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NSL disruption caused by lightning strike damaging power control box
The Straits Times
|June 05, 2024
Train services halted to isolate a damaged switch, perform repairs safely: SMRT
The June 3 disruption on the North-South Line (NSL) was caused by a lightning strike that damaged components in a power control box near Kranji MRT station and caused a power trip, said rail operator SMRT.
Providing an update on Facebook on June 4, SMRT said the damaged components included a disconnecting switch – a safety device that ensures that energy is not running through a circuit so that it will be safe to conduct emergency stoppages, repairs, maintenance or inspections.
As a safety precaution, train services were stopped in both directions between Kranji MRT station and Woodlands MRT station, allowing SMRT engineers to isolate the damaged switch and perform repairs safely, said SMRT.
This story is from the June 05, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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