Public transport

Arson disrupts high-speed train traffic in France

Workmen dealing with charred cables and equipment along a section of railway line affected by arson, south of Valence's TGV railway station, in the south-east of the country, on Oct 27.

Potong Pasir station replaces its rectifier transformers earlier to avoid failures

A new rectifier transformer arriving at Potong Pasir Station on Oct 26.

SMRT rolls out free reflexology service at 3 MRT stations

Three reflexologists from the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped providing complimentary reflexology to commuters.

Last call for the NightRider bus: Can Singapore be a 24-hour city without it?

The NR1 bus route, first launched in 2000, ferried passengers from popular nightspots to heartland neighbourhoods.

SMRT’s new welding machine helps join tracks more durably, cuts time for replacements

Workers using the new flash butt welding machine to press the ends of the rails together after passing an electrical current through them, to weld them together..

Tokyo’s Yamanote Line to mark 100th anniversary of loop line operations

Commuters travel in a train on the JR Yamanote Line, in Tokyo, on Feb 12.

Public bus drivers welcome penalties for disruptive passengers, say it will deter misbehaviour

Amendments to the Bus Services Industry Act, passed on Oct 14, will give the Land Transport Authority stronger powers to act against disruptive passengers.

Python found under seat of SMRT bus in Woodlands after two rescue attempts by Acres

The juvenile python was located resting under a seat at the back of the bus on Oct 22.

Cable that broke in Lisbon rail crash was uncertified, report shows

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the site of the accident after Gloria Funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4, 2025. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS/File Photo

Woman arrested after using pepper spray on Tokyo’s Yamanote train during dispute over priority seats

The incident occurred at around 7.45pm local time inside a Yamanote loop line train.

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