44 new trains purchased for Cross Island Line en route to 2030 launch of Phase 1
14 Jun 2023|1,929 views
As Singapore gears up slowly for the addition of the Cross Island Line (CRL) to its MRT network, the LTA has announced the purchase of 44 new trains for the new line.
The contract for the six-car trains was awarded to the consortium of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd and Singapore CRRC Sifang Railway Vehicles Service Pte Ltd. Valued at $589 million, it will also give the LTA the option to procure up to 11 additional trains, and access Long-Term Service Support.
Phase 1 of the CRL, set to commence operations in 2030, will comprise 12 MRT stations CRRC Sifang previously worked with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply the trains now running along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). The railway companies have also worked together on trains for the North-South (NSL) and East-West Lines (EWL).
The fully automated trains on the CRL are similar to those on the TEL in that each car will have five doors on each side. Nonetheless, for improved accessibility, gangways between the CRL trains will be wider - at 1.6m - compared to 1.4m on existing train lines.
In addition, a new system powering the CRL trains promises to be more energy efficient. To detect potential equipment faults in advance, conditioning monitoring and diagnostic systems will also be included on the trains.
Slated to have almost half of its stations as interchanges with other lines when completed, the first phase of the CRL is set to commence operations in 2030 and will comprise 12 stations from Aviation Park (in Changi) to Bright Hill (part of Bishan).
The contract for the six-car trains was awarded to the consortium of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd and Singapore CRRC Sifang Railway Vehicles Service Pte Ltd. Valued at $589 million, it will also give the LTA the option to procure up to 11 additional trains, and access Long-Term Service Support.
The fully automated trains on the CRL are similar to those on the TEL in that each car will have five doors on each side. Nonetheless, for improved accessibility, gangways between the CRL trains will be wider - at 1.6m - compared to 1.4m on existing train lines.
In addition, a new system powering the CRL trains promises to be more energy efficient. To detect potential equipment faults in advance, conditioning monitoring and diagnostic systems will also be included on the trains.
Slated to have almost half of its stations as interchanges with other lines when completed, the first phase of the CRL is set to commence operations in 2030 and will comprise 12 stations from Aviation Park (in Changi) to Bright Hill (part of Bishan).
As Singapore gears up slowly for the addition of the Cross Island Line (CRL) to its MRT network, the LTA has announced the purchase of 44 new trains for the new line.
The contract for the six-car trains was awarded to the consortium of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd and Singapore CRRC Sifang Railway Vehicles Service Pte Ltd. Valued at $589 million, it will also give the LTA the option to procure up to 11 additional trains, and access Long-Term Service Support.
Phase 1 of the CRL, set to commence operations in 2030, will comprise 12 MRT stations CRRC Sifang previously worked with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply the trains now running along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). The railway companies have also worked together on trains for the North-South (NSL) and East-West Lines (EWL).
The fully automated trains on the CRL are similar to those on the TEL in that each car will have five doors on each side. Nonetheless, for improved accessibility, gangways between the CRL trains will be wider - at 1.6m - compared to 1.4m on existing train lines.
In addition, a new system powering the CRL trains promises to be more energy efficient. To detect potential equipment faults in advance, conditioning monitoring and diagnostic systems will also be included on the trains.
Slated to have almost half of its stations as interchanges with other lines when completed, the first phase of the CRL is set to commence operations in 2030 and will comprise 12 stations from Aviation Park (in Changi) to Bright Hill (part of Bishan).
The contract for the six-car trains was awarded to the consortium of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd and Singapore CRRC Sifang Railway Vehicles Service Pte Ltd. Valued at $589 million, it will also give the LTA the option to procure up to 11 additional trains, and access Long-Term Service Support.
The fully automated trains on the CRL are similar to those on the TEL in that each car will have five doors on each side. Nonetheless, for improved accessibility, gangways between the CRL trains will be wider - at 1.6m - compared to 1.4m on existing train lines.
In addition, a new system powering the CRL trains promises to be more energy efficient. To detect potential equipment faults in advance, conditioning monitoring and diagnostic systems will also be included on the trains.
Slated to have almost half of its stations as interchanges with other lines when completed, the first phase of the CRL is set to commence operations in 2030 and will comprise 12 stations from Aviation Park (in Changi) to Bright Hill (part of Bishan).
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