Changi Depot
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Changi Depot 樟宜车厂 சாங்கி பணிமனை | |
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Address | 5 Koh Sek Lim Road Singapore 486050 |
Line(s) | East–West Line |
Rolling Stock(s) | C151 C651 C751B C151A C151B |
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 2024.
History
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4 November 1989 | Depot officially opens |
Vandalism
On 18 May 2010, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 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
- ↑ "MRT train vandalised". Straits Times (18 May 2010). Retrieved 4 June 2010.
Mass Rapid Transit | [ V • T • E ] | |
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Overview | History • Stations • Fare and Ticketing • Facilities • Safety • Security | |
Lines | North–South Line • East–West Line • North East Line • Circle Line • Downtown Line • Thomson–East Coast Line
FutureJurong Region Line • Cross Island Line | |
Rolling Stocks | 151 • 151A • 151B • 151C • R151 • T251 • 751A • 751B • 751C • 830 • 830C • 851E • 951
Former651 Future J151 • CR151 | |
Depots | Bishan • Changi • Gali Batu • Kim Chuan • Mandai • Sengkang • Ulu Pandan • Tuas | |
Future Changi East • East Coast • Tengah |