Downtown Line 3 open house marred by train service disruption
Sunday’s (15 October) open house event for the new Downtown Line 3 (DTL3) went slightly off track due to a “train fault” that led to services being disrupted.
At around 12.30pm, a track fault was announced in trains and commuters were requested to disembark at the Ubi station, said media reports.
SBS Transit, which runs the Downtown Line, said in a Facebook post at 1.05pm that there would be “no train service between DT1 Bukit Panjang and DT5 Beauty World Stations” due to a “train fault”. Free bus rides were made available at designated bus stops near the affected stations.
A subsequent update posted by SBS Transit at 1.21pm said that normal train services had resumed, including those on the DTL3 stretch of stations.
Reports said the 45-minute disruption in train services originated from a train fault at Hillview station, which led to trains being put on hold down the line.
Update @ 2.10pmTrain services have resumed since 1.21pm. Free bus rides and bridging bus services have ceased. We are…
Posted by SBS Transit Ltd on Saturday, October 14, 2017
As part of Sunday’s DTL3 open house, members of the public could enjoy free train rides from 10am to 6pm to explore the 16 new Downtown Line stations – which extend from Fort Canning to Expo.
The DTL3 will officially be opened on 21 October and its launch will be marked with two days of free travel for commuters.
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