SINGAPORE: The train disruption on the East-West Line that began on Wednesday morning (Sep 25) has continued for more than 24 hours, affecting peak-hour commutes on Thursday.
It all began when a faulty train returning to Ulu Pandan depot caused a power trip.
This resulted in a service outage between Boon Lay and Queenstown MRT stations – a major disruption on Singapore’s second-oldest train line.
Here’s a timeline of events:
About 9am on Wednesday: Train fault
An eastbound train on the East-West Line (EWL) developed a fault near Clementi station.
Passengers got off at Clementi station and the train, which has been in use for 35 years, was withdrawn from service.
9.25am: Faulty train causes power trip
As the faulty train was returning to Ulu Pandan depot, it emitted smoke and resulted in a power trip.
This caused a train near Clementi station to stall. About 850 commuters on this train were “safely detrained” onto the tracks, said transport operator SMRT.
