To those who were affected by the East-West Line train delay this morning, our sympathies go out to you. As reported by The Straits Times, the reason for the hold-up was a track fault near Paya Lebar.
Around 7am, SMRT announced on Twitter that commuters should expect an extra 15 minutes piled onto their travel time from Tanah Merah to Aljunied, in the direction of Joo Koon. Slightly after 9am, the jam seemed to worsen, and SMRT estimated a delay of 30 minutes from Pasir Ris to Aljunied. By 9.30am, the fault was fixed, and although trains were still slow, things were starting to pick up speed again.