Bombardier MOVIA C951
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The Bombardier MOVIA C951 is a type of train built by Bombardier Transportation
for use on the Downtown Line
, Singapore
, which is presently being built.
73 trainsets consisting of 3 cars each were purchased at a cost of approximately S$
570.7 million for passenger service. These trains will be delivered between late 2012 to 2016. They will be stabled at Gali Batu Depot
and also on Kim Chuan Depot
.
Bombardier
beat Alstom
, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
and Hyundai Rotem in the tendering process as the lowest cost offered.
and C830
.
Hampshire Office.
New features include:
The train will also retain existing features like having two rows of poles and hand grips, and vertical poles which split into three at the center.
which is usable over a larger range of speeds. This will generate electricity when the train slows, feeding it back to the rail network.
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
for use on the Downtown Line
Downtown MRT Line
The Downtown Line will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. When completed, the line will be about 42-km long with 34 stations and serve about half a million commuters daily, making it the longest underground and driverless MRT line in Singapore. Travelling from one end to the other...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, which is presently being built.
73 trainsets consisting of 3 cars each were purchased at a cost of approximately S$
Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
570.7 million for passenger service. These trains will be delivered between late 2012 to 2016. They will be stabled at Gali Batu Depot
Gali Batu Depot
Gali Batu Depot is a train depot located off Woodlands Road in Singapore. It will provide maintenance services for the upcoming Downtown MRT Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system, and is directly linked to Bukit Panjang MRT Station...
and also on Kim Chuan Depot
Kim Chuan Depot
Kim Chuan Depot is a rail depot for the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The depot cost S$297 million to construct and houses the trains for the Circle and upcoming Downtown MRT lines. The depot is fully underground, reaching a depth of 24 m at some points. It provides stabling of the...
.
Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
beat Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
and Hyundai Rotem in the tendering process as the lowest cost offered.
Operation
The C951 trains are fully automated, without attendant, running on a system similar to that used on the C751AAlstom Metropolis C751A
The Alstom Metropolis C751A are the first generation of communication-based train control rolling stock that has been in use in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit lines since 2003...
and C830
Alstom Metropolis C830
The Alstom Metropolis C830 are the second generation of communication-based train control rolling stock to be used in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit lines...
.
Design
The C951 trains may include several features that were not seen in existing trains. These features have been incorporated into the mock-up of the train at the Land Transport AuthorityLand Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
Hampshire Office.
New features include:
- An ergonomic seat profile;
- red reserved seats, which allows for clearer separation between normal and reserved seats;
- perch seats, replacing the two-seaters at the ends of the car;
- a dynamic route map, in addition to dot-matrix displays showing the location of the train, and other information, and;
- hand grips utilising joints instead of straps, providing commuters a steadier grip.
The train will also retain existing features like having two rows of poles and hand grips, and vertical poles which split into three at the center.
Others
The train will have regenerative brakingRegenerative brake
A regenerative brake is an energy recovery mechanism which slows a vehicle or object down by converting its kinetic energy into another form, which can be either used immediately or stored until needed...
which is usable over a larger range of speeds. This will generate electricity when the train slows, feeding it back to the rail network.