- Free rides on bus services and shuttle buses activated at affected stations

10 January 2013 – We first experienced a power fault at 9.51am and this caused a delay of about 15 minutes.

We were able to narrow down the fault to a stretch between Harbourfront and Outram Park stations at about 10.14am and a decision was made to disrupt services between Harbourfront and Dhoby Ghaut stations so that our engineers could enter the tunnel to repair the stainless steel U-shaped bolt holding the cantilever arm of the overhead power cables. These bolts had recently been checked following the service delay in August 2012 and were found to be in good working condition.

Free bus shuttle services were activated and Goodwill Ambassadors dispatched to assist with crowd control and enquiries.

We currently have about 30 engineers on the ground working on repairs. We hope to have full service resumption by 4.30pm, before the start of evening peak.

We would like to apologise to all commuters affected by this disruption.