North-South Line

2023 - 2 - 8

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Regular service resumes on North-South Line after delays due to fault (CNA)

A track point fault is a glitch affecting a switch that allows trains to change tracks. Advertisement. The fault began at about ...

In a Facebook post at 8.11am, it said that the fault had occurred on the North-South Line between Sembawang and Admiralty MRT stations. In a subsequent tweet at 12.08pm, SMRT told commuters to “add at least 25mins train travel time between #Yishun and #Woodlands". Advertisement

Fault on North-South MRT line that disrupted morning rush hour ... (The Straits Times)

This is the second disruption on the line during the morning peak hour in three days. · A track point fault had occurred between Sembawang and Admiralty MRT ...

Wednesday’s incident was unrelated to the NSL track fault incident on Monday, the operator added. On Monday, SMRT said in a Facebook post that remedying the track point fault required staff to go to the track and check the faulty point machine, which is used to control train movements at rail junctions when trains move from one track to another.

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Delay in morning commute on North-South MRT line, commuters ... (AsiaOne)

SINGAPORE - MRT commuters on the North-South line (NSL) are experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes during rush hour on Wednesday morning due to a fault in ...

On Monday, Commuters are advised to take the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) while SMRT works to recover service, the operator said in a tweet at 8.08am. SINGAPORE - MRT commuters on the North-South line (NSL) are experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes during rush hour on Wednesday morning due to a fault in a track point.

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North-South MRT Line Experiences Track Point Fault, Up To 25-Min ... (Must Share News)

A track point fault issue between Admiralty and Sembawang caused delays along the North-South MRT Line on 8 February 2023.

According to [The Straits Times (ST)](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/track-point-fault-causes-delay-in-morning-commute-on-north-south-mrt-line-second-disruption-in-3-days), this is the second disruption the NSL has seen in three days. [2 Feb](https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1620899739880521729) and [6 Feb](https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1622546207209058304), making today’s train fault the fourth MRT train disruption that has occurred in two weeks. [delay](https://mustsharenews.com/nel-mrt-delay-23-nov/) along the North-South Line (NSL).

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North-South MRT line hit by delays for the second time in three days (Yahoo Singapore News)

SINGAPORE — A fault in a track point caused delays of up to 25 minutes for North-South Line (NSL) MRT commuters on Wednesday (8 February) morning.

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Commuter 'annoyed' by another MRT delay due to track fault on ... (STOMP)

It was the second MRT service delay on the North-South Line in three days. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com.

"The first train was 'do not board' and the passengers got kicked out," she recounted. P-way staff is using flag to control train movement at the affected crossover. Then the delay was 15 minutes when arriving at Woodlands station. Due to a track fault ahead, the train would be delayed. Then history repeated itself this morning with a track fault between Woodlands to Choa Chu Kang. The train stopped before arriving at Yew Tee station.

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Fault on North-South Line causes delays; service at several stations ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Train service along a section of the North-South Line was disrupted for about six hours on Wednesday (Feb 8) due to a track point fault - a ...

We also deployed more staff to assist service ambassadors to manage the peak-hour crowds at affected stations." Commuters were initially told to add 10 minutes to their travel time between the two stations. "(It) required our staff to physically check, troubleshoot and remedy the faulty point machine," it said in a Facebook update.

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Fault on North-South MRT line causes delay in morning commute ... (The Star Online)

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 ...

On Monday, the NSL was hit by a track fault. 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. The delay was extended to 20 minutes at 7.52am and increased to 25 minutes at 8.59am.

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