The Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810D) trains are the third generation of rolling stock for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) lines, housed at the Sengkang LRT depot.
These rubber-tyred automated people mover (APM) trains, also referred to as light rail vehicles (LRV), are designed for small-scale automated guideway transit (AGT) systems.
Twenty-five trains will operate across the 14-station Sengkang LRT and the 15-station Punggol LRT, which opened for passenger service in 2003 and 2005.
Based on the Japanese APM standard, these trains operate on an exclusive elevated guideway, unhampered by road and pedestrian traffic.
Compared to the metal-wheeled MRT trains, these APM trains are fitted with rubber tyres and are extremely quiet during operations.
The C810D trains are the first time in Singapore that Crystal Mover vehicles use a fixed married-pair configuration, similar configuration to the ones at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Utilising Kyosan's APM Signalling Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system, the trains are capable of fully automated train operations and can run without any train attendant on board.
At a Glance
Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810D)
Sengkang LRT
Punggol LRT
25 trains of 2 cars each, numbered 58 to 82
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