SMRT apologises after train stalls on Circle Line, disrupting service for an hour
A train stalled on the Circle Line at Tai Seng station, disrupting service for an hour on Dec 14 evening.
Stomper Moo Deng shared a video of passengers leaving the stalled train while some remained on board.
"All passengers were told to alight," said the Stomper.
Facebook user Edmund Teo shared a video and photos of the unlit interior of the train at 6.24pm.
"Today, I am so lucky, got a blackout MRT train at Circle Line," wrote Mr Teo.
Today I am so lucky got an blackout mrt train at circle line Posted by Edmund Teo on Saturday 14 December 2024
Redditors also posted about the disruption.
One shared a video of people on the train platform at the Paya Lebar station on the Circle Line.
SMRT first posted about the disruption on social media at around 6.50pm, advising train commuters to add 30 minutes of travel time between Promenade and Serangoon stations due to a train fault.
Free regular bus service were available between the two stations.
At around 7.30pm, the rail operator updated that train service had returned to normal after the fault was cleared.
07:28 PM - [CCL] UPDATE: Train service has returned to normal. Free regular bus service has ceased. 07:13 PM - [CCL]... Posted by SMRT on Saturday 14 December 2024
In another post, SMRT said the train had stalled at around 6.20pm.
"To resolve the issue, the faulty train was coupled with another train and withdrawn to the depot," said SMRT.
"We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to your evening commute."
[UPDATE Circle Line (CCL), 14 Dec, at 7.30pm]: On 14 December, at around 6.20 pm, a train stalled at Tai Seng Station... Posted by SMRT on Saturday 14 December 2024
Stalled trains appear to be a more common occurrence this year.
On Sept 17, 11 trains stalled in the Circle Line tunnels during the traction power outage that disrupted train services along the entire line.
A faulty train was "recovered to the depot" after causing a delay between Queenstown to Bugis stations on the East-West Line (EWL) on Oct 10 afternoon.
A stalled train caused a service delay between Woodlands North and Lentor on the Thomson-East Coast Line in the early evening of Oct 1.
This followed a six-day disruption between Jurong East and Buona Vista stations on the EWL from Sept 25 to 30 caused by a faulty train on its way back to Ulu Pandan Depot after being withdrawn from service left major damage in its wake.
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