In Parliament today, I called for Ministry of Transport, Singapore to accelerate the implementation of the Seletar MRT Line. The recent free rail rides initiative is a good move to ease congestion during peak hours on the Punggol–Sengkang LRT and the North East Line. However, with population density continuing to rise in Jalan Kayu, Punggol and Sengkang, this initiative alone will not be a long-term solution. To truly move the needle for residents in these areas, the Seletar MRT Line is eagerly

7.6K views · 47 reactions | Train service on the North East Line (NEL) between Farrer Park and Punggol Coast MRT stations was disrupted due to a power fault on Tuesday morning (Aug 12) at around 11.30am. The disruption lasted about 3 hours, and full service was resumed at 2.10pm with trains progressively returning to schedule, said SBS Transit on X at 2.19pm. https://asia1.news/4lmmFDa #sgnews #singapore #transport #PublicTransport #MRT #TrainSG | AsiaOne | Facebook

North East Line train services have fully resumed after a three-hour disruption caused by a power fault late Tuesday morning (Aug 12). The fault stranded commuters at 11 stations and also halted services on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines, which only partially resumed about five hours later. SBS Transit’s CEO apologised for the disruption, saying the fault’s cause is being looked into as engineers work to fully recover service on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines. | CNA