No Power Trip In SMRT Trains Observed This Morning Last night (7 July), Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) train services along the North-South Line and the East-West Line unprecedentedly broke down together simultaneously. Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew expressed his concern about the breakdown of two major train service lines. On a Facebook post, he assured commuters that engineers from SMRT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) would work throughout the night to ensure that train services will run smoothly today (8 July). Things are looking good so far Initial plans to suspend train services at the North-South Line from 11am to 4pm today were cancelled. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) had earlier urged commuters to adjust their travel plans or take alternative routes via bus services or unaffected train service lines. It turns out, however, that there will be no suspension of services after all; no anomalies were observed since train services resumed along the problematic lines this morning. Free bus services and free train rides will also be halted by 12 noon today — the train services may finally be running as per normal. No power tripping observed since #NSEWL resumed this morning. Train services will not be suspended […]
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