TRACTION POWER FAULT
Disruptions on the segment of the East-West Line affecting nine stations began as early as 9.25am on Wednesday after a train caused a power trip when it was returning to Ulu Pandan depot.
This caused a train near Clementi station to stall, and about 850 commuters on this train had to disembark on the tracks and be guided back to the station platform.
From then, regular train services were not available at the nine stations – Boon Lay, Lakeside, Chinese Garden, Jurong East, Clementi, Dover, Buona Vista, Commonwealth and Queenstown – in both directions.
On Wednesday evening, commuters experienced transport delays during rush hour. CNA teams on the ground noted that despite the lines and crowds, the situation was mostly orderly.
This is the longest train disruption since 2017.
On Oct 7, 2017, a heavy downpour led to a flooded tunnel between Braddell and Bishan MRT stations, and train services on the North-South Line were shut down for more than 20 hours.
About a month later on Nov 15, 2017, a train collision at Joo Koon MRT station injured 28 people. It prompted a three-day suspension of train services from Joo Koon to Tuas Link on the East-West Line.
