SINGAPORE: Train services will not be available on the East-West Line (EWL) between Boon Lay and Queenstown MRT stations, in both directions, for at least the rest of Wednesday (Sep 25).
This comes after an incident on Wednesday morning where an eastbound train developed a fault near Clementi station at about 9am.
"While the train was being withdrawn, a power trip was detected at 9.25am. This caused trains on the EWL between Queenstown and Boon Lay stations to stall," said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday afternoon.
"Our preliminary assessment is that when the damaged train was being withdrawn, it caused damage to the tracks, including the running rails and the third rail supplying power to the train."
LTA said it has activated additional support from bus operators to improve bridging bus service ahead of the evening peak. Commuters can also board the regular bus services calling at designated bus stops at the affected stations.
From 5pm, SMRT will also run a separate shuttle train service between Buona Vista and Queenstown MRT stations, and also between Jurong East and Boon Lay stations, at intervals of 10 minutes.
In response to CNA queries, SMRT said the shuttle trains will stop at every station along those stretches.
There will be no train shuttle service between Jurong East and Buona Vista.
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This comes after an incident on Wednesday morning where an eastbound train developed a fault near Clementi station at about 9am.
"While the train was being withdrawn, a power trip was detected at 9.25am. This caused trains on the EWL between Queenstown and Boon Lay stations to stall," said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday afternoon.
"Our preliminary assessment is that when the damaged train was being withdrawn, it caused damage to the tracks, including the running rails and the third rail supplying power to the train."
LTA said it has activated additional support from bus operators to improve bridging bus service ahead of the evening peak. Commuters can also board the regular bus services calling at designated bus stops at the affected stations.
From 5pm, SMRT will also run a separate shuttle train service between Buona Vista and Queenstown MRT stations, and also between Jurong East and Boon Lay stations, at intervals of 10 minutes.
In response to CNA queries, SMRT said the shuttle trains will stop at every station along those stretches.
There will be no train shuttle service between Jurong East and Buona Vista.
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