SINGAPORE: Evening rush-hour commuters travelling along the Downtown Line were affected by delays on Tuesday (Dec 12).
Several commuters tweeted that they experienced delays of 10 to 15 minutes along some stations along the Downtown Line towards Bukit Panjang, including Promenade, Tampines East, MacPherson, Chinatown and Newton stations.
In a notification sent from the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) MyTransport app at 7.26pm, commuters were told they can expect an “additional travelling time of 10 minutes on Downtown Line due to a signalling fault”.
The fault happened at Tampines station, said train operator SBS Transit in a tweet at about 7.45pm.
At 8.13pm, it tweeted that the train line was back to regular services.
One commuter reported that an announcement was made when his train stopped at Telok Ayer station: “This train will stop here for a short while. We are sorry for the delay.”
Several commuters said their trains stopped for longer than usual at some stations. When the trains finally moved off, they became “stuck” again at another station, they added.
LTA previously stressed that rail operators are required to inform passengers of any delay exceeding 10 minutes after receiving feedback from commuters on rail operator’s announcements during service delays.
Commuters reported delays on the Downtown Line on Dec 12, 2017.
