Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Sifang C151C
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Sifang C151C | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries CSR Sifang |
| Built at | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Constructed | 2017 - 2019 |
| Entered service | 2019 |
| Number built | 72 (12 trainsets) |
| Formation |
6 per trainset DT–M1–M2–M2–M1–DT |
| Capacity | 1920 Passengers |
| Operator(s) | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) |
| Depot(s) | Bishan, Changi, Tuas and Ulu Pandan |
| Line(s) served |
East West Line 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 |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collection method | Collector shoe |
| Safety system(s) | Thales SelTrac® CBTC ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 3 (DTO), ATP, NetTrac ATS, CBI |
| Track gauge | Template:RTrack gauge |
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Sifang C151C is the sixth generation of rolling stock to be introduced on the existing East West Line and North South Line. 12 trains were purchased and they will be delivered between 2018 and 2019.
Tender progress
In the turnkey Contract C151C, 3 tenderers submitted bids – Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd/Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Singapore) Pte Ltd Consortium, CSR Zhuzhou, and Hyundai Rotem. On 22 September 2015, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it has awarded the tender to Kawasaki Heavy Industries/CSR Sifang at a price of S$136.8 million.[1][2]
New features
The C151C will be the first MRT rolling stock on the NSEWL to be fitted with fold-up seats, and a newer Dynamic Route Map Display also found in T251 on the Thomson-East Coast Line.[1]
Train Formation
The configuration of a C151C in revenue service is DT-M1-M2-M2-M1-DT
| Cars of C151C | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| car type | Driver Cab | Motor | Collector Shoe | car length | ||||||
| mm | ft in | |||||||||
| DT | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | 78 ft 2.2 in | ||||||
| M1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 74 ft 9.6 in | ||||||
| M2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 74 ft 9.6 in | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "12 More Trains to Boost Capacity of North-South and East-West Lines". Land Transport Authority. 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Tan, Christopher (22 September 2015). "Kawasaki clinches contract for final batch of new MRT trains". Straits Times. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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