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Many commuters were stuck on trains for hours during yesterday afternoon’s rush hour in the worst power-related disruption to the train network since 2017.
There were no train services on parts of the North-South and East-West MRT lines around 7 pm, and later on the Circle Line at 7:30 pm due to a power failure.
SMRT assisted in disembarking passengers, but this was temporarily suspended during heavy rains at one point.
Finance executive Ryan Koh, 29, told The Straits Times that he spent nearly three hours on a train before it started moving again at 9.40 p.m. By then, most of the passengers had been evacuated.
Train services resumed at 10:35 p.m. Large crowds were seen at bus stops as people waited to board the free bus services that had been activated.
Initial investigations indicated that the breakdown was caused by a faulty power cord, the Land Transportation Authority said.
Apologizing to the passengers, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the safety of travelers “remains the most important thing on our minds tonight,” noting that some people were unwell during the breakdown.
Given that today there are students taking national exams, he said that “we are waiting to help each and every one of the children to reach their centers safely and on time.”
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