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SINGAPORE \u2013 Pest control measures will be intensified at train stations and depots, said SMRT after a video of a rat on an East-West Line train circulated online over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The train operator also reminded passengers not to eat or drink on trains and in stations, as food scraps may attract rats and other pests.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In response to media queries, SMRT Trains president Lam Sheau Kai said on May 24: \u201cRats may occasionally enter trains through station platforms, track areas, undercarriage gaps, or gangways between train cars.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that as part of SMRT\u2019s regular maintenance, trains are thoroughly cleaned daily when they return to the depot at the end of passenger service.<\/p>\n In a video circulating on multiple social media platforms, a rat can be seen scurrying back and forth under train cabin seats as passengers lift their feet to avoid the rodent.<\/p>\n Two people can be seen attempting to corner the rat.<\/p>\n They eventually guide the rodent out of the cabin when train doors open at a station.<\/p>\n