There was a train service delay along the Circle Line (CCL) occurred around noon on Wednesday (22 May); according to SMRT it was due to a train fault.
Not many commuters commented on the social media platforms, only Jabez Zheng tweeted at 11:52am that the train between Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands was super slow:
@SMRT_Singapore train between amk and Woodlands is super slow. The travelling time is increased by a lot.
— Jabez Zheng (@Xuebin87) May 22, 2019
SMRT informed through its tweet at 12:40pm asking for 20 minutes additional traveling time between Promenade and Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay:
[CCL]: Due to a train fault, please add additional 20 minutes of travelling time between #Promenade and #DhobyGhaut/#MarinaBay. Free regular services are available between #PayaLebar and #DhobyGhaut/#MarinaBay.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 22, 2019
A commuter complained bitterly in Malay on Twitter, said SMRT has taken billions of dollar and still wasn’t enough:
https://twitter.com/birbird101/status/1131062296594112512
At 12:54pm SMRT updated that the additional travel time was then 15 minutes:
[CCL] UPDATE: Please add an additional 15 minutes of travelling time between #Promenade and #DhobyGhaut/ #MarinaBay. Free regular bus services are available between #PayaLebar and #DhobyGhaut/ #MarinaBay.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 22, 2019
At 13:07pm SMRT informed that the fault has been cleared;
[CCL] Update: The fault has been cleared. Train services between #Promenade and #DhobyGhaut/ #MarinaBay are being progressively restored. Free regular bus services are still available between #PayaLebar and #DhobyGhaut/ #MarinaBay.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 22, 2019
And at 13:14pm SMRT tweeted that the train service has resumed normally:
[CCL] CLEARED: Train services have resumed. Free regular bus services have ended.
— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 22, 2019
The Red Dot Oz commented on its tweet that the CCL’s train faults has increased recently, wondering if SMRT neglected it while caring for older lines:
The Circle Line has been facing an increase in faults recently. Is SMRT neglecting it while concentrating on the older line? https://t.co/KpvvxFnFUl
— Dhevarajan Devadas (@historyogi) May 22, 2019
Actually, earlier around 8am, the train service along the CCL in the direction of MacPherson has also been delayed about 5 minutes according to a passenger’s tweets:
Just announced. Train service on #smrt #circleline in the direction of MacPherson is delayed due to an incident.
— VS (@name_VS) May 21, 2019
Oh great. The #smrt #circleline trains in the direction of MacPherson are working again.
— VS (@name_VS) May 22, 2019
