What is it about train services these days? First the delays on the Circle Line, East-West Line and the North-South Line (on top of the train collision at Joo Koon MRT Station), and right now, the North-East Line. Et tu, SBS Transit?
People are unknowingly pushed down from the ongoing escalator despite heavy crowd below! pic.twitter.com/JxQ6T4lniX
— bo_On ハンブン (@Han_boon) November 16, 2017
SBS tweeted out at 6:20pm about delays on the NEL due to a Punggol-bound train fault at Clarke Quay MRT station. The 10 minutes additional travel time was soon upped to another 15 minutes in delays. In both directions.
16/11, 6.20pm: NEL svc is delayed due to a Train fault at Clarke Quay stn twds Punggol. Additional travel time of abt 10mins is expected in both directions
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
16/11, 6.32pm: Due to a train fault at Clarke Quay stn twds Punggol, additional travel time of 15mins is expected in both directions. We are sorry.
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
Free bus services were launched at designated bus stops between Outram Park and Farrer Park MRT stations. Train services between those two stations went kaput around 7:04pm.
16/11, 6.42pm: NEL delay – free bus rides are available at designated bus stops betwn Outram Pk NE3 & Farrer Pk NE8.
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
16/11, 7.03pm: Train svc is available btwn HarbourFront & Outram Pk and bwtn Farrer Pk & Punggol. Free bus rides are available btwn Outram Pk & Farrer Pk.
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
Hello SBS, How to go in through the glass??? pic.twitter.com/NerrvIcQw6
— Mako (@makko187) November 16, 2017
Things only started settling down after 7:53pm when SBS progressively fixed it all up.
16/11, 8.03pm: NEL is progressively back to regular svc at affected stns at 7:53pm. Trains are now in full svc at all stns.
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
16/11, 8.47pm: Train svc has resumed since 7:53pm. Free bus rides & bridging bus services have ceased. Once again we are sorry.
— SBS Transit (@SBSTransit_Ltd) November 16, 2017
