The Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) has broken down for the second time in a week. The Straits Times understands a train broke down between Choa Chu Kang and Phoenix stations and another train was used to push it out of the way - but that got stuck too.
In a Facebook post at 4:10pm on Thursday (18th January), transport operator SMRT said there was no service from Choa Chu Kang station to Phoenix station, and that 'our engineering staff are attending to a train fault'. It added that free bus and bridging bus services had been made available. "We will update you on the situation when more information is available," it said.
The operator has not revealed the root cause of the previous breakdown on Friday. Vice President of Circle Line and BPLRT Roger Lim said, "Our investigations confirm that the damage to the signal stop tape, which indicates to the driverless train where the train should stop accurately at the station, was caused by one of the BPLRT trains passing through the station on the day of the incident. The train that caused the damage was withdrawn from service for further checks, and as a safety precaution, train services were halted temporarily for engineering staff to conduct a system-wide safety check. There were no injuries from this incident."
