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. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday said the first batch of 16 new six-carriage trains 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.
Decked in green and red stripes, the trains - designed in Germany and manufactured and assembled in Changchun, China - also have more informative LCD display systems located above every door that provide detailed route and station information. 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.
It then bought another 40 trains in 2020 for $337.8 million to replace the second-generation Siemens and third-generation Kawasaki-Nippon Sharyo trains.
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