Transport
Commuters squeezed to one platform going towards Marina Bay/Marina South Pier
After the service disruption this morning on North-South Line (NSL) commuters on Jurong East Station had to endure another inconvenience on Thursday evening (7 Dec 2017).
Tweets from Thips informed that platform E and D towards Marina Bay via Woodlands was closed at Jurong East, and Cheryl Chewww tweeted a short video showing that commuters were squeezed to one platform going towards Marina Bay/Marina South Pier:
https://twitter.com/stammerintreble/status/938721493961269248
https://twitter.com/AdenaSL/status/938722039778516993
Closed down one platform and squeeze everyone to one platform going towards Marina Bay/Marina South Pier 😑😑 best thing no escalator just purely staircase.. goshhh #smrt #problem #ughhh pic.twitter.com/ZqHDRCpjo6
— 📷 Cheryl Chewww ♍ (@CherylChew10) December 7, 2017
There was no explanation given for the incident at the station and again there was no official statement from Singapore Mass Rapid Transport.
Other tweets also informed the disruption and the confusion of commuters:
@SMRT_Singapore no info on platform closure at Jurong East?
— Daniel Lim (@LimDan91) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/stammerintreble/status/938725230209404929
WHY TF IS JURONG EAST MRT SO CHAOTIC TODAY
— brenda loves a band called the maine (@punkwheeze) December 7, 2017
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