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MRT disruption: Go slow or shut down to fix problem?
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A track point fault near Clementi had stalled service on the East-West MRT line during the morning peak on Sept 19, 2018.
ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
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SINGAPORE - I found myself on a slow train on the North-South Line a couple of years ago, when a speed restriction was in place right after new sleepers had been installed.
At the end of what seemed a never-ending journey from Bukit Batok to Braddell, I felt a sense of relief one does not usually associate with an MRT ride.

