| Sentosa Express' Hitachi Monorail - Introduction |
The Sentosa Express is the first system to use Hitachi's small- and straddle-type monorail in Singapore. The straddle-type small monorail system was originally developed by Hitachi in Japan as a small, standard and cost-effective solution to the transportation needs of small to medium-sized cities.
Some other features of the straddle-typed small monorail include being small in size, light and producing low noise levels; the capability of a greater passenger carrying capacity; a slim guide way structure as well as lower construction costs.
There are currently a total of six 2 cars trains.
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Exterior
The exterior of the trains are of different colours namely green, orange, blue, purple, pink and red.
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Interior
They are air-conditioned and the colours of the seats are yellow.
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Gangway
They are air-conditioned, have inter-car walk-through gangways and spaces for standing passengers, wheelchairs and strollers.
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Perch Seats
Seats can also be flipped up to maximise standing space when required.
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Installation of STARiS System
SDC engaged SMRT to equip six of its trains with their in-house developed STARiS system. It is mounted above the door.
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| Experimental Programmes |
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Additional Handgrips
Additional handgrips were installed on some trains to improve travel experience.
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| Safety Systems |
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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 but is designed to speed up to 80 km/h.
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| Monthly Featured Photo |
PHOTO:
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THEME: Peak
A typical peak period scenario in an MRT station includes heavy boarding and alighting activities, crowded trains despite decent frequencies, especially in interchange stations. Travel time is also usually longer than the what signboards in platforms stipulate given the huge crowd and other factors like train bunching.
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| Yearly Featured Photo |
PHOTO: tintinspartan
A new train on a bright sunny day.
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