Hitachi Small-Type Monorail

Hitachi Small-Type Monorail *Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
In service	2007 – Present
Manufacturer	Hitachi Asia
Origin	Kobe, Japan
Constructed	2005 – 2006, 2009, 2017
Number Built	14 cars (7 Trains)
Statistics
Body Construction	Welded Aluminium alloy
Length	12.5 m
Width	2.7 m
Height	2.0 m
Doors	1.4 m, 4 per car
Maximum Speed	Design: 80 km/h Service: 50 km/h
Traction Control	IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi)
Line Voltage	750V DC Third Rail
Track Gauge	Straddle-beam

Hitachi Small-Type Monorail is the only type of trains running on the Sentosa Express.

History

2 additional trains (pink & red) were added to support the increasing ridership from December 2009.

Between 2014 and 2017, all existing train were upgraded to support the new CBTC signalling system by Hitachi. With the upgrade, a row of seats from both ends of the train are replaced with a signalling box, housing the new signalling equipment. An additional train (yellow) were added from November 2017.

Design/Features

	Initial
	Mc Tc
Exterior Design
Livery	Green/Orange/Blue/Purple/Pink/Red/Yellow
Train Run Number	N/A
Interior Design
Seating Capacity	16 (24 before signalling upgrade)
Wheelchair Bay	N/A
Door Closing Indicator Lights	N/A
Passenger Information System	LED Display VFD display (replaced)
System
Safety System	ATC, ATO, ATP, ATS
Signalling System	Fixed Block (former) Communication Based Train Control
Traction Control	IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi)

References

Railway Lines in Singapore		[ V • T • E ]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)	North–South Line • East–West Line • North East Line • Circle Line • Downtown Line • Thomson–East Coast Line
	FutureJurong Region Line • Cross Island Line
Light Rail Transit (LRT)	Bukit Panjang LRT • Sengkang LRT • Punggol LRT
Cross-border	KTM Intercity
	FutureJohor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Others	Changi Airport Skytrain • Sentosa Express
	DefunctSentosa Monorail