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Alstom Metropolis C751C
Alstom Metropolis C751C
In service	1 October 2015 - present
Manufacturer	Shanghai Alstom Transport; (Alstom and Shanghai Electric)
Built at	Shanghai, China
Family name	Metropolis
Constructed	2014–2015
Entered service	2015
Number built	108 Vehicles (18 Trainsets)
Number in service	6 Vehicles (1 Trainset)
Formation	6 per trainset; DT-Mp-Mi-Mi-Mp-DT
Fleet numbers	7051 ~ 7086
Capacity	1920 passengers (320 per car)
Operators	SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Depots	Sengkang
Lines served	North East Line
Specifications
Doors	1,450 mm, 8 per car
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (design); 90 km/h (56 mph) (service)
Traction system	IGBT–VVVF; (Shanghai Alstom Electrical Equipment)
Electric system(s)	1500 V DC Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)	Alstom URBALIS 300 control system (ATC/CBTC, ATO, GOA 4 (DTO)), CBI

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The Alstom Metropolis C751C together with the Alstom Metropolis C830C are the third generation of communication-based train control (CBTC) rolling stock to be used in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines. 18 trainsets of 6 cars were manufactured by Shanghai Alstom Transport Co Ltd (joint venture of Alstom and Shanghai Electric),^[1] Deliveries began in July 2014 and is expected to continue through 2015.^[3]^[4]^[5]

As of 1 October 2015, the first trainset (7055/7056) has been deployed for service.

History

The contract, worth S$234.9 million, was awarded to Alstom (as part of turnkey contract C751C) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore to supply additional trains for the North East MRT Line. Alstom won over Hyundai Rotem, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles and CSR Zhuzhou to secure the order.

Design

Externally, the C751C is very similar to the older Alstom Metropolis C751A in terms of shape, color and appearance, but has a window on the evacuation doors located at the ends of the train so that passengers can see the track ahead, something that's not included in the older C751A trains. The interior design is similar to the C751A but have redesigned gangway connections which is borrowed from the C830C which is new. The seats are similar to the newer Bombardier MOVIA C951 and C801A, being of a purplish tint. Priority seats are distinguishable by their red coloration. Its handgrips are now purple, a departure from the standard white in all other rolling stock. The C751C also has a dynamic route-map system, similar to the C830C and C951. It is also equipped with a louder and higher-pitched propulsion system, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the propulsion sound on the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151. It also is equipped with a new type of current collector.

Features

It has been featured the Visual Information System to know the next and this station is, and the doors opening are using in green blinking light to know which side is opening when the reaches the station and all of the North East Line opens on the right but sometimes stations like Punggol and during peak hours HarbourFront Platform B will open on the Left.

Driverless operation

The C751C is fully driverless under normal circumstances, using CBTC which do not require traditional "fixed-block track circuits" for determining train position. Instead, they rely on "continuous two-way digital communication" between each controlled train and a wayside control center, which may control an area of a railroad line, a complete line, or a group of lines. Recent studies consistently show that CBTC systems reduce life-cycle costs for the overall rail property and enhance operational flexibility and control.^[6]

Train Formation

The configuration of a C751C in revenue service is DT-Mp-Mi-Mi-Mp-DT

Cars of C751C
car type	Driver Cab	Motor	pantograph	car length
car type	Driver Cab	Motor	pantograph	mm	ft in
DT	✓	✗	✗	23,650	77 ft 7.1 in\|
Mi	✗	✓	✗	22,800	74 ft 9.6 in\|
Mp	✗	✓	✓	22,800	74 ft 9.6 in\|

The serial numbers ranging from 7051/7052 ~ 7085/7086 are used by the operator, SBS Transit to follow up with Alstom Metropolis C751A's train set numbers.

References

^ ^a ^b "Driverless trains delivered to Singapore". Railway Gazette. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro". French Chamber Singapore. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ "LTA and SMRT Award Contracts for New Trains and Re-Signalling Project". Land Transport Authority. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ "Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro". 3 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ Briginshaw, David (23 July 2014). "First North East Line trains arrive in Singapore". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "Urbalis control system".

[railway-gaz-1] "Driverless trains delivered to Singapore". Railway Gazette. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[2] "Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro". French Chamber Singapore. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[3] "LTA and SMRT Award Contracts for New Trains and Re-Signalling Project". Land Transport Authority. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[4] "Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro". 3 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[5] Briginshaw, David (23 July 2014). "First North East Line trains arrive in Singapore". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[6] "Urbalis control system".

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 ==Design==
-Externally, the C751C is very similar to the older [[Alstom Metropolis C751A]] in terms of shape, color and appearance, but has a window on the on the evacuation doors located at the ends of the train so that passengers can see the track ahead, something that's not included in the older C751A trains. The interior design is similar to the [[Alstom Metropolis C751A|C751A]] but have redesigned gangway connections which is borrowed from the [[Alstom Metropolis C830C|C830C]] which is new. The seats are similar to the newer [[Bombardier MOVIA C951]] and [[Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100 C801A|C801A]], being of a purplish tint. Priority seats are distinguishable by their red coloration. Its handgrips are now purple, a departure from the standard white in all other rolling stock. The C751C also has a dynamic route-map system, similar to the C830C and C951. It is also equipped with a louder and higher-pitched propulsion system, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the propulsion sound on the [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151]]. It also is equipped with a new type of current collector.
+Externally, the C751C is very similar to the older [[Alstom Metropolis C751A]] in terms of shape, color and appearance, but has a window on the evacuation doors located at the ends of the train so that passengers can see the track ahead, something that's not included in the older C751A trains. The interior design is similar to the [[Alstom Metropolis C751A|C751A]] but have redesigned gangway connections which is borrowed from the [[Alstom Metropolis C830C|C830C]] which is new. The seats are similar to the newer [[Bombardier MOVIA C951]] and [[Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100 C801A|C801A]], being of a purplish tint. Priority seats are distinguishable by their red coloration. Its handgrips are now purple, a departure from the standard white in all other rolling stock. The C751C also has a dynamic route-map system, similar to the C830C and C951. It is also equipped with a louder and higher-pitched propulsion system, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the propulsion sound on the [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151]]. It also is equipped with a new type of current collector.
 ==Features==