The public relations division announced on its LINE account @BEM_MRT at 8.54am that the problem had been fixed and the service would resume at 9am.

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It was reported that the electrical system linking the subway station and the elevated train station had broken down at 8.12am, resulting in an accumulation of passengers from the Purple Line that wanted to connect to the subway at Tao Poon. 
Officials at Tao Poon advised passengers to use other means of transportation instead and many were seen leaving the station to take buses or motorcycle taxis.

Service linking MRT with Purple Line resumes after short outage

The service linking the subway's Bang Sue district and Tao Poon station on the Purple Line electric train resumed at 9 am after it broke down at 8:12 am, the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (MRT) announced.