Commuters experience Downtown Line delays on first day of DTL 3 opening

The soft launch a week ago also experienced delays.

Guan Zhen Tan | 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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A week ago at the DTL3 soft launch: