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There was no train service on Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transport (BPLRT) on Friday afternoon (12 Jan), due to a track fault, the Singapore Mass Rapid Transport said in a tweet at 2:45pm that day:
[BPLRT] No Train Service on BPLRT due to Track Fault. Free Regular bus and Bridging Bus are now available at affected stations.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) January 12, 2018
Commuters commented on the breakdown on the Twitter page:
Train breakdown 3 days in a row. Please keep it up ( puns intended).
— BirdieOng (@BirdieOng) January 12, 2018
After mrt breakdown.. now lrt breakdown👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 more surprises to come from smrt
— PRATA MESHPOTATOđź‘ľ (@Paleones) January 12, 2018
Others posted their comments on a community Facebook page on transport disruption, TATA SMRT:
John Robert Lee: Track fault confirmed to be between Choa Chu Kang and South View on BPLRT. Engineers are now spotted on the track.
Chin Hon Chua: FYI. BPLRT down, SMRT announced at 2.35pm.
Zachary Sebastian: Just heard an announcement regarding BPLRT. No service on both directions, free bridging bus services available.
At 3:49pm SMRT informed on its Facebook that at about 1:45pm today, a signal stop tape near Keat Hong station was damaged by a BPLRT train. A signal stop tape is used to indicate where the train should stop accurately to the driverless train.
At 4:00pm the SMRT informed that the train service has not been restored yet:
[BPLRT] UPDATE: There is no train service on BPLRT. Free regular and bridging bus services are available at affected stations. Please seek alternative transport. Bus guides are available at https://t.co/tOogzxrXaz.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) January 12, 2018
At 6.04pm, SMRT reported that its inner loop for the LRT system between Bukit Panjang and Senja has resumed
[BPLRT] UPDATE: Service B on the BPLRT inner loop between #BukitPanjang (BP6) and #Senja (BP13) has resumed. Free regular and bridging bus services are still available. pic.twitter.com/e7C9GSpGx8
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) January 12, 2018
At 6.30pm, SMRT then reports that service for the entire BPLRT system has resumed while the free regular and bridging bus service are still available.
[BPLRT] UPDATE: Train services on the entire BPLRT have resumed. Free regular and bridging bus services are still available.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) January 12, 2018
At 7.00pm, SMRT reports that the free service for buses have ended.
[BPLRT] CLEARED: Free regular and bridging bus services have ended.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) January 12, 2018
