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2nd case of train door opening
SMRT probes complaint about incident on LRT
By Melissa Kok
May 21, 2010
The open space revealing some HDB flats is where the train door should have been, says commuter Esther Lim. She took this picture of the open door on Tuesday evening near the Keat Hong LRT station. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF ESTHER LIM
TRAIN operator SMRT is investigating a complaint about a carriage door opening while a train was travelling along the Bukit Panjang LRT line. It is the second reported incident of SMRT's train doors opening while travelling between stations in the last month.
Passenger Esther Lim said one of the doors on the right side of the train suddenly slid open as it was nearing Keat Hong station on Tuesday at about 6.30pm.
'I was facing the other side, and suddenly I wondered, how come there's a cool breeze, so I turned around and saw the door was completely open,' said the 32-year-old engineer, who was standing in the middle of the carriage at the time.
The door remained open for about 30 seconds as the train continued moving till it stopped along the tracks, said Ms Lim. She said no one was leaning against the door when it opened, but said shocked passengers near the door grabbed hold of railings or handles for fear of falling out in case the train jerked.
A train announcement was made shortly after to inform passengers of a delay in services due to a technical fault, said Ms Lim.
She estimated that it took 15 minutes for a staff member to come on board the train and close the door from the inside. The train then resumed operations.
SMRT probes complaint about incident on LRT
By Melissa Kok
May 21, 2010
The open space revealing some HDB flats is where the train door should have been, says commuter Esther Lim. She took this picture of the open door on Tuesday evening near the Keat Hong LRT station. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF ESTHER LIM
TRAIN operator SMRT is investigating a complaint about a carriage door opening while a train was travelling along the Bukit Panjang LRT line. It is the second reported incident of SMRT's train doors opening while travelling between stations in the last month.
Passenger Esther Lim said one of the doors on the right side of the train suddenly slid open as it was nearing Keat Hong station on Tuesday at about 6.30pm.
'I was facing the other side, and suddenly I wondered, how come there's a cool breeze, so I turned around and saw the door was completely open,' said the 32-year-old engineer, who was standing in the middle of the carriage at the time.
The door remained open for about 30 seconds as the train continued moving till it stopped along the tracks, said Ms Lim. She said no one was leaning against the door when it opened, but said shocked passengers near the door grabbed hold of railings or handles for fear of falling out in case the train jerked.
A train announcement was made shortly after to inform passengers of a delay in services due to a technical fault, said Ms Lim.
She estimated that it took 15 minutes for a staff member to come on board the train and close the door from the inside. The train then resumed operations.
