--- title: "Commuters met with water gushing from dislodged ceiling panel at Raffles Place MRT station" url: "/singapore-seen/commuters-met-water-gushing-dislodged-ceiling-panel-raffles-place-mrt-station" published: "2025-09-17T05:28:49.000Z" updated: "2025-09-17T06:01:44.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" tags: ["burst pipe","SMRT","Raffles Place","MRT station"] --- # Commuters met with water gushing from dislodged ceiling panel at Raffles Place MRT station *Commuters at Raffles Place were met with water gushing from a dislodged panel in the station's ceiling on the morning of Sept 17.* Ethel Tseng TNP September 17, 2025 Commuters at Raffles Place were met with water gushing from a dislodged panel in the station's ceiling on the morning of Sept 17. A video sent to Stomp shows water pooling on the station platform, with barricades placed around the affected areas. The ground is also littered with newspapers. A post on the subreddit r/singapore by user TheDoorDoesntWork at around 8am also included an image of the MRT platform. The caption reads: "The poor MRT staff and cleaners were working hard to contain the situation. At least it seemed to be fresh water and the train worked fine." The incident follows a slew of train breakdowns in the month of September, with the most recent reports being a two-hour delay on the Thomson-East Coast Line on Sept 17, and disruptions on the East West Line between Aljunied and Tanah Merah on Sept 16. Redditors lamented the increasing number of train-related incidents, with some claiming that the train system is "falling apart". One complained: "Got affected by the TEL disruption and had to go to Raffles Place to get the EWL instead. Saw the water pouring from the ceiling and wondered if I somehow ended up in New York today." In response to queries from The New Paper, SMRT said it is looking into the matter.