The fault was resolved within 15 minutes.
At Farrer Road MRT station, staff stopped commuters from entering the station and people were seen moving out to the bus stops.SINGAPORE – A power fault on the Circle Line on Sept 17 caused delays of about 30 minutes during the evening peak-hour commute.
“In accordance with the standard operating procedure, SMRT had to manage the inflow of commuters to the stations during the progressive restoration of train services,” said LTA, adding that this was to avoid overcrowding and ensure the safety of commuters. “At 7.10pm, all trains were put back into service and train services are progressively resuming,” SMRT added.
At Farrer Road MRT station, staff stopped commuters from entering the station at about 6pm and people were seen moving out to the bus stops. Mr Richard Toh, who was stuck in a train between Marymount and Bishan, told ST that there were about three “sudden brakes” during the short commute.
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