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'''Sentosa Express''' (also known as Sentosa Express LRT) is a monorail line connecting to [[Sentosa]] island, this ride was opened on 15 January 2007 and is to replace the former [[Sentosa Monorail]] which has been used from 1982 to 2005. And this monorail line connects to [[VivoCity]] which is located near [[HarbourFront MRT Station|HarbourFront Station]].
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|Name=Sentosa Express<br>圣淘沙捷运<br>செந்தோசா எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்
|Info=
{{Infoline|Status|Operational}}
{{Infoline|Termini|VivoCity<br>Beach}}
{{Infoline|Stations|4}}
{{Infoline|Services|1}}
{{Infoline|Operator(s)|Sentosa Development Corporation}}
{{Infoline|Rolling stock|Hitachi small-type monorail (Sentosa Express)}}
{{Infoline|Line length|2.1 km}}
}}


==Features==
'''Sentosa Express''' is a monorail line connecting to Sentosa island. This line was opened on 15 January 2007 and replaces the former Sentosa Monorail which has been used from 1982 to 2005. This monorail line connects to VivoCity which is located near {{Stn|HarbourFront}}.
This line has a [[Platform Screen Doors]] to all stations to provide safety. And this is the first line in Singapore to use Half Height Platform Screen Doors to provide safety at all stations. Also at [[Sentosa Express#Sentosa Station|Sentosa Station]] platform is Spanish Solution, which one is for alighting and another one for boarding which will also be used on [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang LRT Platforms]]. Monorail provide in bidirectional route which it connects to the [[VivoCity]] near [[HarbourFront MRT Station|HarbourFront Station]].


==Sentosa Station==
==Stations==
Sentosa Station is located at [[VivoCity]] Level 3 at Lobby L. The platforms are in Spanish Solution which means the station have one platform for boarding and another platform for alighting the stations. At this station has [[Platform Screen Doors]] to provide safety from prevent falling. When the monorail arrives, the doors will open for passengers to alight first then later they will open door for the boarding passengers then the door facing alighting platform will close. It opens on 15 January 2007. Formerly the station was named as Gateway, and later it was changed to Sentosa before the train goes for opening.
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==Waterfront Station==
==Rolling stock==
Waterfront Station was opened on 15 February 2010 with the commencement of [[Resorts World Sentosa]]. At this station is to access to many parts of Resorts World Sentosa like [[S.E.A Aquarium]], [[Adventure Cove]] and [[Universal Studios Singapore]]. This station opens late as the Resorts World Sentosa is having construction back then. The platforms are in Island Platform.
The rolling stock consists of [[Hitachi Small-Type Monorail|Hitachi Monorail]] trains.


But however at Level 1, there is a queue which one is for passengers heading to Sentosa while another line is heading to Beach Station. Formerly the station is called as Sentosa before it was changed to Waterfront before its opening.
==References==
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==Imbiah Station==
{{Sentosa Express}}
Between Imbiah and Waterfront just take 20 seconds to be accessed. At this station can be accessed to [[Imbiah Lookout]] and as well as Merlion Park. The station opened on 15 January 2007. This station also can served the gateway of [[Resorts World Sentosa]]. The platform is Island Platform. Formerly the station is called as Merlion before it was being changed to Imbiah before its opening. The name Imbiah comes from the place, [[Imbiah Lookout]].
 
==Beach Station==
Beach Station is a terminal station for Sentosa Express and also the monorail can go to the Depot. The station opens on 15 January 2007 and the station can accessed to [[Palawan Beach]] and [[Siloso Beach]] and it can also served [[iFLY Singapore]] and also served [[Beach Arrival Plaza]] which trams and buses can be accessed. This station has one platform. Formerly the station is called as Palawan which come from the word, Palawan Beach but however it changed to Beach Station before its opening day.
 
==Rolling Stock==
The rolling stock for Sentosa Express is [[Hitachi Monorail]] which is in two-car configuration and the passengers can fit to 148 passengers. There are 6 colours for this rolling stock: Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink and Red. Compare to old [[Sentosa Monorail]], the train goes faster and got air conditioned trains compare to Old Monorail goes slow and no air conditioned which can cause passengers to feel uncomfortable. But at every stations, during peak hours, the staffs are being forced to all passengers to board that train instead of waiting for next train.
 
==Safety==
The Platform screen doors are being installed by ST Electronics at Sentosa Station using Full Height and the remaining three stations uses Half Height Platform Screen Doors (HHPSD), which is first to be used in Singapore. Formerly it was used by ST Electronics and later the stations were being replaced to Fangda in 2016.
 
==Links==
{{Railway Lines in Singapore}}

Latest revision as of 15:12, 5 May 2022


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Sentosa Express
圣淘沙捷运
செந்தோசா எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்
Statistics
Status Operational
Termini VivoCity
Beach
Stations 4
Services 1
Operator(s) Sentosa Development Corporation
Rolling stock Hitachi small-type monorail (Sentosa Express)
Line length 2.1 km

Sentosa Express is a monorail line connecting to Sentosa island. This line was opened on 15 January 2007 and replaces the former Sentosa Monorail which has been used from 1982 to 2005. This monorail line connects to VivoCity which is located near HarbourFront.

Stations[edit]

Alpha-Numeric
Code		 Station Name Image Notes
icon Sentosa Express
S1 VivoCity VivoCity-SE.png Terminus
Formerly known as Sentosa station
S2 Resorts World Resorts World-SE.png Formerly known as Waterfront station
S3 Imbiah Imbiah-SE.png
S4 Beach Beach-SE.png Terminus

Rolling stock[edit]

The rolling stock consists of Hitachi Monorail trains.

References[edit]


icon Sentosa Express [ V • T • E ]
Stations VivoCity • Resorts World • Imbiah • Beach
Rolling Stock Hitachi Monorail
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