East-West Line Disruption: LTA Cuts SMRT's Fine to S$2.4 Million; Amount to Go to Public Transport Fund

East-West Line disruption: LTA cuts SMRT's fine to S$2.4 million; amount to go to Public Transport Fund

LTA has also directed SMRT to invest a minimum of S$600,000 to strengthen its capabilities.

SMRT to pay lower fine of $2.4m for EWL disruption; must invest at least $600k to boost reliability

The revised amount of $2.4 million is the second-highest penalty levied on a rail operator. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SMRT fine lowered to S$2.4M for EWL disruption in Sept 2024, it must invest S$600K to improve reliability

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LTA fine on SMRT for major 2024 MRT disruption reduced to S$2.4 million from S$3 million

Financial penalty will go to the Public Transport Fund to assist lower-income families; transport operator must also invest at least S$600,000 to...

SMRT fined S$2.4M, down from S$3M, for 2024 East-West Line disruption; S$600k to boost reliability

SINGAPORE: Rail operator SMRT will pay a reduced fine of S$2.4 million for a major six-day disruption on the East-West Line in September 2024. This figure was announced by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a statement on 25 July 2025. The revised amount is lower than the S$3 million financial penalty that LTA initially intended to impose when it released investigation findings in June. Penalty to support Public Transport Fund Accordi…

SMRT will pay a lower fine of $2.4 million for the major 6-day

SMRT will pay a lower fine of $2.4 million for the major 6-day disruption on the East-West Line in 2024. This is down from the financial penalty of $3 million handed out in June. The rail operator must also invest $600,000 to strengthen its capabilities, says LTA. https://str.sg/HKR2