North-South Line

2022 - 10 - 19

MRT train services resume after three-hour disruption on North ... (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - Commuters travelling along the North-South Line (NSL) on Wednesday morning had their journeys disrupted after a faulty engineering vehicle stuck ...

This is especially since the operator knew there was an issue as early as 4.30am, he said. In a Facebook post at 7.30am, SMRT said a faulty engineering vehicle that was deployed during maintenance hours could not move from the northbound platform near Yishun station at about 4.30am. The public transport operator said there was a track fault, adding that commuters would need to add 15 minutes to their train rides between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands. I was supposed to reach work early, but ended up being late.” Commuters taking the bus were also not spared from the early morning snarl that resulted from the train disruption. Photos posted on social media showed MRT station platforms and bus stops along the NSL that were packed to the gills, as commuters tried to board trains and buses that were already full of people.

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MRT track fault disrupts train services on North-South Line (The Star Online)

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Commuters travelling between Yio Chu Kang and Canberra on the North-South Line towards Jurong East had ...

A free bus service would still be available between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands, it added. The operator advised passengers to avoid taking the train between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands, and to take the Circle Line or the Thomson-East Coast Line instead. In a tweet sent at 5.46am, public transport operator SMRT said commuters would need to add 15 minutes to their train rides between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands, and that free regular bus and free bridging bus services had been activated between the stations.

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Train service disrupted on North-South Line for over 3 hours in ... (STOMP)

Train service on the North-South Line was disrupted by a track fault near Yishun station on Wednesday morning (Oct 19). Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com.

"But when the actual next train came, the board suddenly became 'do not board'. Everyone was gonna be late for work." We assessed that it would be withdrawn to the depot." Our engineers were deployed on site to recover service... [October 18, 2022] [SMRT]on [Tuesday, October 18, 2022]

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MRT train services resume after three-hour disruption on North-South Line during morning peak (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - Commuters travelling along the North-South Line (NSL) on Wednesday morning had their journeys disrupted after a faulty engineering vehicle got stuck near Yishun station, causing trains to stop running between Yio Chu Kang and Canberra ...

In September, a track fault led to delays of up to 15 minutes between Yishun and Toa Payoh. Train services from Yio Chu Kang to Canberra gradually returned to normal from 7.45am, before resuming regular operations at about 8.50am. SMRT added that it had stopped northbound train services from Yio Chu Kang to Canberra for its engineers to access the faulty vehicle. The engineer said he found out about the train service disruption only when he reached Bukit Gombak station at 7.25am and heard an announcement. In a Facebook post at 7.30am, SMRT said a faulty engineering vehicle deployed during maintenance hours could not be moved from the northbound platform near Yishun station at about 4.30am. The public transport operator said there was a track fault, adding that commuters would need to add 15 minutes to their train rides between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands.

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North-South Line Commuters Claim They Were Informed Of MRT ... (Must Share News)

An MRT train disruption along the North-South Line on 19 Oct left many commuters confused as they claimed that communications were delayed.

Over at Yio Chu Kang Station, commuters captured rather disorderly scenes as throngs of people flocked the bus stops to board the feeder buses. However, there were also others who posted pictures of similar scenes at stations that were supposedly unaffected by the train fault. While the southbound train service ran as normal, a netizen claimed that commuters still crowded the platforms due to the train fault. [one commuter claimed](https://twitter.com/S_B_havana/status/1582511801274880000?cxt=HHwWgMDS_aiGm_YrAAAA) that SMRT staff on site were unsure about how to advise the public. Though the rest of the train service continued to be available, commuters were told to add 15 minutes to their travel time. She explained that she was at Khatib Station since 6.30am, after SMRT first detected the fault, but was still able to enter the station.

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