Circle Line disruption due to stalled train at Tai Seng station: SMRT

SINGAPORE – Train commuters on the Circle Line faced delays in their journeys on the evening of Dec 14, after a train stalled at Tai Seng MRT station.

There was no train service in both directions between Serangoon and Promenade stations – a 10-stop stretch – from around 6.20pm to 7.10pm, after which service progressively resumed.

Commuters were informed via announcements in trains and stations, transport operator SMRT said in a Facebook post at 7.30pm.

They were also told to add 30 minutes to their travel time during the disruption, with free regular bus service available between the affected stations.

The stalled train was then attached to another train and taken to a depot.

The operator said on Facebook at 7.28pm that normal train service had resumed, and it had stopped the free bus service.

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to your evening commute,” SMRT said of the disruption.

In a post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group, a user posted visuals of a train that is stopped at a station, with no lights on. Many people are seen on the station platform in one of the videos, with some men seen walking through a train carriage.

In November, SMRT said it had

formed a working group

to review the safety and reliability of its rail network, in the wake of a recent spate of service disruptions that afflicted the rail lines it runs.

These included one of the

worst breakdowns

to hit Singapore’s MRT system in its 37-year history – a six-day disruption on the East-West Line that affected more than 2.6 million passengers.