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[h=2]Minor disruptions hit East-West Line this morning causing commuters to be late for work[/h]Posted by temasektimes on May 7, 2012

One day after Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo set a target of one year without breakdowns for SMRT to regain the trust of Singaporeans, a series of minor train disruptions hit the East-West Line this morning causing some commuters to turn up late for work.
According to a tweet posted by Ong Liew Kee, the announcement was made by SMRT at around 8am during the peak hours:
“Saw the station master at Jurong preparing signs “mrt fault delay, from queenstown to outram”. How awesome is this!!!”
Khalil Adis was one of those affected by the ‘unexpected’ delay:
“Gosh, like 5 mins in between with the train moving slowly? I feel asleep really cos it felt so long. Took the train at 7.20am at Joo Koon. Arrived at Bugis at 8.35am. Reason? Due to train ahead…”
Matthew Lim was late for work:
“Had to head to Tanah Merah from Kembangan just to get into a train. I’m fucking late for work.”
Besides the usual delays, there are some interesting incidents as well:
“Someone had fits on the train and she Cldnt stand up at all. The train was so bloody crowded too.” – Gretchen Lim
“Oh did I mentioned tht a ridiculous commuter hit the emergency button on the train this morning to complain abt the train being slow?” – Kenneth Yap
As usual, there are no public statements from SMRT explaining the latest train disruptions and neither did the mainstream media bother to report on it.
For immediate updates of the latest train delays and disruptions, please visit The Temasek Transport Review Facebook

One day after Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo set a target of one year without breakdowns for SMRT to regain the trust of Singaporeans, a series of minor train disruptions hit the East-West Line this morning causing some commuters to turn up late for work.
According to a tweet posted by Ong Liew Kee, the announcement was made by SMRT at around 8am during the peak hours:
“Saw the station master at Jurong preparing signs “mrt fault delay, from queenstown to outram”. How awesome is this!!!”
Khalil Adis was one of those affected by the ‘unexpected’ delay:
“Gosh, like 5 mins in between with the train moving slowly? I feel asleep really cos it felt so long. Took the train at 7.20am at Joo Koon. Arrived at Bugis at 8.35am. Reason? Due to train ahead…”
Matthew Lim was late for work:
“Had to head to Tanah Merah from Kembangan just to get into a train. I’m fucking late for work.”
Besides the usual delays, there are some interesting incidents as well:
“Someone had fits on the train and she Cldnt stand up at all. The train was so bloody crowded too.” – Gretchen Lim
“Oh did I mentioned tht a ridiculous commuter hit the emergency button on the train this morning to complain abt the train being slow?” – Kenneth Yap
As usual, there are no public statements from SMRT explaining the latest train disruptions and neither did the mainstream media bother to report on it.
For immediate updates of the latest train delays and disruptions, please visit The Temasek Transport Review Facebook