SINGAPORE: A train fault on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) caused a delay during morning peak hour on Thursday (Dec 19), with trains moving slower between Woodlands North station and Bayshore station.
In an X post at 9.38am, SMRT said commuters can expect an additional travel time of 10 minutes.
In an update at 9.54am, SMRT again urged commuters to allow for additional 10 minutes of travel time between the affected stations “due to a signal fault”.
At 10.24am, SMRT told commuters to expect an additional five minutes of commute time.
An ST journalist who was on a TEL train towards Woodlands North station said that at around 9.25am, the train stopped at Shenton Way station and remained there for about 15 minutes.
The error message on the display screen said the train was delayed due to an incident. It was later changed to the train being delayed due to a train fault.
In October, a train fault caused a delay on TEL on Oct 1, with trains moving slower from Woodlands North station towards Lentor station. - The Straits Times/ANN
