Singapore's transport authorities plan to fully restore service on the East-West Line by Monday. They initially intended to operate a shuttle train between Jurong East and Buona Vista on one track, but this has been scrapped to expedite repairs.
Singapore 's transport authorities aim to restore full service on the East-West Line on Monday. Earlier, they had intended to restore service on one track between Jurong East and Buona Vista to provide a shuttle train. That will no longer happen to speed up repairs toward full recovery. It all started when a train over 35 years old became faulty and returned to Ulu Pandan depot. On its way, one of its parts fell off near Dover.
Singapore's transport authorities aim to restore full service on the East-West Line on Monday. Earlier, they had intended to restore service on one track between Jurong East and Buona Vista to provide a shuttle train. That will no longer happen to speed up repairs toward full recovery. It all started when a train over 35 years old became faulty and returned to Ulu Pandan depot. On its way, one of its parts fell off near Dover.
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