SINGAPORE: A train fault occurred along the North-South Line, resulting in a 40-minute disruption on Sunday (Sept 14) - the second such disruption in September along the line.
In its initial social media post at 11.44am, transport operator SMRT advised commuters to factor in an additional 25 minutes travel time on trains from Newton to Ang Mo Kio stations heading towards Jurong East.
The disruption affected commuters at six stations: Newton, Novena, Toa Payoh, Braddell, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio.
At 12.21pm, SMRT said that the train service between the affected stations had resumed, and that the free regular bus service for commuters had ceased.
In a post on SMRT’s Facebook page at 12.52pm, Lam Sheau Kai, president of SMRT Trains, said that the company encountered a train fault between the affected stations at around 11.35am, and had immediately deployed staff to rectify the fault.
“After commuters in the faulty train were safely disembarked, the affected train was taken out of service,” he said, apologising for the delay.
On Sept 2, a train fault, also along the North-South Line, saw passengers’ journeys delayed by 25 minutes when travelling from Woodlands to Yishun, towards the Marina South Pier station.
The 45-minute-long disruption affected commuters at five stations: Woodlands, Admiralty, Sembawang, Canberra and Yishun.
The Punggol LRT Line, operated by SBS Transit, saw train services disrupted for about three hours on Sept 13 - the third disruption to the Punggol LRT service in just over a month.
In September, quarterly numbers from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) showed that the MRT network’s reliability over the 12 months ending June 2025 fell to its lowest level since 2020.
However, reliability on the LRT network showed improved performance. - The Straits Times/ANN
