Important Notice

LRT Taipa line services disrupted due to train failure

Released Date : 14/12/2020 19:44
A train of the LRT Taipa Line was stranded on the track last night (13) due to train failure and had caused a temporary suspension to the train service. Train services had run at 8.5 minutes intervals between Taipa Ferry Terminal Station and East Asia Games Station and at 25 minutes intervals between Ocean Station and East Asia Games Station. We apologies to all passengers for any inconvenience caused.
 
The incident occurred at around 7:46 pm last night (13th December). A train unit departed from Taipa Ferry Terminal station to the Ocean station stopped moving at the Lotus Checkpoint station due to train failure, the station staff changed to use manual operation mode to reactivate the train but failed. As a result, the train was stranded at the station. Part of the affected passengers transferred to other transportation to reach their destinations.
 
The cause for the incident is still under investigation. The incident train unit had been sent back to the Depot for further investigations and detailed inspections after the end of train service hours.