SINGAPORE – Train service on the Punggol LRT line are not available on the morning of Sept 13 due to a systems fault.

In social media posts on X at 5.14am and 6.08am, train operator SBS Transit said that free regular and bridging bus services are available at the Punggol Bus Interchange and designated stops near affected stations.

It also advised commuters to follow directional signs to get to these boarding points, and to log on to the SBS Transit mobile app, or the LTA MyTransport mobile app, to view alternative transport options.

SBS Transit’s passenger service teams are also on site to assist commuters, the train operator said in an update at about 7.28am.

This is the third disruption to the Punggol LRT service to have occurred in just over a month.

On Aug 12, a failure of the power switchboard at the North-East Line’s depot substation crippled services on the entire Sengkang-Punggol LRT, as well as an 11-stop stretch between Farrer Park and Punggol Coast MRT stations on the NEL.

The LRT system was disrupted for about 10 hours that day.

On Aug 15, trains on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT system were disrupted for about four hours after resumed full service about four hours after a power fault.