SINGAPORE, Oct 24 — Commuters are reporting that several stations along the East-West Line are seeing large crowds this morning, with some saying the trains they are on have not moved for as much as 25 minutes.
Pictures posted on social media show platforms — from Pasir Ris to Bedok — overrun with commuters.
The line's operator SMRT has not posted updates on any delay, as of 9.30am.
TODAY has approached SMRT for comments.
Commuter Lee Pei Zi, 26, said she waited 15 minutes to board a train at Bedok MRT station.
The financial analyst, who was heading to Raffles Place MRT station, said announcements at the station blamed the delay on issues with the signalling system that was affecting the entire line, asking commuters to add an extra 10 minutes to their travelling time.
On Twitter, a user with the handle Mr Mo said he had just entered Simei MRT Station when a train delay resulting from a "signalling fault" was announced.
"No other info. Not cool," wrote the user.
Another user, nickkohh, said it took 15 minutes for him to travel from Tiong Bahru to Tanjong Pagar, which is two stops away, while user CP Tay said the journey from Lakeside to Jurong East stations took 20 minutes, up from the usual five minutes.
Commuters were also frustrated by the lack of official word on SMRT's social media pages.
A user with the Twitter handle Keen said announcements were made only in trains but "not on Twitter or anywhere else".
Another Twitter user Joey said: "(I) think SMRT gave up reporting train faults." — TODAY
