Train delay on East West Line due to platform door fault: SMRT

An SMRT train in Singapore in 2016. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)
An SMRT train in Singapore in 2016. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)

9.10am update: SMRT says the fault with the platform screen doors has been rectified and train services are progressively being restored.

Trains on the East West Line (EWL) were delayed on Tuesday morning (18 September) due to a platform screen door fault, SMRT announced on social media at about 8.35am.

Eastbound commuters were advised to add 15 minutes of train travel time from Joo Koon to Jurong East, the transport operator said.

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