October 21, 2017, 04:17 PM 
Commuters on the Downtown Line 3 on Saturday, Oct. 21, are reporting delays on the first day the line opens to the public.
The commuters say they are "stuck" at some stations such as Bedok North station and Mattar station.
The Straits Times reported that the delay is due to a train fault, and the defective train was pushed out.
One train had stopped at Promenade station and moved only after 20 minutes.
Social media has been peppered with posts about the DTL delay:
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DOWNtownline (yes it’s down) @ Tan Kah Kee. #PSA #DTL3
— Benita Lim (@benitalyh) October 21, 2017
not a good first day on the extended #DowntownLine : train halted due to track fault despite weeks of late Sunday starts.
— Patchouli Woollahra nee Alia Fairbrooke (@PatchouliW) October 21, 2017
dahaym downtownline gonna benefit my life so much if it stays consistent and not breakdown so much
— RAF (@Mirzashraaf) October 21, 2017
Erm DTL3 train heading Expo is not moving
— レオン (@iamleonwei) October 21, 2017
First day of DTL3, what a disappointment. Control center working half day ah
— Rohayat (@rohxyxt) October 21, 2017
#DTL3 At lesst 3 times the train stop for 3-5 minutes from Chinatown to UPPER Changi. It is free but not a smooth journey
— Mark Sie (@siehs02) October 21, 2017
Train fault on the new DTL3 line. At Promenade station
— Rajiv Menon (@RajivMenon1980) October 21, 2017
DTL3 first day run pause @ Bencoolen for how long? Waiting ....
— Dont Do (@Derenlu) October 21, 2017
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A week ago at the DTL3 soft launch:
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