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Sentosa Express
Sentosa Express
Overview
Native name	Sentosa Ekspres; 圣淘沙捷运; செந்தோசா எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்
Locale	Sentosa, Singapore
Transit type	Straddle-beam monorail
Number of stations	4
Operation
Began operation	15 January 2007; 17 years ago
Operator(s)	Sentosa Development Corporation
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System length	2.1 km (1.3 mi)
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The Sentosa Express is a monorail line connecting Sentosa island to HarbourFront on the Singapore mainland across the waters.

Built at a cost of S$140 million, development started in June 2003 and was completed in December 2006.^[1] The fully elevated 2.1-kilometre (1.3-mile; per direction) two-way line (4.3-km total track length) and three out of four stations opened on 15 January 2007.^[1] The fourth station, Resorts World (formerly Waterfront), opened on 1 February 2010.^[2]

The monorail system, privately owned and operated by Sentosa Development Corporation, can move up to 4,000 passengers per hour per direction.^[3]

Train timings

The daily first and last train timings of both VivoCity and Beach stations are 07:00 and 00:00 hours.^[4] Trains run at an average frequency of three minutes throughout the day. The entire route, from one terminus to the other, takes eight minutes.^[1]

Fares and ticketing

Travel within Sentosa (between Resorts World and Beach stations) and back to the mainland is free of charge, but travel from the mainland to Sentosa is charged.^[5]

The single-day Sentosa Pass costing S$4 allows island entry and unlimited rides on the Sentosa Express.^[4] The contactless RFID card can be purchased from automated ticketing machines at any operational Sentosa Express station. Payment can be made using cash, NETS or credit card.

Alternatively, visitors may also scan their CEPAS cards (used for electronic payments on public transport) on VivoCity station's faregates for island entry payment and a day of unlimited number of rides on the monorail.

Stations

Station name / colour code	Interchanges within vicinity	Opened	Past names
English	Interchanges within vicinity	Opened	Past names
VivoCity	North East Line and Circle Line at HarbourFront MRT station Mainland public buses at bus stops and HarbourFront Bus Interchange	15 January 2007	Gateway
Resorts World	Resorts World Sentosa – mainland public buses	1 February 2010	WaterFront
Imbiah	Madame Tussauds Singapore	15 January 2007	Merlion
Beach	Beach Station Bus Terminal	15 January 2007	Palawan

S$26 million was spent on the elevated stations and the depot next to Beach station.^[1] VivoCity station is the only station of the line on the mainland; the rest are on Sentosa. It is also the only one with full-height platform screen doors and bay platform using the Spanish solution. The other stations on Sentosa island are not air-conditioned and are the first train stations in the country to utilise half height platform screen doors.

Like the Mass Rapid Transit, stations have bi-directional escalators and a lift to take passengers from the station concourse to the platforms, except VivoCity station which has both on the same level within VivoCity on the mainland.

VivoCity

The northern terminus Vivocity station is just a few levels above HarbourFront MRT station and the nearby HarbourFront Bus Interchange, located within the mall it is named after. Like Changi Airport and Stevens MRT stations, ticketing, faregates and platforms are all on the same level. The station consists of a single track and a single platform handling Beach-bound trains for turnaroud.

There is one track and two side platforms at this station. Like the dismantled Sentosa Monorail stations in the past , it is one of two train stations in Singapore, the other being Choa Chu Kang LRT Station, to feature an organised boarding system like the Spanish solution — passengers enter via one side of the train after passengers have alighted on the other side. After the trains enter the station, doors will open of the left side for passengers to alight, before opening the doors on the right for boarding passengers. This is the only station on the Sentosa Express that is air-conditioned and utilises full-height platform screen doors.

Resorts World

Resorts World station is located in the northen region of Sentosa within Resorts World Sentosa. Platform A handles Beach-bound trains, while Platform B handles VivoCity-bound trains. There are two tracks and one island platform. As the line is left-hand drive, all train doors open on the right. It also connects to the Resorts World Sentosa.

The original station did not open for service before being demolished in December 2007, less than a year after the monorail line's opening, to make way for the construction of Resorts World Sentosa. The station was rebuilt and opened on 1 February 2010 under the name Waterfront station. On 1 April 2019, the station was renamed to its present name to better reflect the nearby attractions. ^[2]

Imbiah

Imbiah station is located in the middle of Sentosa next to Imbiah Lookout. Platform A handles Beach-bound trains, while Platform B handles VivoCity-bound trains. There are two tracks and one island platform. As the line is left-hand drive, all train doors open on the right. The nearest attraction is Madame Tussauds Singapore.

Beach

The southern terminus Beach station is located between Siloso Beach and Palawan Beach at Sentosa. The station consists of a single track and a single Platform A handling VivoCity-bound trains for turnaroud.

At the street level, there are beaches, shops, sea sports, pubs, cafés and restaurants, and transfers to the trams are also available at this station. The blue trams go to Siloso Beach while the green ones to get to Palawan and Tanjong Beaches. It is also near to the bus terminal where bus service 123 is provided.

Rolling stock

The Sentosa Express is the first system to use Hitachi's small and straddle–type monorail with a capacity of about 184^[1] passengers per train. With a total of seven two-car, 25-metre-long^[1] trains of different colours each—namely green, orange, blue, purple, pink, red and yellow; the pink and red trains were added to the original fleet of four on 1 December 2009; the yellow train was added on 24 November 2017. In 2015, the orange train was painted into a multi-coloured livery train. In addition, there are 2 other yellow maintenance trains.

Everyday, five monorails will be picked to be deployed on the line while the other two remains in the depot.

Incidents

On 4 December 2014, a technical fault caused power disruptions on the monorail and stalled a train during the night; several passengers were evacuated.^[6]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/storyprintfriendly/0,4582,370675,00.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://landtransportguru.net/train/sentosa-express/
^ 61 rescued from stalled Sentosa monorail train Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

T. Rajan, "Sentosa Express set to roll from VivoCity", The Straits Times, 5 December 2006

External links

Template:Sentosa Monorail stations

[factsheet-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[WaterfrontOpening-2] ttp://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/storyprintfriendly/0,4582,370675,00.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[SDCFlatFee.pdf-3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[SentosaExpressPage-4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttps://landtransportguru.net/train/sentosa-express/

[6] 61 rescued from stalled Sentosa monorail train Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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 [[Singapore dollar|S$]]26 million was spent on the elevated stations and the depot next to [[Sentosa Express#Beach|Beach]] station.<ref name="factsheet"/> VivoCity station is the only station of the line on the [[Singapore mainland|mainland]]; the rest are on [[Sentosa]]. It is also the only one with full-height [[platform screen doors]] and [[bay platform]] using the [[Spanish solution]]. The other stations on Sentosa island are not air-conditioned and are the first [[railway station|train station]]s in the country to utilise [[Automatic platform gates|half height platform screen doors]].
-Like the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]], stations have bi-directional [[escalators]] and a [[elevator|lift]] to take passengers from the station concourse to the platforms, except [[Sentosa Express#Sentosa|VivoCity]] terminus which has both on the same level within [[VivoCity]] on the mainland.
+Like the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]], stations have bi-directional [[escalators]] and a [[elevator|lift]] to take passengers from the station concourse to the platforms, except [[Sentosa Express#Sentosa|VivoCity]] station which has both on the same level within [[VivoCity]] on the mainland.
 ===VivoCity===
-The northern terminus is just a few levels above [[HarbourFront MRT station|HarbourFront]] MRT station and the nearby [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]]. Like [[Changi Airport MRT station|Changi Airport]] and [[Stevens MRT station|Stevens]] MRT stations, ticketing, [[turnstile|faregate]]s and platforms are all on the same level. The station consists of a single track and a single platform handling Beach-bound trains for turnaroud.
+The northern terminus Vivocity station is just a few levels above [[HarbourFront MRT station|HarbourFront]] MRT station and the nearby [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]], located within the [[VivoCity|mall]] it is named after. Like [[Changi Airport MRT station|Changi Airport]] and [[Stevens MRT station|Stevens]] MRT stations, ticketing, [[turnstile|faregate]]s and platforms are all on the same level. The station consists of a single track and a single platform handling Beach-bound trains for turnaroud.
 There is one track and two [[side platform]]s at this station. Like the dismantled [[Sentosa Monorail]] stations in the past , it is one of two train stations in [[Singapore]], the other being [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang LRT Station]], to feature an organised boarding system like the [[Spanish solution]] — passengers enter via one side of the train after passengers have alighted on the other side. After the trains enter the station, doors will open of the left side for passengers to alight, before opening the doors on the right for boarding passengers. This is the only station on the Sentosa Express that is air-conditioned and utilises full-height platform screen doors.
 ===Resorts World===
-At Resorts World station, Platform A handles Beach-bound trains, while Platform B handles VivoCity-bound trains. There are two tracks and one [[island platform]]. As the line is [[left-hand drive]], all train doors open on the right. It also connects to the Resorts World Sentosa.
+Resorts World station is located in the northen region of Sentosa within Resorts World Sentosa. Platform A handles Beach-bound trains, while Platform B handles VivoCity-bound trains. There are two tracks and one [[island platform]]. As the line is [[left-hand drive]], all train doors open on the right. It also connects to the Resorts World Sentosa.
 The original station did not open for service before being demolished in December 2007, less than a year after the monorail line's opening, to make way for the construction of [[Resorts World Sentosa]]. The station was rebuilt and opened on 1 February 2010 under the name '''Waterfront''' station. On 1 April 2019, the station was renamed to its present name to better reflect the nearby attractions. <ref name="WaterfrontOpening"/>
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 ===Beach===
-Beach station is located between [[Sentosa#Beaches|Siloso Beach]] and [[Sentosa#Beaches|Palawan Beach]] at [[Sentosa]]. The station consists of a single track and a single Platform A handling VivoCity-bound trains for turnaroud.
+The southern terminus Beach station is located between [[Sentosa#Beaches|Siloso Beach]] and [[Sentosa#Beaches|Palawan Beach]] at [[Sentosa]]. The station consists of a single track and a single Platform A handling VivoCity-bound trains for turnaroud.
 At the street level, there are beaches, shops, sea sports, pubs, cafés and restaurants, and transfers to the trams are also available at this station. The blue trams go to [[Sentosa#Beaches|Siloso Beach]] while the green ones to get to [[Sentosa#Beaches|Palawan and Tanjong Beaches]]. It is also near to the bus terminal where bus service 123 is provided.