Normal service resumes after 20-minute delay on East-West Line: SMRT
Train services on the East-West Line (EWL) have resumed, said rail operator SMRT on Friday (18 May) about half-an-hour after it first alerted commuters to a train fault.
“Trains are progressively returning to normal speed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused,” SMRT tweeted at 5.37pm.
[EWL] CLEARED: Train service on the EWL has resumed. Trains are progressively returning back to normal speed. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 18, 2018
At 5.10pm, the rail operator posted a tweet advising commuters to add 20 minutes to their travel time from Boon Lay station to Queenstown station towards Pasir Ris station.
[EWL]: Due to a train fault, pls add 20mins train travel time from #BoonLay to #Queenstown towards #PasirRis.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 18, 2018
This comes a day after commuters travelling on the North-South Line (NSL) during rush hour were hit with delays due to a “platform screen door fault”.
At one point, commuters were advised to add 45 minutes to their travel time from Ang Mo Kio station to Dhoby Ghaut station towards Marina South Pier station. The fault was cleared in slightly over two hours.
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