East West Line suffers morning delay due to track point fault: SMRT
Update: SMRT announced at 1.35pm that the fault had been rectified and train service was returning to normal.
Train services on the East West Line were hit by another delay on Wednesday morning (19 September), the second such delay on that line in as many days.
SMRT announced on social media at about 7.10am that a track point fault had caused a 30-minute train delay between Jurong East and Clementi stations. Free bus services were deployed between Boon Lay and Queenstown, the transport operator said.
[EWL]: Due to a track point fault at #Clementi, train service btwn #JurongEast and #Clementi will be delayed for 30mins. Free regular bus service is available between #JurongEast and #Queenstown.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) September 18, 2018
SMRT later said to expect a 40-minute delay between Boon Lay and Queenstown. It also later advised commuters heading to the city to take the North South Line instead, via Woodlands, Ang Mo Kio and Orchard.
SERVICE UPDATE: Passengers who are travelling to the city, please be advised to take the North South Line via #Woodlands, #AngMoKio and #Orchard.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) September 18, 2018
Wednesday’s delay comes a day after the East West Line was hit by a delay that added 15 minutes of train travel time from Joo Koon to Jurong East. That delay, which was attributed to a platform screen door fault, was resolved in about half an hour.
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