Normal but slow train services on NSL this morning; Delay on DTL

Following their tweet last night that there will be no train service between Joo Koon and Tuas Link this morning (Thursday, 16 Nov), the Singapore Mass Rapid Transport (SMRT) repeated its post this morning at 4:43am:

[EWL]:Train svc btwn #JooKoon & #TuasLink is suspended. Free regular & bridging bus svcs are available btwn #JooKoon & #TuasLink all day.

— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) November 15, 2017

It added that the train service on the North South Line (NSL) is running normally:

[NSL]: Train service on the NSL is running normally.

— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) November 15, 2017

At 7:23a,  a commuter confirms SMRT’s post with her experience from Admiralty to Yio Chu Kang:

07:22- Train svcs on NSL as per normal. Board at Admiralty stn and nw at YioChuKang stn. So far, smooth journey. #crossfinger #SMRTBreakdowns @SMRT_Singapore

— MayaMatNoh (@mayanoh) November 15, 2017

And other commuters also tweeted their inputs as well:

Travelling smoothly. But the interval time (NSL) is slightly longer. @SMRT_Singapore

— S.T (@shi_tong) November 15, 2017

Got on at admiralty towards city area. So far so good. Don't want to jinx but looks like everybody (even me) is waiting for updates.

— Ba-doodles (@ba_doodles) November 15, 2017

However at 7:40, a post shared that it was crowded at Ang Mo Kio towards Southbound:

[NSL] AMK is crowded at the moment towards southbound #smrt #nsl #delay #amk #crowded pic.twitter.com/vpNbWTAZ4B

— xlcliangx (@xlcliangx) November 15, 2017

At Down Town Line (DTL) however, commuters gave feedback that possible issues with the train service. (But note that DTL is run by SBS transit)

https://twitter.com/iwataty/status/930945826091708416

Some people didn’t know that DTL is not run by SMRT but the tweets showed they have problems on the line:

@SMRT_Singapore The Downtown Line is not moving at Tan Kah Kee station. What’s going on?

— Nic O 💁🏻‍♀️ (@nicoleowx) November 15, 2017

What’s going on at DTL? Train got terminated at Botanic Gardens for no further announcement?

— Edwardsky (@rainbow9189) November 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/BennoftheTrippi/status/930947191811710977

https://twitter.com/sayheyy/status/930947638479831040

Walked to EWL and saw it was disrupted. Took DTL and heard ”this train will be delayed”. #smrt needs a change in management

— Alex Lew (@alexlewyl) November 16, 2017

Wow holy shit riding the dtl was zipper squeezy for once

— IZU (@Averutia) November 16, 2017

At 9.17am, DTL is reported to be still experiencing slow service:

@SMRT_Singapore downtown line was moving slower than usual. We don't mind that but at least an announcement would be good. Everyone was looking around like lost sheeps

— DenieceLife (@DenieceLife) November 16, 2017

In the meantime, commuters shared that NSL was still normal:

Boarded at 7:28. It's 7:50 and we're otw to Bishan. #SMRT #NSL so far so good

— Ba-doodles (@ba_doodles) November 15, 2017

#smrt #train travel from ang mo kio toward toa payoh is normal

— Webster (@websterlkc) November 16, 2017

But commuters at certain stops along NSL had different experiences, one commuter pointed out that there is a train fault at Novena with the train stopping at the station:

https://twitter.com/art_gonzalez/status/930957179477114880

Train fault at Toa Payoh, sighpie. Train took a sudden stop and everyone in the train nearly fall due to the impact. And now we are all stuck inside. And you say it’s running normally?

— Jacqueline Liew (@letgomylove) November 16, 2017

Train service is stopped at Novena due to a train fault. What is happening @SMRT_Singapore & what have you been doing to fix the situation? #smrtfail #imgonnabelateforwork #thankssmrt

— Mymuseandi (@mymuseandi) November 16, 2017