Transport operator SBS Transit told Channel NewsAsia that plans to add 60 more train trips per week during the shoulder of morning peak hours remain unchanged.
Meanwhile it has conducted checks on more than half of the 40-kilometre track before train services began on Friday and has not found any abnormality so far.
SBS Transit said it was only able to inspect 23 kilometres of the 40-km track after a four-hour check, which ended at 4.40am Friday. This was because the checks were thorough and intensive.
It will continue to check on the other 17 kilometres of track on Friday night after train service hours, and expects to complete the inspection before the start of train service on Saturday morning.
SBS Transit said its checks found no abnormality on the north-bound tunnel from HarbourFront to Woodleigh stations, and the south-bound tunnel from Punggol to Boon Keng stations.
Thursday's breakdown was traced to a pair of broken stainless steel cables located near the Outram Park station.
As part of investigations, the broken cables will undergo laboratory tests. But questions remain over what caused the cables to snap.
SBS Transit said it will continue to monitor the system closely.
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