March 31, 2021, 10:42 PM
Security screening equipment such as metal detectors and X-ray scanners will be deployed at selected MRT stations from April 1.
LTA/Facebook
According to a Facebook post by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), more than 30,000 public transport staff and tenants at train stations, bus interchanges and integrated transport hubs have been trained to keep a lookout for suspicious activities
These equipment will be rotated across the rail network periodically.
via LTA/Facebook
This move comes after the use of such screening equipment was trialled from November 2018 to May 2019.
In 2019, LTA also trialled a human security gantry which was supposedly able to screen multiple persons for suspicious items in real-time without disrupting people flow.
There is no word yet on whether this human security gantry will be a permanent fixture of our rail network.
Top images: LTA/Facebook.
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