East-West Line disruption: A timeline of what happened

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East-West Line disruption: A timeline of what happened
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SINGAPORE: The train disruption on the East-West Line that began on Wednesday morning (Sep 25) has continued for more than 24 hours, affecting peak-hour commutes on Thursday. It all b

This resulted in a service outage between Boon Lay and Queenstown MRT stations - a major disruption on Singapore's second-oldest train line.An eastbound train on the East-West Line developed a fault near Clementi station.

Commuters onboard the stalled train walked back to Clementi station and commuters at a bus stop at Queenstown station, Sep 25, 2024. SMRT posted on Facebook, informing the public that there were no train services between Boon Lay and Queenstown stations due to a "traction power fault"."Free regular bus services are available from Boon Lay and Queenstown," SMRT added. Bridging bus services were also made available.2.

LTA added that it has activated additional support from bus operators to improve bridging bus services ahead of the evening peak. "We would like to express our deepest apologies to all our commuters for the significant disruption caused by the power trip." “Candidates will be given the full duration of the paper if they reach the examination centre before the end of the paper,” a spokesperson added.PSLE students will not be penalised for late arrival as MRT disruption continues on exam day: SEABSMRT announced that there will be no train services between Jurong East and Buona Vista stations in both directions on Thursday.

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