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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): MRT commuters on the North-South Line (NSL) are experiencing delays of up to 25 minutes during rush hour on Wednesday morning due to a fault in a track point.
This is the second disruption on the line during the morning peak hour in three days. On Monday, the NSL was hit by a track fault.
A track point fault – a glitch affecting a switch that allows trains to change tracks – had occurred between Sembawang and Admiralty MRT stations at 6.45am, transport operator SMRT said on Facebook.
It added that engineers are on-site to recover service, while trains are moving at a slower speed between Woodlands and Yishun stations in both directions.
Commuters are advised to add up to 20 minutes of train travel time and to take alternative routes, such as the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), to get to the city, the operator said.
SMRT first announced the delay in a tweet at 6.58am, when it told commuters to expect to add 10 minutes to their travel time between Yishun and Woodlands, adding that free regular and bridging bus services were available between those stations.
The delay was extended to 20 minutes at 7.52am and increased to 25 minutes at 8.59am.
Wednesday’s incident comes after commuters on the NSL and TEL were held up by glitches on Monday.
It is the fourth disruption in slightly over a week, with the TEL also plagued by delays on Feb 2 due to a train fault.
