Train services on Singapore's East-West Line were disrupted between Boon Lay and Queenstown stations after a KHI train, over 35 years old, encountered a fault, emitting smoke while returning to Ulu Pandan Depot. This caused damage to the power cable and resulted in a power trip, affecting commuters. SMRT apologized for the disruption and said it is working with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to repair the issue.
Train services will continue to be unavailable between Boon Lay and Queenstown MRT stations on the East-West Line for at least the rest of the day in both directions, said S MRT and the Land Transport Authority on Sept 25 at 2.45pm.LTA said:"More time may be required for repair works. During engineering hours tonight, S MRT and LTA will make further assessment whether passenger service can resume on Sept 26.
LTA added it has informed the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board to work out arrangements.:"As PSLE written examinations will start tomorrow, we are in touch with Ministry of Education, Singapore and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board to prepare contingencies to minimise the impact on our students."
"About 850 commuters onboard the stalled KHI train near Clementi station were safely detrained onto the tracks, with our staff on-site to guide and assist them back to the Clementi station platform."
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