.

The Straits Times is causing a stir with its super exciting video of an LRT train leaving Fajar LRT station... but the reasons for the viral spread of the video remain unclear. According to a reader who alerted us to the video, ST shared a link to a video showing an LRT train closing its doors and leaving Fajar station for its next destination.