Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang 151A

Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A center-left center-right *Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
In service	2011 – Present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries CSR Qingdao Sifang
Origin	Qingdao, China
Constructed	2011 – 2014
Number Built	210 cars (35 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 & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A are the fourth generation of trains running on the North–South Line and the East–West Line.

History

On May 6, 2009, the Land Transport Authority announced that Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang had won over Hyundai Rotem, Bombardier Transportation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to secure the contract at a cost of S$369 million, despite Hyundai Rotem offering the lowest bid at S$323 million for the order of 22 trainsets. CSR Sifang handled the manufacturing and testing of the rolling stock, while Kawasaki oversaw the project and design. The C151A contract was the first successful joint venture between these two companies in the international market.

In 2013, a further order of 13 trainsets was placed and as of 2014, all 35 trainsets have been officially put into revenue service.

On 5 July 2016, an investigative news report from FactWire alleged that C151A trainsets were being shipped back to Qingdao for rectification due to multiple defects, including an exploding battery and cracks on trains, but without notifying the public beforehand. The Land Transport Authority acknowledged the trains were returned for rectification works, and have since published official statements to address FactWire's specific allegations.

Design/Features

	Initial
	DT M1 M2 M2 M1 DT
Exterior Design
Livery	Black,Red,Grey (Top to bottom)
Train Run Number	Yellow LED
Interior Design
Seating Capacity	292
Wheelchair Bay	2, 1 each at Third and Fourth Car
Door Closing Indicator Lights	5 Red LED (Top)
Passenger Information System	SMRT Active Route-map and Information System (Dynamic Route Map + VFD display)
System
Safety System	ATC, ATO, ATP, ATS
Signalling System	Fixed-Block Communication Based Train Control
Traction Motor	IGBT-VVVF (Fuji Electric)

Fleet Numbering

The car numbers of the trains range from x501 to x570, 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 ‘2’ represents third car.
  • (Example) Passenger Vehicle 569/570 would consist of 6 cars with serial number 3569, 1569, 2569, 2570, 1570 and 3570 respectively.
• Depending on the direction of travel, the sequence may be reversed.