Alstom Movia R151
The Alstom Movia R151 is the seventh generation electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock in operation on the existing North–South (NSL) and East–West (EWL) lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. It is manufactured by Changchun Alstom Railway Vehicles, a joint venture of Alstom and CRRC Changchun under Contract R151 as part of their Movia family of trains.
Alstom Movia R151
| |
|---|---|
Alstom Movia R151 at Tuas Depot | |
Interior of the Alstom Movia R151 | |
| In service | 4 June 2023 – Present |
| Manufacturer | Changchun Alstom Railway Vehicles (Alstom and CRRC Changchun) |
| Built at | Changchun, China |
| Family name | Movia |
| Replaced | |
| Constructed | 2020 – |
| Entered service | 4 June 2023 |
| Number built | 636 Vehicles (106 Sets) |
| Number in service | 114 Vehicles (19 Sets) |
| Formation | 6 per trainset |
| Capacity | 1920 passengers |
| Operators | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) |
| Depots | |
| Lines served |
|
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium-alloy construction |
| Train length | 138.86 m (455 ft 6+7⁄8 in) |
| Car length |
|
| Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3.7 m (12 ft 1+5⁄8 in) |
| Doors | 1,450 mm (57+1⁄8 in), 4 sets per side of car |
| Maximum speed |
|
| Traction system | Alstom MITrac TC1500 SiC–VVVF |
| Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
| Deceleration |
|
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Collector shoe |
| UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
| Safety system(s) | Thales SelTrac® moving block CBTC ATC under ATO GoA 3 (DTO), with subsystems of ATP, NetTrac ATS and CBI |
| Coupling system | Dellner |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The new rolling stock is set to progressively replace all of the C151s, C651s and C751Bs, which have been in service for at least 20 years. These new trains are part of the North–South and East–West lines' core systems upgrade and renewal programme. 106 six-car high-capacity trainsets comprising 636 cars were delivered from 21 February 2022 onwards, and the first train entered service on the East–West Line on 4 June 2023.