SINGAPORE - Train service on a stretch of the East-West Line faced delays on Monday (Jan 23) evening at peak hour.
The train disruption entered its third hour at 9.30pm.
The Straits Times understands that a track circuit between Jurong East and Clementi has failed.
To alleviate the eastbound build-up of commuters, some westbound services are getting passengers to disembark at Queenstown. The trains then turn around to ferry eastbound passengers from Redhill station.
Train operator SMRT advised commuters at around 7.30pm to expect additional travel time of 25 minutes from Joo Koon towards Clementi, due to a track fault at Jurong East station.
Train service was still available, it said.
Track fault causes delays along East-West Line
SMRT tweeted that there was a track fault from 6.34pm. The initial delay was estimated to be about 10 minutes, this became 20 minutes, then 25 minutes.
The delay was shaved to 20 minutes at 9.30pm, then down to 10 minutes at 10pm.
This delay comes less than a week after morning disruption on Jan 19 which caused MRT trains to crawl haltingly between Boon Lay and Clementi.
The delays from around 7.30am to 10am were traced to a track circuit glitch between Jurong East and Clementi stations.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...east-west-line-from-joo-koon-to-clementi-smrt
The train disruption entered its third hour at 9.30pm.
The Straits Times understands that a track circuit between Jurong East and Clementi has failed.
To alleviate the eastbound build-up of commuters, some westbound services are getting passengers to disembark at Queenstown. The trains then turn around to ferry eastbound passengers from Redhill station.
Train operator SMRT advised commuters at around 7.30pm to expect additional travel time of 25 minutes from Joo Koon towards Clementi, due to a track fault at Jurong East station.
Train service was still available, it said.
Track fault causes delays along East-West Line
SMRT tweeted that there was a track fault from 6.34pm. The initial delay was estimated to be about 10 minutes, this became 20 minutes, then 25 minutes.
The delay was shaved to 20 minutes at 9.30pm, then down to 10 minutes at 10pm.
This delay comes less than a week after morning disruption on Jan 19 which caused MRT trains to crawl haltingly between Boon Lay and Clementi.
The delays from around 7.30am to 10am were traced to a track circuit glitch between Jurong East and Clementi stations.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...east-west-line-from-joo-koon-to-clementi-smrt
