Train services between Jurong East and Buona Vista on the #EWL resumed on Tuesday and are running normally.

Here’s a recap of what happened and how train services were recovered. It was a massive effort, with over 800 workers from SMRT, LTA and its contractors working tirelessly to replace the damaged rail segments. With no power in the affected sections, workers also had to manually push 1-tonne rail segments up to 700m, each delivery taking up to 45 minutes. Meanwhile, we coordinated with SMRT and other bus operators to deploy 85 free regular bus services and up to 80 bridging buses, with over 600 staff managing the situation on the ground.

Thanks to these efforts, train services resumed. SMRT continues nightly inspections to ensure no further issues arise.

We appreciate commuters’ patience and understanding.

You're invited to the #ThoughtfulBunch's 10th Anniversary Event! 🥳

Celebrate 10 thoughtful years of gracious commuting with various activities and exciting prizes to win! 🎁 Psst..we'll also be unveiling a life-sized surprise. 🫣

Don't forget to shop at the Knackstop booth over the weekend from 12-13 Oct, 12-9pm, where you can enjoy exclusive deals on all Graciousness-themed merch. 🛍️😍

See you there!
📍 Northpoint City, South Atrium, Level 1
🗓️ 11 Oct 2024, 12-9pm
🗓️ 12-13 Oct 2024, 11am-9pm

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Do you stay in or have visited Jurong or Buona Vista recently? If you have your OBU installed, you may have seen car park availability info on it as you drove around these two areas. 🚗

First rolled out in the CBD and major shopping areas, the alerts save motorists the hassle of searching for parking lots.

To date, close to 125,000 vehicles have been fitted with the OBU. As more vehicles come onboard, we’ll continue to explore adding more features to enhance your driving experience.

➡️ To install the OBU early, you can contact any authorised workshop to schedule an appointment. Or, for added convenience, you can arrange for it to be done during your next routine servicing too!

#GoodNews Punggol Coast station on the North East Line (#NEL) will open for passenger service on 10 Dec, 3pm! 🙌🥳

Located in the heart of #PunggolDigitalDistrict, Punggol Coast station will provide greater connectivity to the JTC Business Park and Singapore Institute of Technology (#SIT) campus, as well as the upcoming Punggol Coast Mall. 🏢

With the new station, over 200,000 households will be within a 10-min walk of a NEL station, and they can enjoy shorter travel time to the city centre and other parts of Singapore. For instance, journeys from Punggol North to Outram Park or Orchard will take 45mins on NEL as compared to 60mins today.

#DidYouKnow Punggol Coast station was fully designed by LTA’s in-house designers and managed by LTA in partnership with JTC. The station is also targeting to achieve BCA’s Green Mark Certification for its energy-efficient design and operations! 💡🌱

#ThereRailBeMore #MoveLite

With that, day 1 of the birthday bash weekend has come to a close. Huge shoutout to those who joined us! 🥳🙏
 
If you missed your chance today, don’t fret! The party goes on for 2 more days! Plus, the Knackstop pop-up will be available tomorrow till Sunday from 12-9pm where you can enjoy event-exclusive deals on all #Graciousness-themed merch! 😍
 
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Have you met our new friends? 🤩 They’ll be here at Northpoint City, South Atrium, Lvl 1 till tomorrow 9pm. Catch them and grab a we-fie while you can! 🤳🏼📸

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It's a wrap! 🙌🏼Thank you for joining us at the #ThoughtfulBunch's 10th Anniversary Event weekend. We hope you had a blast and learned more about our graciousness on public transport campaign.

Remember, you can be part of our Thoughtful Bunch during your everyday journeys too! 🚄

Cheers to 10 glorious years of gracious commuting, and here’s to many more ahead. 🧡 #Thoughtful10yrs

We’ll be progressively upgrading all our push buttons at signalised crossings to touchless microwave sensors! 🚦
 
In 2022, we trialled touchless sensors for pedestrian crossings

✅ Both infrared and microwave sensors were trialled. While both met the reliability and performance requirements, microwave sensors performed better and were able to automatically adapt to environmental changes. 🌦️
 
The new sensors will also have braille text indicating ‘Touch to activate’. Once activated, the sensors will emit a sound to alert visually impaired pedestrians that their intent to cross the road has been registered. 😎🔊
We will begin works in Q4 2025 and will progressively complete over the next 6 years.