mrtdown · The weekly brief

Week of 22 October 2012

22–28 Oct 2012

What stood out

Recorded disruptions included suspended service on parts of Circle Line and East-West Line. Affected sections included the interchanges at Buona Vista and Bishan.

The week at a glance

From 22–28 Oct 2012, we recorded 7 disruptions on Singapore’s MRT and LRT network, lasting 45 hours 59 minutes in total.

Disruptions

7 more than last week

Total disruption time

45 hours 59 minutes

45 hours 59 minutes more than last week

Lines affected

3 more than last week

How the week unfolded

Disruptions by day

0Mon
0Tue
2Wed
1Thu
2Fri
0Sat
3Sun

Across the network

Lines affected by recorded disruptions, longest total duration first
Line	Disruptions	Duration
Circle Line	3	38 hours 39 minutes
East-West Line	2	6 hours 12 minutes
North-South Line	2	1 hour 8 minutes

What happened

Longest disruptions first

No train service between Dhoby Ghaut and Harbour Front due to power fault →18 hours 0 minutes
CCL
Circle Line service disruption →18 hours 0 minutes
CCL
Platform screen door fault causing delays on EWL →5 hours 57 minutes
EWL
Circle Line service disruption →2 hours 39 minutes
CCL
Service disruption on North-South Line due to track fault →52 minutes
NSL
Train Fault on North-South Line →16 minutes
NSL
Service disruption on East West Line →16 minutes
EWL