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The MRT disruption on the East-West Line (EWL) is set to continue into a sixth day on Monday (Sept 30), after stress tests on Saturday night saw new cracks appearing. Full train services are now targeted to be restored on Tuesday, said the Land TransporFull resumption of MRT East-West Line delayed due to new cracks appearing during final checks
The MRT disruption on the East-West Line (EWL) is set to continue into a sixth day on Monday (Sept 30), after stress tests on Saturday night saw new cracks appearing. Full train services are now targeted to be restored on Tuesday, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT in a joint briefing on Sunday. Train services on the western side of EWL have been disrupted since Wednesday, after a faulty train caused a power trip. The initial target was Monday, but during the stress tests, 12 new rail cracks appeared on unreplaced rail segments along a different 800m stretch between Clementi station and Ulu Pandan Depot. LTA and SMRT said these 10 segments had been weakened by Wednesday morning's faulty train. Therefore, an extra day will be needed for the segments to be replaced, before more stress tests tomorrow - including using trains filled with sandbags to simulate real-world conditions - to ensure the MRT's safety. Read more