Train disruption along NSL due to train fault at Marsiling on Tuesday morning

Commuters taking train along the North South Line (NSL) on Tuesday (22 Jan) morning had to endure delays caused by a train fault at Marsiling.

Reports from passengers posted on TATA SMRT Facebook started since nearly 8am:

Edy Cheong wrote at 7:51am: "Train fault at Marsiling."

JX Li wrote at 7:56am: "Something not very correct... Yewtee heading towards woodland." He shared a photo:

ทะนาซีการ์ รามาซามี่ responded at 8:00am: "Stuck inside that very train.." ?

JX Li added at 8:12am: "Estimate delay 30min. Announcement thru PA system."

https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1087501646186180608

Hadi Abdul who was heading towards the Marina Bay, responded to SMRT's tweet  by saying that it was not completely correct as both sides were affected:

https://twitter.com/hadi_abd92/status/1087502786919448576

Vivek Nishad ‏tweeted a video that he has been stuck for 15 minutes:

https://twitter.com/viveknishad98/status/1087503112439361536

Hadi Abdul tweeted again at 8:14am, showing a photo of a train on the platform towards Marina Bay, which has been stuck for 10 minutes:

https://twitter.com/hadi_abd92/status/1087503693195300864

Other passengers also said the announcement from SMRT should be updated correctly:

https://twitter.com/Xxxxxxxqwerttgv/status/1087507953433772032

https://twitter.com/marqisezech/status/1087508573578354689

At 8:35am Hadi Abdul tweeted again to SMRT:

https://twitter.com/hadi_abd92/status/1087509112638791680

And Allie complained and shared photos of the situation that she was caught in:

https://twitter.com/aleeshakhoo/status/1087511966417965056

At 8:34am SMRT, without acknowledging the passengers posts, asked for 15 minutes additional travel time from Woodlands to Yew Tee towards Jurong East:

https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1087508831221903361

And again at 7:52am, now asking for another 10 minutes additional travel time:

https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1087513175711313921

Nearly 9am, commuters again reminded SMRT that the delay affected both directions:

https://twitter.com/aleeshakhoo/status/1087515112854892545

https://twitter.com/rosyip/status/1087515562886877184

At 9:03am and 9:08am SMRT said that the fault was cleared:

https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1087516128543272960

https://twitter.com/SMRT_Singapore/status/1087517419961085952

But posts from commuters on Twitter showed that the trouble was not yet finished at nearly 10am:

https://twitter.com/Lumhyhyhy/status/1087517405662703616

https://twitter.com/mymuseandi/status/1087523560279556096

https://twitter.com/AmreshTheKumar/status/1087525953062854656