The taskforce includes not just SMRT and SBS Transit, but also specialists from the rail sector, and will address recent MRT and LRT service disruptions.
A signalling fault occurred between Lorong Chuan and Caldecott on the Circle Line, causing delays for commuters during the morning peak hour on Friday, 21 May.
All circuit breaker trip coils on the Tuas West Extension have been replaced with new ones, with power cable replacement due to start in January 2021.
Minister of Transport Ong Ye Kung has stated that SMRT made the right decision to detrain passengers who were stuck on trains during the 14 October breakdown.
All electrical power cables along the Tuas West Extension will be replaced following the MRT breakdown on 14 October 2020.
A train fault extended travelling time on the North-South Line by 15 minutes on the morning of 14 August 2020, the second rail glitch in the week.
The reliability of the train network continued to improve in the last three months, with train-kilometres between breakdowns now above the 1.4 million mark.
The MRT network's reliability continued to improve in the first nine months of this year, with train-km between delays breaching the one million mark.
Reliability on Singapore's two oldest MRT lines continues to show improvement with upgrading works past halfway mark.
The North-South Line and Circle Line were affected by a power fault on Sunday morning, resulting in slow train services.
Commuters on the North-South Line faced delays during their Tuesday morning commute due to a train fault at Marsiling MRT station.
The National Transport Workers' Union has called for commuters to help to assist front-line workers when trains break down.
Commuters on the East-West Line were facing a 40-minute delay during the peak hour on Wednesday morning due to a track point fault at Clementi.
Consortium wins $18.8m contract to develop system which aims to cover entire network, says the Land Transport Authority
A track fault along the East-West line on Saturday, 18th August, resulted in a 20-minute delay between Tampines and Pasir Ris stations.
Live testing of the East-West Line's new signalling system will commence on the five Sundays between 29th April and 27th May.
The North-East Line was hit by delays during the Wednesday morning rush hour due to a train fault at Little India station.
A track fault has caused train delays along a west-bound stretch of the East-West Line from Jurong East to Joo Koon on Monday morning.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday that testing of the East-West Line's new signalling system will be extended to normal operating hours.
The number of major MRT delays remained high last year, even as the distance clocked by trains before faults occurred improved considerably.