Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang 151C

Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C *Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
In service	30 September 2018 - Present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries CRRC Qingdao Sifang
Origin	Qingdao, China
Constructed	2017 - 2019
Number Built	72 cars (12 Trains)
Statistics
Body Construction	Aluminium-alloy double-skinned construction
Length	23.83 m (DT) 22.8 m (M1/M2)
Width	3.2 m
Height	3.7 m
Doors	1.45 m, 8 per car
Maximum Speed	Design: 90 km/h Service: 80 km/h
Traction Control	Fuji Electric IGBT-VVVF
Line Voltage	750V DC Third Rail
Track Gauge	1435 mm Standard Gauge

Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C are the sixth generation of trains running on the North–South Line and the East–West Line.

History

Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on 22 September 2015 that it has awarded the tender to Kawasaki Heavy Industries/CRRC Qingdao Sifang at a price of S$136.8 million.

Design/Features

Passenger Trains

	Initial
	DT M1 M2 M2 M1 DT
Exterior Design
Livery	LTA Livery (Black & White, with Green & Red Strip)
Train Run Number	Yellow LED
Interior Design
Seating Capacity	280 48 (Folded Seat) [8 per car]
Wheelchair Bay	2, 1 each at Third and Fourth Car
Door Closing Indicator Lights	1 Red LED Bar (Top)
System
Safety System	ATC, ATO, ATP, ATS
Signalling System	Communication Based Train Control
Traction Control	IGBT-VVVF (Fuji Electric)

Fleet Numbering

The car numbers of the trains range from x701 to x724, where x depends on the carriage type.

• The first digit identifies the position of the car from the closest end of the train; where ‘3’ represents first car, ‘1’ represents second car and ‘1’ represents third car.
  • (Example) Passenger Vehicle 705/706 would consist of 6 cars with serial number 3705, 1705, 2705, 2706, 1706, 3706 respectively.
• Depending on the direction of travel, the sequence may be reversed.