Public transport disruptions

Power returns to most of San Francisco after widespread outage

City Hall’s dome in San Francisco went dark following an hours-long outage late on Dec 20.

South Korean rail workers plan to go on strike from Dec 23

Banners bearing protest messages from unionised rail workers are hung inside Seoul Station on Dec 10. The union had initially planned to launch the strike on Dec 11.

MRT reliability edges up in Oct; LTA starts publishing punctuality, passenger impact data for TEL

Overall rail reliability in Singapore posted a slight improvement in October after dipping over the previous two months.

New webpage showing MRT, LRT delays in real time to be launched on Dec 13

The webpage will consolidate information on lines operated by both rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit, and provide live information during disruptions.

‘Can you hear us?’: IndiGo meltdown turns grand wedding reception into a video call for newlyweds

Mr Medha Kshirsagar and Ms Sangama Das are seen attending their wedding reception via a video call due to airline IndiGo’s massive flight scheduling snafu.

MRT passengers say info on minor delays will reach them too late with new ‘localised’ alerts

A train staff looking on, and commuters waiting for a train at Kallang MRT station, at 8.39pm, after the announcement of a train fault which had occured, on Dec 2, 2025.

Passengers at Kembangan, Bedok face longer waits for MRT trains as EWL track work enters last stage

Live testing of trains and other systems is being done on newly installed tracks, said LTA.

News analysis

Timely information is critical to prevent confusion when MRT services are down

What caught many by surprise during the Dec 2 East-West Line delay was the silence from rail operator SMRT on its official channels.

Rail operators to prioritise alerting commuters at affected stations for minor MRT delays: LTA

An SMRT employee directing people at Paya Lebar station on Dec 2.

Passengers left confused after East-West Line delay due to track fault on Dec 2

Amid the track fault that occurred before 8pm on Dec 2, passengers were left confused after being directed to trains that ran in opposite directions to their designated platforms.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.