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Punggol LRT service not available due to systems fault

Free regular and bridging bus services are available at the Punggol Bus Interchange and designated stops near affected stations.

Sep 13, 2025

SINGAPORE – Train service on the Punggol LRT line resumed full service about 3 hours after a systems fault led to a disruption on the morning of Sept 13.

In a social media post on X at 5.14am, train operator SBS Transit said that Punggol LRT service is not available due to a systems fault.

In an update at 6.08am, it added that free regular and bridging bus services are available at the Punggol Bus Interchange and designated stops near affected stations.


It also advised commuters to follow directional signs to get to these boarding points, and to log on to the SBS Transit mobile app, or the LTA MyTransport mobile app, to view alternative transport options.

SBS Transit’s passenger service teams are also on site to assist commuters, the train operator said in an update at about 7.28am.

This is the third disruption to the Punggol LRT service to have occurred in just over a month.

On Aug 12, a failure of the power switchboard at the North-East Line’s depot substation crippled services on the entire Sengkang-Punggol LRT, as well as an 11-stop stretch between Farrer Park and Punggol Coast MRT stations on the NEL.

The LRT system was disrupted for about 10 hours that day.

On Aug 15, trains on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT system were disrupted for about four hours after resumed full service about four hours after a power fault.

 

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MRT service resumes between Newton and AMK after nearly 40-minute disruption: SMRT​

The disruption affected commuters at six stations: Newton, Novena, Toa Payoh, Braddell, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio.

Sep 14, 2025

SINGAPORE – A train fault occurred along the North-South Line, resulting in a 40-minute disruption on Sept 14 – the second such disruption in September along the line.

In its initial social media post at 11.44am, transport operator SMRT advised commuters to factor in an additional 25 minutes of travelling time on trains from Newton to Ang Mo Kio stations, in the direction of Jurong East.

The disruption affected commuters at six stations: Newton, Novena, Toa Payoh, Braddell, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio.

At 12.21pm, SMRT said train service between the affected stations had resumed, and that the free regular bus service for commuters had ceased.


In a post on SMRT’s Facebook page at 12.52pm, Mr Lam Sheau Kai, president of SMRT Trains, said the line encountered a train fault between the affected stations at around 11.35am, and the company immediately deployed staff to rectify the fault.

“After commuters in the faulty train were safely disembarked, the affected train was taken out of service,” Mr Lam said, apologising for the delay.

On Sept 2, a train fault, also along the North-South Line, saw passengers’ journeys delayed by 25 minutes when travelling from Woodlands to Yishun towards the Marina South Pier station. The 45-minute-long disruption affected commuters at five stations: Woodlands, Admiralty, Sembawang, Canberra and Yishun.
The Punggol LRT Line, operated by SBS Transit, saw train services disrupted for about three hours on Sept 13 – the third disruption to the Punggol LRT service in just over a month.

In September, quarterly numbers from the Land Transport Authority showed that the MRT network’s reliability over the 12 months ending June 2025 fell to its lowest level since 2020.

However, reliability on the LRT network showed improved performance.