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Joo Koon MRT collision during new Thales signalling system trial

S2 · 11/15
2017 · 08:20 · Thales (Ground Transportation) · Joo Koon MRT station, Singapore

Record

CompanyThales (Ground Transportation)
Categoryrail supplier
Typecrash
Date11/15
2017
Time of day08:20
LocationJoo Koon MRT station, Singapore
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale2 trains / 28 injured
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceThe Straits Times

What happened

Two SMRT trains collided at Joo Koon MRT station on Singapore's Circle Line while a new Thales-supplied signalling system was being trial-run alongside the old system; the mismatch caused a train to remain stationary on the track undetected by an approaching train, injuring 28 people. Thales publicly apologized and Singapore's LTA fined SMRT S$1.9 million.

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