Commuters on North-South Line face delays as train stalls

Train commuters travelling between Marina South Pier and Bishan MRT stations had their journeys delayed due to a stalled train on the North-South Line during the peak hour on Jan 10.

- Elaine Lee

The disruption was caused by a northbound train that stalled near Orchard station at 5.40pm, train operator SMRT said.

According to an ST reader, an announcement was made at Newton station at about the same time to inform commuters to add 10 minutes to their travelling time.

In photos shared with The Straits Times, snaking queues can be seen in Newton and Orchard stations.

Operator SMRT first alerted the public about the delay in a Facebook post at 5.59pm, advising commuters to add 20 minutes to their travelling time. At 6.04pm, it revised the delay to 25 minutes.