SINGAPORE: A train fault caused an additional travelling time of 25 minutes along the Thomson-East Coast Line on Tuesday evening .
Train operator SMRT first tweeted about the delay at 5.05pm, shortly before advising commuters to use alternative MRT lines.A CNA reader at Caldecott station heard an announcement that there would be no train service towards the Gardens By the Bay terminus. SMRT eventually announced that bridging and free regular bus services would be available at all affected stations.In a Facebook post at 6.31pm, the operator said in an update that the TEL train fault had occurred at Orchard station towards Woodlands, at about 4.40pm.
"Our staff have been activated to recover service. The defective train is being withdrawn for investigations."Several commuters responded to SMRT's tweets with their frustrations over the delay., train service along a section of the North-South Line was disrupted for about six hours due to a track point fault.
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