Disruption in EWL MRT service on Sept 16 due to fault in power supply system: SMRT
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Free regular and bridging bus services were rolled out between Aljunied and Tanah Merah stations on the East-West Line on Sept 16.
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SINGAPORE – The train service disruption on the night of Sept 16 was due to a fault in the power supply system that caused a signalling failure, SMRT said in an update on the morning of Sept 17.
Train service became unavailable at MRT stations between Aljunied and Tanah Merah on the East-West Line late on Sept 16.
In an update on its social media platforms at 4.30am on Sept 17, SMRT said that at around 11pm on Sept 16, “a fault in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system caused a signalling failure”, resulting in a disruption to train service on the six-station stretch.
Train services are running normally, the transport operator added.
“We apologise for the disruption and inconvenience caused, and thank you for your patience and understanding,” said SMRT Trains president Lam Sheau Kai.
In an earlier post at 1.01am, SMRT said train services had ended and free regular and bridging bus services had also ceased.
The six affected MRT stations were Tanah Merah, Bedok, Kembangan, Eunos, Paya Lebar and Aljunied.
In an update on social media platform X at 11.17pm, operator SMRT said there was no train service available between the six stations.
Free regular and bridging bus services were rolled out between Aljunied and Tanah Merah, SMRT added, and station staff were deployed to assist passengers.
Passengers were advised to take the Thomson-East Coast Line, Circle Line or Downtown Line to continue their journey, SMRT said.
Those travelling to Pasir Ris and Changi Airport were advised to take the Downtown Line at Bugis.
Passengers on the East-West Line were earlier in the night delayed by at least 20 minutes because the signalling fault affected the six stations, SMRT said in a post on X at 11pm.
The operator had advised passengers to “add 20 minutes” of train travel time.
This is the fourth disruption on the MRT network this month.
On Sept 14, a train fault occurred along the North-South Line,
On Sept 2, passengers on a five-station stretch from Woodlands to Yishun stations
On the morning of Sept 1, service along a three-statio n stretch between Marina Bay and Promenade stations
