More than 5,000 commuters affected by Monday's MRT disruption

The Jakarta Globe, 18 Oct 2011
Some 5,570 passengers were affected by a service disruption on the Singapore's North-South Line on Monday morning.
An SMRT spokesman said a southbound train between Ang Mo Kio and Bishan stations experienced a fault at about 10.30am, and was taken out of service. To maintain the service, some northbound trains were turned around at Toa Payoh station. Full story