This image of the majestic Metropolitan Rapid Transit service is not from today, but you get the idea. Photo: @Thaimarketing
So your colleagues didn’t lie when they said they were late this morning because of the MRT.
At around 7:30am, operation of the subway line was halted after a train made a loud noise scary enough that officials decided to evacuate passengers for safety. Passengers were told to reboard a new train at the Rama IX station as the suspect carriage was sent for repair.
The incident significantly delayed the MRT and caused crowds to back up at stations on a big back-to-work morning, Kapook reported.
The report didn’t specify whether the sound was like a horrible metal screech or the wail of a vengeful ghost, but from our weekend’s experience on the MRT, maybe it was just any sound loud enough to make everyone lift their noses from their smartphones.
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