Services resumed at 6.18pm, according to SBS Transit. The public transport operator says it is investigating the cause of the power fault.
Posted 22 Jun 2016 18:08 Updated 22 Jun 2016 19:36
SINGAPORE: Light Rail Transit (LRT) services were disrupted on the Punggol line for about an hour due to a power fault, transport provider SBS Transit said on Wednesday (Jun 22).
SBS Transit announced the disruption on Twitter at about 5.50pm on Wednesday evening. Free bus services and bus bridging services are available, it added. The operator later tweeted an update saying that full service has resumed on Punggol LRT.
A video sent by Channel NewsAsia viewer Naseem Fathima showed passengers being detrained from an LRT carriage that appeared to be stuck on the tracks.
Commuter Koh Beng Huat, who was on board the stalled train, told Channel NewsAsia that the lights and ventilation in the carriage stopped working before it came to a halt.
"There was an announcement (saying) the train service would be delayed for five minutes," said Mr Koh, who boarded the train at about 5.20pm from Sam Kee station towards Punggol station.
He said passengers were stuck on board the train for about 10 to 15 minutes before staff members came to their help.
"The staff members were polite; some passengers helped one another by holding their hands when getting off the train," said Mr Koh.
In response to media queries, SBS Transit said full services resumed at 6.18pm, adding that it is investigating the cause of the fault.
- CNA/dl
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lrt-service-disrupted/2894894.html
Posted 22 Jun 2016 18:08 Updated 22 Jun 2016 19:36
SINGAPORE: Light Rail Transit (LRT) services were disrupted on the Punggol line for about an hour due to a power fault, transport provider SBS Transit said on Wednesday (Jun 22).
SBS Transit announced the disruption on Twitter at about 5.50pm on Wednesday evening. Free bus services and bus bridging services are available, it added. The operator later tweeted an update saying that full service has resumed on Punggol LRT.
A video sent by Channel NewsAsia viewer Naseem Fathima showed passengers being detrained from an LRT carriage that appeared to be stuck on the tracks.
Commuter Koh Beng Huat, who was on board the stalled train, told Channel NewsAsia that the lights and ventilation in the carriage stopped working before it came to a halt.
"There was an announcement (saying) the train service would be delayed for five minutes," said Mr Koh, who boarded the train at about 5.20pm from Sam Kee station towards Punggol station.
He said passengers were stuck on board the train for about 10 to 15 minutes before staff members came to their help.
"The staff members were polite; some passengers helped one another by holding their hands when getting off the train," said Mr Koh.
In response to media queries, SBS Transit said full services resumed at 6.18pm, adding that it is investigating the cause of the fault.
- CNA/dl
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lrt-service-disrupted/2894894.html
