Hitachi small-type monorail (Sentosa Express)
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Hitachi small-type monorail
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| In service | 15 January 2007 - present | ||||||
| Manufacturer | Hitachi | ||||||
| Family name | Hitachi Monorail | ||||||
| Constructed | 2005-2009 | ||||||
| Entered service | 2007 | ||||||
| Number built | 14 (7 train sets) | ||||||
| Number in service | 12 (6 train sets) | ||||||
| Formation | 2 per trainset Mc1-Tc2 | ||||||
| Capacity | 32 seated; 152 standing | ||||||
| Operators | SDP | ||||||
| Depots | Beach Station Depot | ||||||
| Lines served | Sentosa Express | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Car body construction | Welded Aluminium | ||||||
| Car length | 12.5 m (41 ft 1⁄8 in) | ||||||
| Width | 2.7 m (8 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ||||||
| Height | 2.0 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | ||||||
| Doors | 2 per car | ||||||
| Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) (design) 50 km/h (31 mph) (service) | ||||||
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi) | ||||||
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||
| Safety system(s) | ATC, ATP | ||||||
| Track gauge | Straddle-beam | ||||||
The Hitachi small-type monorail is a straddle-type monorail built by Hitachi Ltd. for the use on the Sentosa Express. These trains are part of Hitachi line of ALWEG based monorail. The trains were part of a project to replace Sentosa's previous aging monorail system. The trains are fully air-conditioned.
Exterior design
Each train consists has an individual colour scheme - green, orange, blue, purple, pink and red. All train are for passenger service, except for the yellow train, which is the maintenance train.
The straddle-type small monorail is small in size but able to navigate through tight turns.
Interior design
- The colour scheme of the interior is green and orange.
- Foldable seats that can make room for more standing space during periods of high usage.
- SMRT's STARIS are installed on all trains in passenger service and provides commuters with their route information throughout their journey.
- Two wheelchair bays are located in each car of every Sentosa Express train.
Operations and safety systems
Operated by drivers and guided with Automatic Train Protection to ensure trains keep a safe distance between each other and Automatic Train Supervisory to provide the route setting for the train to travel, trains cruise at 15 to 50 km/h (9.3 to 31.1 mph) but is designed to speed up to 80 km/h (50 mph).
Train formation
The configuration of the Hitachi small-type monorail in revenue service is Mc1-Tc2
| Cars of Hitachi small-type monorail | ||||||||||
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| car type | Driver Cab | Motor | Collector Shoe | car length | ||||||
| mm | ft in | |||||||||
| Mc1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12,500 | 41 ft 0.1 in| | |||||
| Tc2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | 12,500 | 41 ft 0.1 in| | |||||
See also
- Sentosa island
- Sentosa Monorail – a dismantled monorail system that used to ferry visitors around Sentosa from 1982 to 2005
- Rail transport in Singapore
- Hitachi Monorail
External links
- Official website
- Hitachi wins contract to develop "SENTOSA EXPRESS" for Sentosa Development Corporation — (press release)
- Monorail Society: Sentosa Express Construction Gallery
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