Khaw: MRT to emulate Taipei's metro reliability
Photo: The Straits Times
Adrian LimMY PAPER
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
SINGAPORE'S rail system has lost its "mojo" but it is working hard to regain its earlier standing, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.
Lauding the Taipei metro system for its reliability, Mr Khaw urged rail operators SBS Transit and SMRT to emulate its example.
He noted that rail staff from the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) - which was formed in 1996 - had in its early years visited Singapore to study the MRT, which began operations in 1987.
"We were then an exemplary MRT player and a subject of study," he said in a speech at a forum on rail infrastructure maintenance.
"Unfortunately, maybe due to complacency or distracted management attention, we lost our earlier standing. I prefer to use the word, we lost our mojo. Let's work hard to regain our mojo."
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