Free regular, bridging bus services rolled out during train disruption

SBS Transit group chief executive Jeffrey Sim said the fault on Aug 15 resulted in 10 trains stalling on the tracks.

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Recovery work started after all passengers, including those on mobility aids, had safely disembarked from the trains, he added.

Mr Sim said that following the incident on Aug 12, which damaged a switchboard of the power system, the Sengkang-Punggol LRT was running only on a single switchboard on Aug 15.

Without the availability of the other switchboard that served as a backup, he added, the cable fault disrupted LRT services and led to a longer service recovery time.

"SBS Transit is working closely to expedite the repair of the backup power system," said Mr Sim.

When the trains stopped running, free regular and bridging bus services were rolled out from bus interchanges in Sengkang and Punggol, as well as bus stops near designated stations.

Earlier in the day, at about 11.50am, ST saw engineers carrying out repair work on a stalled train at Meridian LRT station.