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.
In its investigations, LTA found that a likely cause of the failure was a faulty axle box from a train yet to have its safety components overhauled.
LTA will conduct a thorough investigation on the recent train disruptions across a few areas in order to pinpoint the cause to prevent future incidents.
LTA states that train shuttle service will only run every 20 minutes between Jurong East and Buona Vista stations by 27 September 2024.
The LTA has announced that the Circle Line will return to normal operations as additional tunnel maintenance works have been completed ahead of schedule.
Train services along the East-West Line from Bugis to Aljunied were disrupted after a person who entered the track was killed.
A broken signalling cable has been identified as the cause of a six hour disruption on the Downtown Line on 28 December 2020.
All electrical power cables along the Tuas West Extension will be replaced following the MRT breakdown on 14 October 2020.
Preliminary investigations indicate that a faulty power cable had caused the breakdown which disrupted the evening rush-hour commute for many commuters.
A power fault on the North-South and East-West lines during the evening rush hour on 14 October 2020 has resulted in delays for commuters.
A power fault caused a six-hour disruption on the North East Line, with services at Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok MRT stations hit during morning rush hour.
A train fault encountered at Fajar LRT station caused services on the Bukit Panjang LRT to be disrupted on Monday evening.
17 stations on the East-West Line, from Tiong Bahru to Tuas Link, will close earlier on Fridays and Saturdays from 8th to 31st December.
Following the disruption on Saturday caused by a water pumping system malfunction, pumps at all MRT tunnels have been checked and necessary repairs made.
A malfunction in the water pumping system at Bishan MRT station caused rainwater to collect in the MRT tunnel, resulting in weekend train service disruption.
A crossover track on the new Canberra MRT station along the North-South Line, between Sembawang and Yishun stations, will help in times of a service disruption.
Yesterday's train disruptions, which affected tens of thousands of commuters, were blamed on a fault in a new signalling system being put through its paces.
The complete switchover to the new signalling system was slated to take place at the end of last year but was delayed as authorities wanted to do more tests.
Commuters affected by a spate of delays resulting from faulty track circuits may have to wait at least a year before the glitches are resolved.
Despite slight rise in the number of major delays, the overall performance of the MRT network improved by 30 percent last year, said the Ministry of Transport.