Train service on the East-West Line was affected by a track fault on Thursday, 27th October, morning at Bugis, with commuters experiencing delays and slower trains due to congestion. This is the fourth breakdown in a week for the East-West MRT line.
SMRT first tweeted about the track fault at 8:43am, saying that commuters should allow for 15 minutes of additional travel time from Pasir Ris to Bugis stations towards Joo Koon and that the train service was still available. It tweeted again 22 minutes later to advise of an additional 20-minute delay along the East-West Line from Pasir Ris to Joo Koon.
A few minutes later, the additional travel time was updated to 25 minutes. Some commuters commented on the repeated breakdowns. A commuter also complained of being stuck in the train for almost 30 minutes.
