SINGAPORE: French train manufacturer Alstrom will supply 17 of Singapore’s new driverless MRT trains – six for the North East Line (NEL) and 11 for the Circle Line (CCL) – under a S$250 million contract awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
This will boost the NEL’s fleet by 14 per cent to 49 trains, said LTA in a news release on Monday (Apr 30). For the CCL, the fleet will increase by 17 per cent to 75 trains.
LTA’s purchase will cater for additional capacity on the two lines, when their respective extensions are ready.
The 1.6km NEL extension, comprising Punggol Coast station, is scheduled to begin service in 2023.
For the extension of the Circle Line, three new stations - Keppel, Cantonment and Prince Edward – will close the Circle Line loop by 2025.
The trains will be manufactured and assembled in Alstrom’s manufacturing facility in Barcelona, before they are progressively shipped to Singapore from 2020 for NEL and 2021 for the CCL trains.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter that, the trains will undergo testing and commissioning before being put into service when the extensions open, LTA said.
The Land Transport Authority awarded a contract worth about S$250 million to Alstrom for the purchase of 17 new MRT trains. (Photo: Fann Sim)
PREDICTIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS INSTALLED
All 17 new trains will be equipped with “condition monitoring systems” to gather data from equipment on the trains, LTA said. The system enables the state of the equipment to be monitored continuously and allows the operator to carry out predictive maintenance for the trains.
“The current collector shoes on the new CCL trains will also be equipped with sensors to enable the operator to react promptly and take necessary measures if any dislodgement is detected,” LTA added.
In addition, two of the new CCL three-car trains will each be fitted with an Automatic Track Inspection (ATI) system which enables monitoring of the running rails, track equipment and sleepers while the trains are in operation.
The ATI system supplements existing track inspection activities for timely or more effective identification of rail and trackside components which require maintenance, LTA said.
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This will boost the NEL’s fleet by 14 per cent to 49 trains, said LTA in a news release on Monday (Apr 30). For the CCL, the fleet will increase by 17 per cent to 75 trains.
LTA’s purchase will cater for additional capacity on the two lines, when their respective extensions are ready.
The 1.6km NEL extension, comprising Punggol Coast station, is scheduled to begin service in 2023.
For the extension of the Circle Line, three new stations - Keppel, Cantonment and Prince Edward – will close the Circle Line loop by 2025.
The trains will be manufactured and assembled in Alstrom’s manufacturing facility in Barcelona, before they are progressively shipped to Singapore from 2020 for NEL and 2021 for the CCL trains.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter that, the trains will undergo testing and commissioning before being put into service when the extensions open, LTA said.
PREDICTIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS INSTALLED
All 17 new trains will be equipped with “condition monitoring systems” to gather data from equipment on the trains, LTA said. The system enables the state of the equipment to be monitored continuously and allows the operator to carry out predictive maintenance for the trains.
“The current collector shoes on the new CCL trains will also be equipped with sensors to enable the operator to react promptly and take necessary measures if any dislodgement is detected,” LTA added.
In addition, two of the new CCL three-car trains will each be fitted with an Automatic Track Inspection (ATI) system which enables monitoring of the running rails, track equipment and sleepers while the trains are in operation.
The ATI system supplements existing track inspection activities for timely or more effective identification of rail and trackside components which require maintenance, LTA said.
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