Sengkang Depot

Sengkang Depot
盛港车厂
	2 Alstom Metropolis trains serving the North East MRT line stabled in Sengkang Depot, taken in July 2017.
Location
Location	91 Sengkang East Avenue; Singapore 545072 (NEL); 95 Sengkang East Avenue; Singapore 545051 (LRT)
Coordinates	1°23′16.36″N 103°53′10.75″E / 1.3878778°N 103.8863194°E
Characteristics
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Type	At-Grade (MRT) ; Elevated (LRT)
Roads	Sengkang East Avenue, Sengkang East Road
Rolling stock	Heavy Rail:; C751A, C751C; Light Rail:; C810, C810A
Routes served	NEL North East line ; PGLRT Punggol LRT line ; SKLRT Sengkang LRT line
History
Opened	2003; 21 years ago

Sengkang Depot is a train depot in Sengkang, Singapore operated by SBS Transit. It is the first co-location of facilities for both the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT). It maintains the trains for the North East line, Sengkang LRT line and Punggol LRT line and also houses the control centre of the three lines.^[1]^[2]

The depot was designed by architects61^[3] and constructed by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. at a contract sum of S$350 million under contract C701 It is the first in Singapore to be built with structural provisions for an industrial development to be situated on top, to minimise the wastage of land in land scarce Singapore.

The depot is located between Hougang station and Sengkang station on the North East line and has 3 reception tracks: 2 tracks northbound towards Sengkang station and 1 track southbound towards Hougang station.

The depot is located between Renjong station and Layar station on the Sengkang LRT line and Punggol LRT line and has 2 reception tracks: 1 track clockwise towards Tongkang station and 1 track counterclockwise towards Layar station.

Gallery

Light Rail Depot section of Sengkang Depot. The Light Rail rolling stocks are parked at the top level of the building.
Two Alstom Metropolis C751A stocks stabled in Sengkang depot, taken in November 2008.
Administration building of Sengkang Depot.

References

^ "Sengkang Depot | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "From Next Year - Shorter Waits and More Comfortable Rides on Circle Line and North East Line | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "architects61 - Infrastructure - Sengkang MRT Depot". a61.com.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[1] "Sengkang Depot | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[2] "From Next Year - Shorter Waits and More Comfortable Rides on Circle Line and North East Line | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[3] "architects61 - Infrastructure - Sengkang MRT Depot". a61.com.sg. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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