Significant progress made on repairs to East-West Line: LTA

Teams work round the clock to restore power rail, continue other repairs to line

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan

The third rail, which supplies power to trains, was on track to be restored by the end of Sept 27, rail operator SMRT said last night, after a faulty train on the East-West Line (EWL) triggered a power trip and damaged tracks and trackside equipment on Sept 25.

Some other equipment damaged by the defective train - including power cables and two point machines, which direct trains onto different tracks - have also been replaced, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said.

"Thankfully, the weather held up today and our teams managed to make significant progress," LTA said in a video of work being carried out throughout the day on Sept 27. The video was posted on Facebook at about 11pm.