November 02, 2016, 10:39 AM 
SMRT's Circle Line (CCL) failed Singaporeans once again this morning (November 2).
What started out as a signal fault quickly degenerated into a service disruption between Botanic Gardens and Marymount stations.
[CCL]
UPDATE: Estimate 10 mins additional travelling time between #PasirPanjang and
#one-north due to signal fault
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) November 1, 2016
[CCL] No train svc between #BotanicGardens and #Marymount. Free regular bus svc at all CCL stns. Alt travel options: https://t.co/YpY6tCyNiW
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) November 2, 2016
Commuters were stranded left, right and centre. Many reported that they could not move off the platform.
World class transport ?
At Bishan Station (Circle Line) now. 8:29 am ...@cnalatest @LTAsg pic.twitter.com/aRRbwoJoZ6
— Patrick Khaw (@sg_beaglekk) November 2, 2016
i cannot even go down to the terminal at Serangoon thanks circle line pic.twitter.com/Dgowkh0DRC
— frh (@farahisnothome) November 2, 2016
Oh well what's new. Circle line problem?♂️? pic.twitter.com/6QuTslVIuC
— صبي دون جدوى (@yassakuhaziq) November 2, 2016
Uber's prices surge
Along came Uber to stranded commuters' rescue, but with a surge in booking prices.
What would usually be an Uber ride of around $20 quickly escalated to $46.
circle line broke down, waited for a cab for 30 mins since both uber and grab had high surge
— ? (@amalinahamdan) November 2, 2016
Jam on the CTE
To add to commuters misery, there appeared to be a jam on the CTE as well.
No idea what the hell happened on the CTE but I just had a 1hr 15min cab ride and am 45min late for work. pic.twitter.com/7yy3BdIxjw
— Audi Khalid (@AudiKhalid) November 2, 2016
Circle line is down so I can't get to one-north. Now in an Uber and stuck in a massive jam. ?
— Rachel Monkman (@mmmonkman) November 2, 2016
As of 10.27am, SMRT tweeted that train services on the CCL have resumed. Here's hoping the rest of the week won't be as nightmarish as this.
[CCL] Train svcs just resumed. Bus bridging svc avail between #Bishan and #PayaLebar. Free regular bus svc are still avail at all CCL stns.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) November 2, 2016
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