Train services on the North-South Line faced severe delays once again due to a track fault in the morning rush hour today, but SMRT assured that it was not linked to the new signaling project. As if that’d make commuters any happier about getting their journey derailed yet again.
SMRT announced the track fault at 7:32am, alerting commuters to add another 15 minutes to their traveling time from Yew Tee to Jurong East MRT stations.
[NSL]: Due to a track fault, pls add 15mins train travel time from #YewTee to #JurongEast. (Not linked to new signalling project).
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) August 22, 2017
The subsequent congestion prompted the transport operator to advise commuters heading to the Central Business District to take the south-bound train instead towards Marina South Pier.
Due to congestion twds Jurong East,pax travelling twds CBD are advised to take train in the direction thru Woodlands twds MarinaSouthPier.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) August 22, 2017
Train services were said to have resumed normally at 8:53am.
[NSL] CLEARED: Train svc from #Yewtee to #JurongEast is running normally now.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) August 23, 2017
As train disruptions go, today’s delays weren’t as bad as the two incidents from last week. Still, delays are delays, no matter how long one might be stranded in crowded trains.
How comforting that it’s not linked to the signalling project
— No pain, no gain (@AcceptNoBS) August 23, 2017
Does telling us the delay this morning is not due to signalling issue makes you less guilty of the constant delay commuters face?
— Jasmine Pang (@opheliap) August 22, 2017
I think its linked to your mother
— Deddy irawan (@whosdeddy) August 23, 2017
