Train services were not available this morning between Yio Chu Kang to Canberra MRT stations due to a faulty engineering vehicle being stuck on the northbound platform on the North South Line, near Yishun station.
SMRT issued a statement on Facebook explaining the incident, as well as apologising for “affect(ing) your early morning commute”.
SMRT’s statement on Facebook
[UPDATE: North-South Line, 19 October 2022, at 10.17am]:
On 19 Oct, at about 4.30am during engineering hours, a faulty engineering maintenance vehicle could not move from the northbound platform near Yishun station on the North-South Line. Our engineers were deployed on site to recover service.
Commuters were advised to add 15 minutes to their train travel time. They were advised to take alternative transport via the Thomson-East Coast and Circle lines, or the free regular bus and bridging bus services that were activated between Woodlands and Ang Mo Kio stations in both directions. Southbound train service was available from Jurong East to Marina South Pier stations.
At about 6.40am, northbound train service was stopped from Yio Chu Kang to Canberra stations for the engineers to access the faulty engineering maintenance vehicle. We assessed that it would be withdrawn to the depot after revenue service.
Regular train services resumed progressively from 7.45am.
We are sorry to have affected your early morning commute.
[UPDATE: North-South Line, 19 October 2022, at 8.48am]:
Train services have resumed. Free regular bus and free bridging bus services have ceased.
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[UPDATE: North-South Line, 19 October 2022, at 7.45am]:
Train service from Yio Chu Kang to Canberra is progressively returning to normal. Free regular bus and free bridging bus services are still available between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands.
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On 19 Oct, at about 4:30am during engineering hours, a faulty engineering vehicle could not move from the northbound platform near Yishun station on the North-South Line. There is no train service from Yio Chu Kang to Canberra stations. Train service is available from Jurong East to Marina South Pier stations.
Our engineers have been deployed on site to recover service.
Free regular bus and bridging bus services have been activated between Woodlands and Ang Mo Kio stations in both directions. Commuters are advised to take alternative transport via the Thomson-East Coast Line or the free and bridging bus services that have been activated.
We are sorry to affect your early morning commute.
Image source: W De’ Arte on Facebook