Train fault on East-West Line a day after North-South Line delays

Train services on the East-West Line (EWL) were delayed just as the evening peak hour set in on Friday (18^th May). SMRT alerted commuters to the delay, which it attributed to a train fault, at 5:10pm. The transport operator advised commuters to add 20 minutes to their travel time from Boon Lay to Queenstown, towards Pasir Ris.

The delay came a day after travel was disrupted due to a platform screen door fault on the North-South Line during Thursday's evening peak. The disruption was first flagged at 6:06pm, and resumed at 8:23pm, more than two hours later.