SINGAPORE - A train fault occurred on the North-South Line on Monday morning.
Commuters will need an estimated 20 minutes additional travelling time from Jurong East to Kranji, said train operator SMRT on its Twitter feed at 7.23am.
Train operator SMRT said on its official Facebook page that there was a track circuit failure between Jurong East and Kranji stations, and its engineers had been sent to investigate and rectify the fault.
SMRT added that the fault caused the train platforms on Yishun, Sembawang and Khatib stations to be crowded.
Free bus bridging services have been activated for Admiralty, Sembawang, Yishun and Khatib MRT stations.
In its latest Twitter update, SMRT said that train services from Jurong East towards Kranji station were restored at about 9am.
Commuters took to Twitter to voice their displeasure over the delay. One commuter told AsiaOne that the train she was on took half an hour to travel between Jurong East station and Choa Chu Kang station, which is only three stops away.
Updates from SMRT:
9:33am: [NSL] UPDATE: Free bus service between #Admiralty and #AngMoKio has ceased.
9:00am: [NSL] CLEARED: Train services from #JurongEast towards #Kranji are now operating normally.Free buses are still available.
8:46am: [NSL]UPDATE: Estimate 10 mins additional travelling time from #JurongEast to #Kranji towards MarinaBay due to track fault.
8:30am: [NSL] UPDATE: Free buses are now available at affected stations between #Admiralty and #AngMoKio.
8:07am: [NSL] UPDATE: Free buses are now available at affected stations between #Admiralty and #Khatib.
7:23am: [NSL]UPDATE: Estimate 20 mins additional travelling time from #JurongEast to #Kranji towards MarinaBay due to track fault.
7:02am: [NSL]: Estimate 10 mins additional travelling time from #ChoaChuKang to #Kranji towards MarinaBay due to track fault.