SINGAPORE: The train disruption on the East-West Line that began on Wednesday morning (Sep 25) has continued for more than 24 hourspeso luck, affecting peak-hour commutes on Thursday.

It all began when a faulty train returning to Ulu Pandan depot caused a power trip.

This resulted in a service outage between Boon Lay and Queenstown MRT stations - a major disruption on Singapore's second-oldest train line.

Here’s a timeline of events:

About 9am on Wednesday: Train fault

An eastbound train on the East-West Line (EWL) developed a fault near Clementi station. 

Passengers got off at Clementi station and the train, which has been in use for 35 years, was withdrawn from service.

9.25am: Faulty train causes power trip

As the faulty train was returning to Ulu Pandan depot, it emitted smoke and resulted in a power trip.

This caused a train near Clementi station to stall. About 850 commuters on this train were "safely detrained" onto the trackspeso luck, said transport operator SMRT.

Commuters onboard the stalled train walked back to Clementi station (left) and commuters at a bus stop at Queenstown station, Sep 25, 2024. (Photos: Facebook/SMRT, Iliyas Juanda)

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