A power fault on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines during Oct. 14's evening peak hour has disrupted train services on these three MRT lines.
Power fault causes train disruptions on three lines
SMRT sent out a series of live tweets this evening on the disruption of train services.
Train services along the following parts were affected by the power fault:
1. between Jurong East and Marsiling
2. between Serangoon and Harbourfront
3. between Clementi and Tuas Link
Parts of North-South and East-West lines affected first
Train services along North-South and East-West lines were first disrupted at around 7pm.
Passengers were evacuated from the trains and crowds formed at affected stations.
Free bridging bus services were quickly made available to these affected passengers.
Here's the situation at Boon Lay:
A bus stop near Buona Vista was extremely crowded as a result:
Parts of Circle Line affected too
At around 8:15pm, parts of Circle Line experienced a power fault too.
Here's the situation at Tai Seng at around 8:30pm:
As of 8:45pm, SMRT informed that train service has been restored progressively.
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Top image via Mothership readers and SMRT/Twitter