Minor train disruption on Sunday morning along NSL due to signal fault

A minor train delay occurred this morning (1 Jul) along the North South Line (NSL).

According information shared on Twitter platform, the delay was caused by a signaling fault.

There was no official information from SMRT; only posts on social media informed on the delay:

Alvin Lee, on TATA SMRT platform at 8:25am wrote: “North South Line – Signalling Fault Yio Chu Kang – Khatib Additional 15 minutes travelling time due to Signalling Fault. (Station announcement).”

John Robert Lee shared a post from MRT Singapore Service Information on the same platform at 8:29am; he wrote: “Signal failure between Khatib and YCK, causing delays to NSL service. +15 mins of travelling time at the mentioned stretch, towards MSP.”

Passengers also informed and complained on the delay on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Mike1328g/status/1013215794358988800

smrt pls get your shit together

— joy (@attajoy_) July 1, 2018

so smrt, i paid $2 plus every weekend for a train ride and got a train delay and reached workplace late? thank you

— ZUL (@DzulfiqarHaron) July 1, 2018

Anna wondered about the use of a month early closure-late opening for maintenance & improvement works from 1 June to 1 July 2018:

https://twitter.com/woahwhatisthis/status/1013221885771800576

However, not long after, the NSL train services appeared to have gone back to normal since there were no more complaints on social media platforms.