Two SMRT lines hit by delays this morning

Commuters were inconvenienced by two separate delays to MRT services along both the North-South Line and Circle Line this morning.

Today deputy digital media editor Peter Yeo, who was on the southbound train at about 10.40am, said it took him 45 minutes to get from Yishun to Bishan MRT station - a journey of four stops which would normally have taken about 15 minutes. The delay was put down to a "train fault at Ang Mo Kio", he said.

The southbound train services to Marina Bay were restored by 11.10am, according to an SMRT official.



On the Circle Line, a few commuters called the MediaCorp hotline from as early as 9am, complaining about delays in the train service.

One, who gave his name as John, said that his HarbourFront-bound train stopped for a few minutes at Holland Village MRT Station at around 9am, with the PA system announcing the delay was due to "train fault" and "track fault". He got off and took a taxi instead of completing his journey on train.

The delays in the two lines also affected commuters elsewhere, with heavier-than-usual passenger traffic reported on other lines, particular the East-West Line.

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