Delays on North South Line between Kranji and Jurong East

During the evening peak hours of 8 July 2022, a fault developed on a North South Line train as it was travelling southbound between Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations at around 5:40pm.

Train services between Jurong East and Kranji stations were delayed as a result. SMRT announced an additional travelling time of 25 minutes for the affected stations, and free regular bus services were made available between Woodlands and Jurong East stations.

At around 6:10pm, passengers disembarked from the faulty train at Choa Chu Kang and the train was withdrawn back to the depot for investigations. Three of the train carriages had no lights.

Normal train services resumed progressively after 45 minutes at 6:25pm.