Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Sifang C151C
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The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C[2] is the sixth generation of rolling stock to be introduced on the East West Line and North South Line of Singapore. 12 trains were purchased and were delivered between 2017 and 2019, where the trains were tested before starting full service in 2019.[3][4]
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C | |
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Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries CRRC Qingdao Sifang |
Built at | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
Constructed | 2017 - 2019 |
Entered service | September 2018 |
Number built | 72 vehicles (12 trainsets) |
Formation | 6 per trainset DT–M1–M2–M2–M1–DT |
Fleet numbers | 701/702–723/724 |
Capacity | 1920 Passengers |
Operator(s) | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) |
Depot(s) | Bishan Tuas Ulu Pandan Changi East Coast (Future) |
Line(s) served | EWL East West Line (Future) NSL North South Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium-alloy construction |
Car length | 23.5 m (77 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Height | 3.7 m (12 ft 1+5⁄8 in) |
Doors | 1,450 mm (57+1⁄16 in), 8 per car |
Maximum speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) (design) 80 km/h (50 mph) (service) |
Traction system | TBA (possibly IGBT-VVVF or SiC-VVVF) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
Current collection method | Collector shoe |
Safety system(s) | Thales SelTrac® Moving Block Communications-based train control (CBTC), ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 3 (DTO), ATP, NetTrac ATS, CBI[1] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The first of the 12 trains was delivered on 27 October 2017. The interior design was shown on 28 February 2018 at the Tuas Depot with two trains on display. When all trainsets start running it will bring the total number of trains running on the NSEWL to 198 trainsets, up from the previous 186 trainsets. The first 3 C151C trainsets started running on 30 September 2018 on the North-South Line.[5] 3 more commenced service by end-2018, and the remaining 6 started services in early 2019.