SINGAPORE: Services along the Bukit Panjang LRT will be
suspended until Tuesday morning (Mar 10) SMRT announced on Monday
evening.
In a statement to the media, SMRT said a power trip between
Pending and Jelapang stations at about 5.30pm caused train services
to be disrupted on the entire line. Separately, a fire broke out at
Senja station's plant room at about 5.45pm, where power-tie
breakers were found to be damaged.
A Facebook update by SMRT at 7pm said: "Services on the BPLRT
will not resume this evening. We are working to recover service by
tomorrow morning and are investigating the cause of the incident.
Free bus and bus bridging services will continue. We ask commuters
to seek alternative transport options."
SMRT added that about 30 buses were deployed for bus bridging
services.
In a statement on Facebook at 11.55pm, SMRT said it is still
"working hard" to ensure services resume on the BPLRT line. It
added that commuters should make "alternative arrangements" for
their early morning travel, and will provide an update at 5am. Bus
bridging services will be provided at affected LRT stations, SMRT
said.
"Commuters can also board for free the regular SMRT bus services
at designated bus stops. Additional SMRT staff will be deployed on
ground to assist commuters," SMRT said.