Changi Depot

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{{Infobox/Depot |Name=Changi Depot
樟宜车厂
சாங்கி பணிமனை |Info=

|- !width=110 style='vertical-align:top'|Address |width=230 style='vertical-align:top'|5 Koh Sek Lim Road
Singapore 486050

|- !width=110 style='vertical-align:top'|Line(s) |width=230 style='vertical-align:top'|East–West Line

{{Infoline|Rolling Stock(s)|[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries 151|151]
151A
151B
151C
R151}}

}}

Changi Depot is the third train depot in Singapore. It maintains trains for the East–West Line. It will be replaced by the new East Coast Integrated Depot when completed in 2026.

History

Date Event
4 November 1989 Depot officially opens

Vandalism

On 18 May 2010, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries 151 train carriage was vandalised in the depot. Elaborate graffiti was drawn on the lower half of the carriage.[1]

A Swiss national, Oliver Fricker was charged with three charges of trespassing into the depot on the early hours of 17 May and vandalising the train by spraying paint and damaging public property by cutting a wired fence into property belonging to Land Transport Authority. Another British national has also been named as being involved in the case. However, his whereabouts are unknown.

Reception Tracks

On the East–West Line, it has 2 reception tracks that lead to Tanah Merah station.

References

  1. "MRT train vandalised". Straits Times (18 May 2010). Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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