Train fault causes delay on East-West Line between Outram Park and Queenstown
The delay affected services from Outram Park to Queenstown stations in the direction of Tuas Link.
SINGAPORE — Services on SMRT's East-West Line were delayed on Monday (July 13) morning due to a train fault.
The train fault occurred near Tiong Bahru MRT Station at around 8.45am, said SMRT's chief communications officer Margaret Teo in a statement. Commuters disembarked at the station before the defective train was withdrawn to the depot for investigations.
SMRT said in a tweet at 8.51am that commuters should add 25 minutes to their travel time due to the train fault, which affected services from Outram Park to Queenstown stations in the direction of Tuas Link.
Free regular bus services were made available between Outram Park and Queenstown stations for affected commuters, the train operator added in a later tweet. In-train and station announcements advised commuters to cater for an additional 20 minutes of train travel time.
Several commuters posted on social media about being caught in the delay.
Twitter user chocopufffz said she was "stuck at Bugis" for 10 minutes, while Twitter user CitySkyHunter tweeted at 9.03am that the train fault at Lavender station had lasted for "the past 17 minutes".
At 9.15am, SMRT said on Twitter that the fault had been cleared and normal train services were being progressively restored. It later added that services had resumed at around 9.25am.
"We are sorry for affecting commuters' morning commute," Ms Teo added.
