Oh boy, you’re going to be in for a fun ride
On the 2018 list, I have said that the disruptions are less than what 2017 has to offer. In this list, I am going to show you why.
During 2017 it was the year of experimentation of the new MRT signalling system, which I am honestly not a fan of. This is also a reason why in June and July it has made many disruptions (even though SMRT just does not Tweet about it altogether). It just made the ride even more slower then it already is, in my opinion. I am kind of like an avid watcher in this type of stuff.
Alright, with that said, here are the MRT Disruptions for 2017 (possibly the full list!)
Key:
Numbers with comma (,) are delays (<15 mins)
Numbers with asterisks (*) are minor disruptions (>15 mins <30 mins)
Numbers with a full stops (.) are major disruptions (>30 mins)
LTA Year End Report: Overall MRT Network= 16 (CBTC=4) North-South Line: 6 (CBTC=2). East-West Line: 5 (CBTC=2). North-East Line: 3. Circle Line: 2, 0 on Downtown Line.
Overall LTA Network= 11. 6 on Bukit Panjang LRT and the remaining 5 on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT.
SMRT Delay: Overall, there were 127 disruptions caused by the CBTC/Legacy signalling faults (disruptions for >5 mins), peaking with 29 during June. You can read more at the picture source: https://mothership.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-5.49.42-PM.png
January
1. 04th January: In East-West Line, there was a track fault near Clementi and congested between Boon Lay and Clementi. 15 minutes of ATT. (7:47AM-8:38AM)
2* 09th January: In Punggol LRT, the west loop has no service because of a power fault. Free buses were available, but services were resumed shortly after. (10:04PM-10:19PM)
3, 13th January: In North-South Line, there was a track fault that affected between City Hall and Ang Mo Kio. (8:29PM-8:39PM)
4. 19th January: In East-West Line, there was a track fault (track circuit glitch) near Clementi going to Joo Koon and congested between Joo Koon to Clementi. 20 Mins ATT. (some source: http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/01/19/massive-delay-along-ewl-commuters-complain-smrts-understatement-of-delay/) (7:46AM-9:50AM)
5. 23rd January: In the East West Line, There is a track fault occuring in Jurong East and affected between Joo Koon to Clementi, going to Pasir Ris. At most 25 minutes of ATT. (6:34PM-10:17PM)
6. 31st January: There was a signalling fault happening on the Downtown Line. About 10 minutes of ATT. (6:43PM-8:26PM)
(SOURCE: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/train-disruptions-caused-by-track-circuit-failures-unrelated-to-sleeper The disruptions mentioned above were due to circuit failures on these 4 years. big roasting news http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/01/30/news-about-mrt-has-turn-from-meaningless-statistics-to-meaningless-words/)
February
7. 07th February: In East West Line, track works were still ongoing during the peak hours, and congested trains from Jurong East and Joo Koon, heading towards Joo Koon. 25 Min of ATT. (8:12AM-9:11AM)
8. 10th February: There was a train fault occuring at North-South Line, from Newton to Marina South Pier. At most 30 Mins of ATT. Free buses services were available on that day. (8:06AM-8:51AM)
9. ALSO, In Bukit Panjang LRT, a train fault occured, and free bus services were available on that day. Around 10 minutes ATT (3:26PM-4:12PM)
10* 3rd one in one day? In Sengkang LRT, there were no services on the East Loop of Sengkang LRT because of Power Fault. FBB available. A loud boom was heard but luckily no one was injured and only 10 passengers on the lrt train. (9:10PM-9:39PM) (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/loud-boom-on-sengkang-lrt-east-loop-not-explosion-but-power-outage-no-reported)
11. 12th February: In East-West Line, there were no train services and affected the stations of Joo Koon to Boon Lay. Bridging Buses Were Available.
12. 13th February: North-South Line, There was a train fault in Admiralty and affected trains going both directions from Jurong East and Ang Mo Kio. Around 20 minutes ATT. FBB were available. Estimated resumption time was 8:25am… and it was. How-(7:58AM-8:26AM)
13. 23rd February: In East-West Line, there was a train fault and affected train services between Joo Koon and Lakeside. 20 Minutes of ATT. (8:28AM-9:02AM)
14, 24th February: In Circle Line, train services was affected in both directions of Bishan and HarbourFront due to signalling fault and an ATT of 5 minutes was given. (7:32AM-7:43AM)
March
15* 15th March: In East-West Line, train services were disrupted from Pasir Ris to Tanah Merah. 25 Minutes of ATT. SMRT Announced that the services would return by 11:55am, and wow just in time. Holy- (11:28AM-11:55AM)
16. 28th March: In North-South Line, train services were disrupted from Bishan to Sembawang going to Jurong East because of Signalling Fault. 15 Minutes of ATT. FBB Available. (8:44PM-10:22PM)
17. ALSO, In the midst of the North-South Line fault, Bukit Panjang LRT suffered from no train services between BP1 (Choa Chu Kang) to BP6 (Bukit Panjang). Community Loop and FBB were available. (8:57PM-9:28PM) (source: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/both-mrt-lrt-disrupted)
18. 30th March: On East-West Line, a train fault occured and disrupted services between Pasir Ris and Paya Lebar for trains going towards Joo Koon (or both?) due to a train fault in Tanah Merah. 20 (Peak at 40) Mins ATT. FBB Available. This was going kinda big. (5:57PM-7:15PM) (http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/train-fault-causes-40-minute-delay-smrt-east-west-line & http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/train-fault-near-tanah-merah-station-causes-40-minute-delay-on-east-west-line)
19* 31st March: On North South Line, due to a train fault that happened from Jurong East to Chua Chu Kang for services going to Marina South Pier. 20 Mins ATT. (7:12PM-7:25PM)
April (Trying this new layout)
20. 02nd April: Line: North-East Line. Station Affected: Hougang. Cause: “Security Incident”. Description: A 39-Year-Old man got arrested for scaring the public by putting a bag down unattended, but it was said that he left it there while he has to “run his errands”. Also, there was nothing suspicious about the bag, just household items. He was released on police bail by 05th April. No trains were passing by Hougang station by that time. Time: 2:55PM-4:07PM (sos: https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/man-arrested-hougang-mrt-security-incident-released-police-bail/ & http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/trains-skipping-hougang-mrt-station-due-to-security-incident/3645574.html & http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/trains-to-skip-hougang-station-due-to-security-incident)
21* 03rd April: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yishun to Bishan for services towards Marina South Pier. Cause: Train Fault. Others: ~30 Mins ATT. FBB were available. Time: 12:13PM-12:37PM
22. 10th April: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Bugis to Tanah Merah for services towards Pasir Ris. Cause: Platform Screen Door Fault at Bedok. Others: ~10 Mins ATT. Time: 9:31AM-10:35AM
23. 11th April: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon To Queenstown. Cause: Train Fault. Others: ~25 Mins ATT. FBB Available. Time: 7:44AM-8:21AM
24. 18th April. Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Bishan to Khatib for services towards Jurong East. Cause: Track Fault at Khatib. Others: 10-20 Minutes ATT. SMRT’s twitter has been telling their passengers to add 5 minutes of ATT for nearly 2 hours Time: 7:19AM-12:41PM
25. ALSO, During the same time when North-South Line was having a breakdown, East-West Line was also having some track faults too. It affected services from Paya Lebar to Simei because of a track fault near Simei. ATT of 15 Minutes was observed. (8:35AM-10:58AM)
26. XDDD In North-East Line, there was a closure in Woodleigh because of a security incident. Apparently there’s this white substance (Lol i hope not what I think) found by HazMat and SCDF. Apparently, this story is anti-climatic, similarly to the Hougang incident that happened earlier this month. This substance… Wait for it…wait for it… the white substance…………. was baking flour. Furthermore, 3 people were arrested for this, where they claimed that this was done for running trails. FBB was available, between Serangoon and Potong Pasir. (1:25PM/2:28PM-4:20PM/4:32PM) (chilli sauce: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woodleigh-mrt-station-closed-due-to-security-incident-police-say-suspicious-substance & http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/woodleigh-mrt-station-closed-due-to-security-incident-after/3686294.html and https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/04/18/woodleigh-station-temporarily-closed-due-to-a-security-incident/ and http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woodleigh-mrt-incident-3-men-involved-were-part-of-running-group-using-flour-to-mark-out)
27* 21st April: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Between Yishun and Bishan. Cause: Train Fault at Khatib. Others: No train services were at the stations. SMRT Estimated services will resume as per normal by 5:50am. FBB was/were? available. Time: 5:40AM-5:58AM
28. 26th April: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Commonwealth to ??? for trains towards Pasir Ris. Cause: Train fault? Others: This was not announced by SMRT in any way, so we had to estimate the time a bit but all we know is the peak hours. ~10-20 Mins ATT. Time: 7AM-10AM (Chili: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/04/26/train-delay-on-ewl-towards-pasir-ris-this-morning-no-official-announcement-from-smrt/)
29. 30th April: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: North-East Line. (not error, when i say the line itself means as a whole, or unknown) Cause: Train Fault at Outram Park. Others: FBB Between Harbourfront and Dhoby Ghaut until 10:02pm. Time: 9:17PM-9:41PM
30. 03rd May: Line: Downtown Line. Stations Affected: Downtown Line. Cause: Platform Door Faulty at Botanic Gardens due to Signalling Issues. Others: This created a 7-hour disruption in the line. FBB was available between Tan Kah Kee and Stevens. Trains would also have to bypass Botanic Gardens because of this. People had complained that stations took about 20 minutes to arrive. Sad :/ This fault was actually kind of a big deal, and was the biggest disruption for downtown line to date. Time: (5:45AM) Announced: 7:41AM-12:54PM. (Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/platform-doors-at-botanic-gardens-mrt-station-malfunction-8813298 & https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/05/03/service-disruption-along-dtl-delay-in-service-said-to-be-more-than-50-minutes/)
31* 04th May: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Ang Mo Kio to Marina South Pier. Cause: Train Signalling Fault. Others: 10-25 Mins ATT. FBB Between Newton and Marina South Pier. Time: 7:45AM-8:11AM
32. 28th May: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Marina Bay to Marina South Pier. Cause: Signalling Fault Others: FBB Available. Time: 2:56PM-4PM
33. ALSO, Same Line, with Stations on Choa Chu Kang to Jurong East Affected. This was due to Signalling fault, with 20 Minutes of ATT. (6:04PM-6:28PM)
34, 01st June: In North-East Line, There was a minor train fault. Affected trains going to Punggol. Around 10 Mins ATT. (12:39PM-12:51PM)
34. ALSO, Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: North-South Line. Cause: New Signalling System Checks. Others: This was a very big one. 20-30 Minutes of ATT (Obviously this is not true. Try multiplying 2-5x sometimes) was expected during the peak hours. Wait, if signalling checks, why on peak hours? Holy hell. FBB Available. Time: 6:28PM-7:41PM
35. 02nd June: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: North-South Line. (Yew Tee to Yishun) Cause: Signalling System Checks. Others: North South Line got hit again for a 2 straight days now. 30 Minutes of ATT for this day. Sooner, SMRT announced that only between Choa Chu Kang and Yishun were going to be affected by both bounds. Time: 5:05PM-8:27PM (Others said it took around 10PM To finally improve). Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/signalling-checks-cause-rush-hour-delay-on-nsl-for-second-8907232
(The next few disruptions are unannounced by SMRT but I believe in the commuters. Most of the diruptions are [probably] caused by signalling checks, so away we go)
(Good words: http://www.todayonline.com/voices/mrt-signalling-tests-better-answers-needed)
36* 03rd June: On the East-West Line, it was said that there were some minor hiccups occuring on the line, caused by a train fault, driving towards Pasir Ris. (7AM? (11:00AM-11:25AM?)
37. 04th June: On the North-South Line, it has been said that there were faults on the line. Not sure where, but near Dhoby Ghaut, or the city area. I could presume it was because of Train Fault or Signalling Checks (News said obstructed platform doors). I might be wrong. Air-Conditioners were said to be faulty as well. (10:30AM?-5PM~)
38. 05th June: On the North-South Line. Occured from Khatib to Ang Mo Kio. Like Sunday (04th June), it was an obstructed platform door that caused the delay. Delays were persisting until late morning. (8:30AM-11AM~)
39* ALSO, On the East-West Line, people were asked to depart from a train on Buona Vista. Some reported that buses were overcrowded. (6PM~-6:25PM~)
40. 06th June: Two (or three) disruptions happened at this day. Firstly, in the Morning Peak Hours, where commuters said the MRT was “sauna-like” and packed. Don’t know what line or station, but had to believe. (8:50AM~-10AM~)
41. ALSO, On East-West Line. This was caused by Signalling Fault. Affected (almost) the whole of East-West Line. Occured on the Evening Peak Hours. (3:40PM~? 6PM~-7:45PM~)
42. 07th June: There was a train delay in the North-South Line. A netizen claimed that a train took 25 minutes from Bukit Batok to Jurong East. (7AM~-8AM~)
(Source for these few: https://mustsharenews.com/smrt-silent-breakdowns/ and https://mustsharenews.com/smrt-twitter-quiet/ [W.I.P List]) (keep them coming lol)
43. ALSO: In Downtown Line, there was an ATT of 30 Minutes due to Signalling Fault occuring between King Albert Park and 6th Avenue. (8:22PM-8:53PM)
44. 12th June: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: (Whole of NSL) Choa Chu Kang to Jurong East on Both Directions. Cause: Signalling Fault. Others: Yet another signalling fault from the North-South Line. There was a 20 minutes (in actual fact 30-50 mins) ATT included with FBB Available. Time: 9:20AM-9:50AM
45. ALSO, there was a Train Fault that occured in East-West Line. A Netizen claimed that “Apparently there is train fault but no announcement was made by smrt.” and was “at Buona Vista” (5:45PM-8PM)
46. 13th June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: East-West Line. Cause: Track Fault. Others: “Stations were unusually crowded and the disruption wasn’t limited to a particular portion of the line – delays were reported near both the Jurong and Pasir Ris stations.” -MustShareNews. Time: 7:40AM-8:30AM & 6:25PM.
47. 14th June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: City Hall to Dover. (Later Redhill to Dover) Cause: Track Circuit Fault at Buona Vista. Others: ~30 Mins ATT. Time: 8:13AM-12:55AM
??. 15th-18th June: In North-South Line, there were some miscellaneous delays, but they seem minor so i just leave off here. (inb4 contradictions)
48. 19th June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Clementi. Cause: Signalling Fault(?) Others: It was a day after the Tuas West Extension Opened, and there are Signalling Faults as of now (no, there are no faults there now). About 10 Mins of ATT per stop, and that’s bad. Time: ~6:55AM-9:35AM
49. 20th June: Line: North South Line. Stations Affected: Admiralty to Marina South Pier. Cause: Signalling Fault. Others: One said that there were “No train service from TPY (Toa Payoh) all the way down.” Time: 7:30AM-8:30AM
50. 21st June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: East-West Line. Cause: Train/Signalling Fault. Others: Happened Throughout the East-West Line. One person said that a train was stuck near Pioneer, another said that there was a fault near Eunos. Another said 10 Minutes for a train to go to Pioneer to Boon Lay. Time: 7:30AM-12PM
51* 23rd June: Line: Sengkang LRT. Stations Affected: Sengkang to Renjong. Cause: Train Collision. Others: This was by Stomp. The page taken down so I don’t know for a full fact. This fault lasted for 15 minutes and resumed service, although at a slow speed. UPDATE: NOW THERE IS Source Time:7:08PM-7:28PM (Sos: https://mustsharenews.com/lrt-incident-sengkang/)
52. 24th June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Jurong East. Cause: Unknown. Others: Delays were about some 10 Minutes long, occured near the peak hours. Time: 4:50PM-11:45PM
53. 27th June: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Pioneer to Jurong East. (Seems like a lot of the delays happening near the Western Sides) Cause: Train Delays. Others: Delays were for as long as half an hour. Time: 7:40AM-9AM
54. 28th June: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: North-South Line. Cause: Signalling Fault. Others: 30 Mins ATT. FBB Available. Time: 5:15PM-7:17PM
55. ALSO, In East-West Line, there were delays Joo Koon to possibly Clementi. Pioneer station was affected the most, with its station doors being stuck, a faulty escalator, and trains not opening doors. (8:30AM-~9:05AM)
56. ALSO, The FIRST BREAKDOWN FROM TUAS EXTENSION. Between Joo Koon (JKN) and Tuas Link (TLK) along the East-West Line. This was due to signalling fault. (5:22PM-5:56PM)
(I Checked Failrail after a year to see what happened. It didn’t update after March this year. RIP. You will be missed :'( )
57. 30th June: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio. Cause: Track (Point) Fault. Others: ~15-20 Mins ATT. Time: 6:32PM-8:48PM
July (New catagory ATT)
58* 05th July: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Jurong East to Joo Koon towards Joo Koon. Cause: Train Fault. Others: 20 Mins ATT. Time: 7:04PM-7:29PM
59* ALSO, There was a fault near Circle Line, but it was unannounced. Occurred during the evening peak hours. Mostly affected from Buona Vista to one-north. (6:15PM)
60, ALSO AGAIN, another fault again but this time in the North-South Line. There a users that claimed that services were stalled from Bishan to Khatib. (Unknown, but it was during evening peak hours, 6:55PM?) (sos: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/07/05/smrt-announces-delay-along-east-west-line-along-jurong-east-and-joo-koon-ccl-and-nsl-also-experience-delay-but-unannounced/)
61. 07th July: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Woodlands to Jurong East. Cause: Train Fault. Others: 30 Mins ATT. FBB Available from Choa Chu Kang to Jurong East. Time: 8:31AM-9:13AM
62. 08th July: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: North-East Line. Cause: Signalling Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Time: 5:48AM-6:50AM
63. 10th July: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Bugis to Queenstown. Cause: Signalling Fault. ATT: 25-35 Mins stop per station. Others: FBB Available, stopped FBB before the breakdown was recovered. Time: 6:46PM-8:31PM
64. 12th July: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Clementi towards Pasir Ris. Cause: Track Circuit Fault. ATT: 20 mins. Others: ~ Time: 8:41AM-10:58AM
65. 13th July: Line: East-West Line and North South Line. Stations Affected: Queenstown and Tuas Link & Jurong East and Kranji respectively. Cause: No Train Services. Others: Estimated Resumption time was 12:30AM, but still persisted until end of train service. Time: 12:02AM-1:20AM
66, 17th July: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: North-East Line for trains Northbound Cause: Train Fault at Clarke Quay for trains Northbound ATT. 10 Mins. Others: 8:02AM-8:13AM
67, 20th July: Line: Bukit Panjang LRT. Stations Affected: Choa Chu Kang to Bukit Panjang. Cause: No Train Services. Others: FBB Available until 2:25PM. Time: 1:45PM-1:58PM
68, 21st July: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Clementi to Tanjong Pagar towards Pasir Ris. Cause: Track Fault. (Not the New one though, as said by SMRT idk what the hell they are ta-) ATT: 15 Mins. Time: 5:34PM-5:45PM
69* ALSO, In Circle Line, train services were affected from Caldecott to HarbourFront. There was an ATT of 15 Mins, and FBB were available. (10:08PM-10:28PM)
70. 25th July: Line: North-South, East-West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Commonwealth. (between Queenstown and Bugis affected later) Cause: Faulty, loose door at Tiong Bahru, (SMRT said track circuit fault/intermittent power tripping) Others: This fault was a rather big fault that lasted for hours. Time: 7:26AM-1:58PM. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/loose-door-delays-shutdown-queenstown-and-bugis-mrt-9060030 and http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/no-service-on-east-west-line-between-queenstown-and-bugis-mrt-stations-from
71, 27th July: Line: Bukit Panjang LRT. Stations Affected: Service A. Cause: Train Fault. Time: 5PM-5:15PM
August
72. 07th August: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: North-East Line. Cause: Signalling Fault. ATT: 10 Mins. Time: 7:12PM-8:04PM
I know there were some [2?] delays in between these 10 days, involving around North-South Line, but errr… Sorry lol
73. 17th August: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: North-South Line. Cause: [New] Signalling Fault near Ang Mo Kio. Stations Affected: Yishun to Marina South Pier. ATT: 40 Mins. Others: FBB Available. The the first of the 2 consecutive faults in a row. Time: 6:18PM-8:18PM Sos: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/signalling-fault-near-ang-mo-kio-station-causes-delays-on-north-south-line
74. 18th August: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Sembawang to Marina South Pier & Choa Chu Kang to Jurong East. Cause: [New] Signalling Fault near Ang Mo Kio (again). ATT: ~45 Mins. Others: FBB Available (almost) through the NSL. The the second of the 2 consecutive faults in a row. This is the longer train fault. Time: 6:29AM-9:22AM.
75. ALSO, there was no service in the Downtown Line, and then a 15 Mins of ATT sooner. FBB was available. The source here http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/signal-faults-hit-2-mrt-lines-at-the-same-time & lolxdfunnies: http://www.theindependent.sg/commuters-forced-to-guide-bus-drivers-when-control-room-failed-to-direct-drivers-during-mrt-breakdown-fiasco/ (6:25AM-9AM)
76. 23rd August: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yew Tee to Jurong East. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 15 Mins. Others: There were some tweets in the first few minutes of the fault, saying: “Due to expected congestion towards Jurong East from Woodlands, Pax travelling towards CBD are advised to take SB (Southbound) train towards Marina South Pier” Time: 6:53AM-8:53AM
77, ALSO on the same line, another fault – a track point fault, occured on the same batch of stations as previously mentioned, during the evening peak hours. (5:09PM-5:20PM)
78. 30th August: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected. Jurong East to Redhill. Cause: Track Fault. ATT: 15 Mins. Others: There was a netizen who reported that the delay occured far back to Joo Koon. Time: 8:13AM-12:28PM Source because this is a big one: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/track-fault-delays-trains-on-ew-line-for-4-hours & http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/track-fault-causes-delays-east-west-line-hours
79. 31st August: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Jurong East to Yishun. Cause: Train Fault/Congestion. ATT: 25 Mins. Others: Announcement only made on the MRT Platforms. For those who are in the MRT didn’t get the announcements though, so we’re left confused (unless they knew otherwise [like me lol I was in there, my first fault to experience :D]) duck sauce: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/nsl-trains-delayed-between-jurong-east-yishun-not-due-to-new-9175302
September
80. 09th September: Line: Bukit Panjang LRT. Stations Affected: All of it. Cause: Train Fault. [Broken Rail Support Brackets] Others: FBB Available. Lasted for a few (6) hours. Time: 11:12AM-4:45PM sos: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/broken-rail-support-brackets-behind-6-hour-bukit-panjang-lrt-disruption-smrt and http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/five-hour-disruption-on-bukit-panjang-lrt-line-due-to-broken-9200522?view=DEFAULT
81. 11th September: Line: Circle Line. Stations Affected: Paya Lebar to Buona Vista. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 30 Mins. Others: FBB Available. Time: 9:25AM-10:27AM. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/delays-on-circle-line-due-to-train-fault-smrt
82. 12th September: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: North-East Line. Cause: Train Fault at Boon Keng. ATT: 10 Mins. Time: 6:02PM-6:18PM
83. 15th September: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Marina South Pier to Toa Payoh. Cause: [New] Signalling faults. ATT: 20 Mins. Time: 9:06PM-10:09PM
84. 19th September: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Tanah Merah to Pasir Ris. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 10 Mins. Others: A headline said that SMRT decided to stop announcing train delays. Whether clickbait or not, not sure. But anyways, this fault was not announced. Time: 7:40AM-9:05AM Source: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/09/19/smrt-decides-to-stop-announcing-train-delays-a-blow-by-blow-account-of-the-ewl-disruption/
85. 28th September: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Tanah Merah to Pasir Ris. Cause: Track Point Fault. ATT: 30 Mins. Others: Well whaddaya know, guess not. PSLE was also during that time so it was a hassle for the primary school students too. Fortunately none of them were reported late. Time: 5:53AM-8:37AM
October
86. 03rd October: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: Buangkok to Punggol. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Others: FBB Available. SBS Announced there was no service for a brief moment at 2pm. Time: 1:15PM-2:16PM
87* 04th October: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang. Cause: [New] Signalling Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Time: 6:01PM-6:24PM
88* 07th October: Line: North-East Line. Stations Affected: Sengkang to Punggol. Cause: Train Fault at Sengkang. ATT: 15 Mins. Time: 12:39PM-1PM
89. ALSO, A major fault in North-South Line crippled services from Ang Mo Kio to Marina South Pier due to a track fault near Bishan, or that’s what happened. Appears that water had seeped in the MRT tunnels between Bishan and Braddell. It was a major fault, nearing 5 hours. By 9:30PM, Stations from Newton to Marina South Pier are fine and dandy, but there will be no services from Ang Mo Kio and Newton until Sunday [the next day.] Until then, this 21-hour breakdown is probably one of the longest breakdown in SMRT’s history. (5:33PM-08th October, 1:52PM) (Few sauce: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/no-train-service-on-north-south-line-from-ang-mo-kio-to-toa-payoh-due-to-track & http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/nsl-disruption-smrt-water-in-the-tunnel-trackside-fire-caused-9289414?view=DEFAULT, http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/smrt-advises-commuters-consider-alternative-transportation-after-track-fault-nsl & http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lta-on-flooded-mrt-tunnel-9290804 AND http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/nsl-disruption-water-collecting-in-tunnels-was-due-to-malfunction-in-water
Timeline: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mrt-tunnel-flooding-a-timeline-of-events-9383704)
90. 13th October: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Ang Mo Kio to Bishan southbound [Maybe also Bukit Gombak to Jurong East]. Cause: Train (Signalling) Fault. ATT: 30-50 Mins Others: SMRT made no official announcements on the matter. Trains were reported going slower than usual. (duh) Time: 7:45AM-9AM. Just sauce: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/10/13/service-delay-along-north-south-line-on-friday-morning-no-announcements-made-by-smrt/
91* 15th October: Line: Downtown Line. Stations Affected: Bukit Panjang to Beauty World. Cause: Train Fault at Hillview. Others: 15th October was also the day where the Downtown Line stage 3 had an opening house. Said opening house was also affected due to it. Time: 1:04PM-1:21PM. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/train-delays-during-downtown-line-3-open-house-due-to-track-fault
92* 21st October: Line: Downtown Line. Stations Affected: Tampines East to Tampines West. Cause: Defective Train near Tampines West and Emegerency Communication Button misclick. Others: On the first day on the official opening of Downtown Line Stage 3, 2 problems had occured on the said line. Some commuters had claimed that the trains were stuck at some stations like Bedok North and Mattar. Time: 2PM-??? Source[2]: https://mothership.sg/2017/10/commuters-experience-downtown-line-delays-on-first-day-of-dtl-3-opening/ & http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/delays-on-downtown-line-3-due-to-defective-train-emergency-9331834
93* 24th October: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Tiong Bahru to Bedok. Cause: Signalling [Software] Fault. ATT: ~15 Mins. Others: This delay was not announced on SMRT’s Twitter but it was on the news. There are some who reported that the train kept still for at least half an hour. Time (assumption): 8:35AM-9AM sos: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/software-fault-on-east-west-line-signalling-system-caused-rush-9339724 & http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/commuters-report-train-delays-east-west-line
94. 25th October: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yishun to Toa Payoh. Cause: Track Fault near Bishan. Others: Sluggish service still remained until the end of the day, despite the fault being resolved near 10AM. SMRT said that they were doing this for “safety reasons.” Time: 5AM-10:13AM.
95. 27th October: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Ang Mo Kio to Bishan towards Marina South Pier. Cause: Track Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Time: 5:56AM-7:07AM. Source (Something else): http://www.aseantoday.com/2017/10/mrt-has-failed-singapores-smart-nation-initiative/ (related to fault:) https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mrt-delay-nsl-track-fault-means-slower-trains-peak-hour-commute-234239939.html
Νοvember
96, 02nd November: Line: Punggol LRT (East Loop). Stations Affected: Punggol LRT (East Loop). Cause: Power Fault. Others: FBB Available. Time: 4:47PM-5PM
97. ALSO, On the East-West Line, trains from Boon Lay to Tuas Link experienced delays and 10 minutes additional travelling time was needed. There were no announcements on SMRT’s social media pages to inform commuters about the delay. (https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/11/01/train-delay-along-ewl-and-nsl-without-official-statement/)
98. 04th November: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Queenstown to Jurong East. Cause: Track Point Fault. ATT: 30 Mins. Others: FBB Available. Time: 2:53PM-3:34PM (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/delays-on-east-west-line-due-to-track-point-fault-smrt)
99. 06th November: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yio Chu Kang to Newton. Cause: Train Fault. Others: Train ran past platforms of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio. No announcements by SMRT’s social media were made. Time: 7:50AM-9AM Sos here! http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/train-fault-causes-delay-on-city-bound-north-south-line
07th November: Hey I just wanna say that, happy 30th anniversary SMRT. What happened to you in this 6 years actually no I am a bit concerned why did you make lives harder for us
100. 09th November: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yio Chu Kang to Newton for services southbound. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 30 Mins. Others: SMRT did not announce this breakdown so heres to source on your right. Time: 8:30AM-10:30AM Tomato: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/smrt-draws-flak-lack-announcements-morning-nsl-disruption-091315912.html & https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/north-south-line-nsl-mrt-train-delays-thursday-9389542 & https://mothership.sg/2017/11/smrt-train-delays-no-announcement/
101* 10th November: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Yishun to Ang Mo Kio. Cause: Train Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Time: 6:03AM-6:17AM Sos: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mrt-train-delay-north-south-line-nsl-yishun-ang-mo-kio-9392978?view=DEFAULT
102. ALSO, In the East-West Line, trains from Bugis to Queenstown going towards Tuas Link were affected due to a fault near Outram Park. There was an ATT of 30 Minutes and FBB were available. (9:53PM-10:37PM)
103. YET AGAIN, on the same line, trains between Tiong Bahru to Pasir Ris (Later Bugis to Pasir Ris) were affected due to a train fault at Aljunied. Somewhat daringly, SMRT told the commuters to add at least an hour of ATT. That’s one long one (11:15PM-11th November 12:20AM)
104. 14th November: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Sembawang to City Hall. Cause: Train Fault at Toa Payoh. Others: SMRT did not announce this fault on media, only on the stations. Time: 6:53AM-8AM Source: https://mothership.sg/2017/11/smrt-announcement-train-delay/
105. 15th November: Line: Circle Line. Stations Affected: Farrer Road to Buona Vista. Cause: Signalling Fault. ATT: 20 Mins. Others: FBB Available from Paya Lebar to Harbourfront. Time: 6:28AM-9:46AM (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mrt-circle-line-ccl-delay-bishan-station-crowds-smrt-9407084)
106. ALSO, In the East-West Line, there is a disruption caused by a software glitch on Jurong East to Tuas Link due to a train fault at Joo Koon (There was a collision that happened at the station). Soon after, it was announced that there were no train services along Boon Lay onwards. It was given 30 Mins of ATT. At least 28-25 people were injured. You can read the stories at the source links. (Copy it down!) (8:25AM-5:34PM) [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mrt-smrt-train-collision-joo-koon-station-ewl-25-9407266]
107. ANOTHER ONE, on the North-South Line, SMRT announced that there will be “fewer trains serving the NSL this evening,” and was advised to cater at least some 40 Mins of ATT. This affected the stations of Bishan to Yishun (later Yishun to Marina South Pier.) FBB was also available. (5:05PM-10:18PM/16th November-4:44AM)
108. 16th November: Line: East West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Tuas Link. Description: Because of the previously mentioned fault in East-West Line(train collision), train services on the Tuas West Extension would be suspended. There would be FBB available, much to the disappointment of the commuters.
109. ALSO, Another fault occured on the North-East Line. This was because of a train fault happening near Qlarke Quay. This affected trains going to Punggol, but it occured for both directions sooner. FBB would be available between Outram Park to HarbourFront and Farrer Park to Punggol. Also, ATT of 15 Mins was expected. (6:20PM-7:53PM)
110. 17th November: Line: East West Line. Stations Affected: Joo Koon to Tuas Link. Description: Because of the previously mentioned fault on the East West Line(train collision), train services on the Tuas West Extension was suspended for until Sunday, 19th November. [Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joo_Koon_rail_accident]
111. 20th November: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Between Joo Koon and Gul Circle. Description: The Tuas Extension was done with the disruption, but SMRT could not close the gap between the said affected stations, leaving commuters who wish to go there using bridging buses. In other words, the Tuas West Extension had to be isolated for more than 7 months. Apparently they were testing their new signalling along the Tuas Extension there. It won’t be until the latter half of 2018 where they could finally close in. (20th November 2017 – 30th June 2018)
112. ALSO, An MRT train has been struck by lightning at around 4PM, with ATT of about 10 minutes. The train captain recieved medical treatment. (Source: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/one-injured-after-lightning-strikes-mrt-train-ewl & http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/transport/lightning-strikes-mrt-train-train-captain-receiving-medical-attention)
113. 30th November: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Marina Bay to Khatib. Cause: Train Fault at Raffles Place. ATT: 15 Minutes. Others: This was not announced on the SMRT’s Twitter, only on the stations. Time: 5:50PM-6:25PM
December
114. 05th December: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: North-South Line. (Possibly in 2 separate places) Cause: Unknown, reason was a train fault or a platform door fault. (Yew Tee had a train fault, Bishan had a platform door fault) ATT: 5-6 Mins. Others: This was not announced by SMRT via Twitter. Time: ~8:10AM-~9AM
115. 07th December: Line: East-West Line. Stations Affected: Boon Lay to Gul Circle. Cause: Train Fault. Others: FBB available. Time: 5:22AM-6:05AM
116. ALSO, there was another distruption along the North-South Line, between Jurong East and Yishun. This fault, however, was not announced by SMRT via Twitter. At least 10-20 minutes of ATT was expected. Cause of delay unknown. On Jurong East, Platforms D and E were also cordoned off without reason, according to Wikipedia. (7/8AM-9:10AM) [https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/12/07/service-disruption-along-nsl-on-thursday-with-no-official-announcement-again-this-week/]
117. 10th December: A partial closure on the East-West and the North-South Line. This would affect trains from Outram Park to Tuas Link and from Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang on the lines respectively. Luckily, there is a bus route created by some folks, which you can see here (version 2) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214348244800577&set=gm.1511031092324654&type=3
118* 12th December: Line: Downtown Line. Stations Affected: Tampines and stations near it. Cause: Signalling Fault. ATT: 10 Mins. Time: 7:47PM-8:13PM
119. 17th December: A partial closure on the East-West and the North-South Line. This would affect trains from Outram Park to Tuas Link and from Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang on the lines respectively. Luckily, there is a bus route created by some folks, which you can see here (version 2) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214348244800577&set=gm.1511031092324654&type=3
120. 21st December: Line: Downtown Line. Stations Affected: Bugis to Bendeemer. Cause: (Defective) Train fault near Downtown Station. ATT: 10 Mins. Others: FBB was available, but some claimed that there we’re not be found, like in Bugis. Time: 7:50AM(as early as 7:35AM)-8:03AM. Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/downtown-line-dtl-mrt-delay-disruption-train-fault-9515328
121. 25th December: Line: North-South Line. Stations Affected: Choa Chu Kang to Woodlands. Cause: Signalling Fault at Yew Tee station. ATT: 30 Mins. Others: FBB is available. Merry Christmas! lol Time: 10:43PM-11:42PM
…Phew. There you go. A long script of 2017’s MRT Disruptions. That definitely was long. Well, don’t you go bother looking at my 2012 list. That is just a chore to read already. With that said, there’s the 2017 list everyone, thanks for making it here! 😀 D:
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