SMRT track fault on North-South Line causes disruption from AMK to Marina South Pier

How to enjoy the weekend?

Henedick Chng | October 07, 2017, 09:12 PM

It’s happened again — a track fault has caused a disruption to train service on a significant part of the North-South line on Saturday evening (Oct. 7).

The latest update from SMRT is that there is no train service from Bishan to Toa Payoh towards Marina South Pier.

And what's worse is that this issue is not linked to the new signalling project, which has also been the bane of commuters.

This latest disruption initially affected Bishan to Toa Payoh stations.

Then it widened to Ang Mo Kio to Toa Payoh.

Then it became Ang Mo Kio to Marina South Pier.

And of course there are the usual free replacement bus services.

Commuters react

We’ll let them speak for themselves:

https://twitter.com/wnaongniel/status/916636572870631424

https://twitter.com/desireelimjy/status/916637691608891393

https://twitter.com/CueJonQ/status/916638713249017856

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And here's a picture of the situation on the ground for folks trying to take the free buses— perhaps reminiscent of the Pokémon Go craze not too long ago, just er, without the fun:

Photo by Ilene Fong

We hope the commuters who are stranded manage to find their way to their destinations soon.

Top image adapted from photo by Ilene Fong.