SMRT then said at around 7.50am that there was a “major delay” on the TEL and that there were no train services in both directions between Caldecott and Orchard stations. Shortly after 8am, the rail provider said there were no train services on the entire TEL – between Woodlands North and Bayshore stations – in both directions. In an update at around 8.50am, it said that services were “progressively resuming” from Woodlands North to Caldecott stations and from Orchard to Bayshore stations.  Train services between Caldecott and Orchard stations remained disrupted, it said in a Facebook post, adding that commuters can take alternative MRT lines or free bus services between Woodlands North and Marina Bay stations. At around 10.50am, SMRT said that train services had resumed between Caldecott and Orchard stations, but trains would be “travelling slower”. “Along this affected stretch, trains are being manually driven in both directions until the end of service,” Mr Lam said in an 11.10am update. Source link