SINGAPORE - Commuters can look forward to riding new trains with features such as more open spaces and large windows on the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL) from Sunday (May 31). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (June 1) said the first batch of 16 new six-carriage trains from Alstom SA will be put into service from June 4,...
SINGAPORE - Commuters can look forward to riding new trains with features such as more open spaces and large windows on the North-South and East-West Lines from Sunday .
On Thursday, LTA also announced that it has bought six new trains for the North East Line, and 23 new trains for the Circle Line from Alstom. The cabins are designed with more open spaces to accommodate wheelchairs, bicycles and strollers, as well as ergonomic perch seats, which take up less space and thus accommodate more commuters on the trains.
Besides commuter-friendly features, the new trains have a self-test system that automatically checks if they are fit for operation at the start of each day before service begins. Student Soh Hong Ren, 18, a member of transport enthusiast community Friends of Land Transport, said: “The new trains look redesigned from scratch and are very refreshing... the new screen display is a lot more optimised for reading.”
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