Faulty cables caused Circle Line breakdown last year: LTA

Yahoo! News Singapore, 22 Jun 2012
Faulty power cables led to the disruption of the Circle Line in September that affected some 27,000 commuters, a probe into the incident found.
In a statement on Friday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said based on its investigation that the breakdown was caused by a damaged direct current (DC) cable at Dakota station.
Checks also found that the deterioration of the defective cable was made worse by the presence of water in some cable pits. Full story