SINGAPORE: Due to a power fault, there is no train service on parts of the North-South Line between Jurong East and Marsiling stations and on the East-West Line between Dover and Tuas Link stations, SMRT said on Wednesday (Oct 14) evening.
It later added that the Circle Line was affected as well, with no train service between Serangoon and Harbourfront stations due to a power fault, in a Twitter post made at about 8.15pm.
The transport operator also asked commuters to add 25 minutes to their travel time between Dhoby Ghaut and Serangoon stations on the Circle Line.
Free regular bus services and bridging services are available between Jurong East and Woodlands, between Queenstown and Tuas Link, and between Paya Lebar and Harbourfront, SMRT said on Twitter.
SMRT added that passengers are advised to avoid Jurong East MRT station.
A photo sent in by a CNA reader at about 7.12pm showed crowds at Jurong East station after the train service was disrupted.
Jurong East MRT station after train services were disrupted on Oct 14, 2020. (Photo: Boony)
CNA reader Yang Long, who was at Yew Tee station along the affected part of the North-South Line, captured photos of the station in darkness at about 7.15pm.
He also took photos of the front door being opened on a train that stopped on the tracks.
He estimated that the train had remained in the same place for about 40 minutes.
A train on the tracks with its front door open on Oct 14, 2020. (Photo: Yang Long)
He also captured photos of staff manually opening the doors of a lift at Yew Tee station, allowing two people to exit.
A lift door being opened at Yew Tee MRT station on Oct 14, 2020. (Photo: Yang Long)
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