| Joo Koon rail accident | |
|---|---|
 Joo Koon MRT Station, where the accident occurred at the platform towards Tuas Link. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 15 November 2017 approximately 8.30 a.m. (SST) |
| Location | Joo Koon MRT station |
| Coordinates | 1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E / 1.3277389°N 103.6784861°E |
| Country | Singapore |
| Line | East–West MRT line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) |
| Incident type | Signalling bubble disable, Software failure in CBTC signalling system resulting in collision between two trains[1] and track circuit failure |
| Cause | Software-related issue |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 Kawasaki-Sifang C151A trains |
| Passengers | 517[2] |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 38 (including 2 crew)[3] |
The Joo Koon rail accident, sometimes referred to as the Joo Koon train collision, was a crash which happened on 15 November 2017, when a C151A train travelling at 16 kilometres per hour (9.9 mph) rear-ended a stationary C151A train at Joo Koon station on the East–West MRT line, resulting in 38 injuries.[2][3] The stationary train was in the process of being detrained due to a train fault. Both trains were operating under the recently installed Thales SelTrac CBTC signalling system at the time of incident, and the Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan expressed that he was "disturbed" by an initial finding that "critical safety software" was inadvertently removed from the stationary train, possibly due to a malfunctioning signalling circuit, which led to the crash.[4] This incident is the second train collision in Singapore MRT's history, after the Clementi rail accident.
- ^ "LTA statement in full: Software failure behind Joo Koon collision". Land Transport Authority. Today (online). 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "517 passengers on the moving train in Joo Koon collision". Channel NewsAsia. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Joo Koon train collision: Total number of injured rises to 38". Channel NewsAsia. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Chai Chin, Neo. "Joo Koon MRT collision: Faulty train was transiting between old and new signalling systems". Today (newspaper). Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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