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NEL hit by train fault at Clarke Quay on Thursday evening

(Photo: Yahoo News Singapore)
(Photo: Yahoo News Singapore)

Commuters on the SBS-run North-East Line have been advised to expect an additional 15 minutes of travel time due to a train fault at Clarke Quay Station on Thursday (16 November).

“We are sorry,” SBS Transit said on Twitter in a 6.32pm update. The train fault occurred towards Punggol, SBS said in the tweet.

Free bus rides are available at designated bus stops between Outram Park and Farrer Park Stations, SBS said.

This comes a day after three service delays and a collision affected fellow rail operator SMRT’s East-West, Circle and North-South Lines.

(Photo: Yahoo News Singapore/Hannah Teoh)
(Photo: Yahoo News Singapore/Hannah Teoh)

Transport Minister Khaw Boon had called Wednesday “an awful day” after the collision between two trains at Joo Koon Station injured 36 people.

The incident was a result of a software glitch in the signalling system, preliminary findings revealed.

Train services between Joo Koon and Tuas Link Stations were suspended on Thursday.

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