Circle Line first day down 10 mins

Service on the Circle Line was disrupted for about 10 minutes on Thurday on its first day of operations.

The Straits Times understands that the power went out after lunchtime, and a train with passengers on board was stuck in the tunnel. It was moved to Bishan MRT and passengers were evacuated within four minutes.

Service on both sides of the line was down for about 10 minutes before it resumed.

Trains started rolling through the line's first five stations - Marymount, Bishan, Lorong Chuan, Serangoon and Bartley - on Thursday morning, with the first train arriving at 6 am.