Changi Airport Skytrain

The Changi Airport Skytrain is an automated people mover (APM) that connects Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at Singapore Changi Airport. Opened in 1990, it was the first driverless and automated system of its kind in South East Asia. The Changi Airport Skytrain operates from 05:00 to 02:30 daily. Traveling on the Skytrain is free and an inter-terminal journey takes approximately four minutes.

Changi Airport Skytrain
Changi Airport SkyTrain Terminal 2 station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChangi Airport Group
LocaleSingapore
Stations7
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit/People mover
Services5
Operator(s)Changi Airport Group
Depot(s)Terminal 1 (Public) & Terminal 3 (Airside)
Rolling stockMitsubishi Crystal Mover (2006–present)
Adtranz C-100 (1990–2006)
History
Opened22 November 1990 (1990-11-22)
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
CharacterFully elevated
Track gauge1,850 mm (6 ft 2732 in)
Guide rail span: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph)
SignallingKyosan APM fixed block ATC under ATO GoA 4 (UTO), with subsystems of ATP, ATS and CBI
Route map

Terminal 1
Station C
Station D
Jewel
Station B
Station E
East–West Line
to Tanah Merah
Terminal 3
Terminal 2
Station A
Station F
Station A
South

PMS North:
Public and transit
PMS South:
Transit only

Since 2006, the trains operating on all Skytrain lines are Crystal Movers manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. All stations are equipped with platform screen doors, are air-conditioned and have plasma displays indicating the arrival time of the next train.

With the opening of Changi Airport MRT station on 8 February 2002, the Skytrain is able to connect passengers at Terminal 1 to the MRT station entrances located at Terminals 2 and 3.

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