On the second day of the East-West Line train disruption, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and transport operator SMRT said that they are aiming for the partial restoration of train services by Friday (Sept 27).
The affected train, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries train that has been in service for over 35 years, was towed from the tracks at Clementi to Ulu Pandan Depot on Thursday morning., the Land Transport Authority and transport operator SMRT said that they are aiming for the partial restoration of train services by Friday .
"Restoring train services safely and promptly is our top priority, and we will continue to provide updates as the situation progresses," they added."The engineers from SMRT and LTA have been working throughout the night to assess and to carry out repairs to the damaged tracks and equipment," he said.
"Investigations revealed that a defective axle box on a train had dropped, causing one bogie to come off the running rail between Dover and Clementi stations. This led to a disruption in train services between Boon Lay and Queenstown stations on Wednesday, LTA explained.
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