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Plans to partially restore train services between Jurong East and Buona Vista MRT stations on Friday (Sept 27) have been dropped, to prioritise repairs for the full restoration of the East-West Line. This was announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA)Plans for shuttle train between Jurong East and Buona Vista MRT stations dropped as it would delay full restoration: LTA and SMRT
Plans to partially restore train services between Jurong East and Buona Vista MRT stations on Friday (Sept 27) have been dropped, to prioritise repairs for the full restoration of the East-West Line. This was announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and train operator SMRT in a late-night media statement on Sept 26. A return to full service is now targeted for Monday (Sept 30). Earlier in the day, LTA and SMRT had said that they were exploring a single-line shuttle train service running every 20 minutes between Jurong East and Buona Vista. In the statement, they said that they have since determined that while it could be done if they expedited repairs on one of the tracks, it would mean slowing down the repairs on the other damaged rail, as repairs cannot be done when the shuttle-train service is in operation. Read more