The Circle Line was delayed for nearly an hour on April Fool’s Day (1 April) due to a technical failure at about 11.25am, according to CNA.
SMRT told CNA that they detected a technical failure on a train that was going towards Harbourfront on the Circle Line.
Mr Ho Foo Sing, the SMRT head of the Circle Line, said that commuters safely disembarked at Paya Lebar station, and that the train fault had occurred near Tai Seng station when the train was being withdrawn to the depot.
Commuters were informed of an additional travel time of 30 minutes between the stations of Bartley and Stadium.
Shuttle trains were activated between the two stations, along with free regular and bridging bus services between Promenade and Serangoon station.
Extra staff were also activated to assist the commuters at the affected stations, and regular train services had resumed from about 12.20pm.
Ho added that they are “sorry to have affected commuters’ midday journeys.”