SMRT track fault causes delay on East West Line on Friday morning
7.40am update: SMRT says the fault has been cleared and train services are being restored progressively.
A recurring track fault has led to train services between Jurong East and Queenstown MRT stations on the East West Line (EWL) to be delayed, SMRT said early Friday morning (15 March).
It first tweeted at 5.59am that a track fault at Clementi had disrupted service between Jurong East and Queenstown.
[EWL] UPDATE: Due to Track fault at #Clementi. No train svc btwn #JurongEast and #Queenstown. Free regular bus service is available between #Jurong East and #Queentown. We are working to recover svc.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) March 14, 2019
Train services resumed at 7.03am, but went down again shortly after.
At 7.10am, SMRT tweeted that commuters were to expect 30 minutes extra train travel time between Jurong East and Queenstown. Free regular bus and free bus bridging services were available.
UPDATE:: Due to a track fault, pls add 30mins traveling time btwn #JurongEast and #Queenstown. Free regular bus and free bus bridging services are available between #Jurong East and #Queenstown. Passengers may seek an alternative route to travel..
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) March 14, 2019
