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New Automated People Mover system to link Changi Airport's three Terminals

Passengers making inter-terminal flight connections at Singapore Changi Airport will find it a breeze even after Terminal 3 opens in early 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is installing a new S$135 million Automated People Mover System to make transfers between the three terminals convenient and seamless.

The new Automated People Mover System will comprise of ten train services linking the three terminals through 6.5 kilometres of elevated train tracks. The new system will have a total of seven train stations: two stations in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 respectively and three stations in Terminal 3.

The new trains will come equipped with LCD screens in the cabins, giving flight information and other airport information. The cabins will also have more vertical stanchions and handholds, as well as designated areas for baggage trolleys, enhancing the convenience of users. There will also be plasma TV displays at the train stations to inform passengers of the arrival time of the next train.

Work on the new Automated People Mover System will begin in December 2002 and is expected to be completed in early 2008.

Sentosa Express: A ground-breaking start

Heralding a key milestone in Sentosa’s long-term rejuvenation programme to transform the resort island into a world-class leisure destination, Sentosa today started work on a light rail system that will provide visitors with seamless and efficient connections to and through the island in comfort.

The $140-million air-conditioned Sentosa Express is the island’s biggest infrastructure investment to date. It is an integral part of the strategy to enhance the island’s transport system and will significantly improve Sentosa’s access from all corners of Singapore.

Since 1972, when Sentosa started being developed as a resort destination, the island has seen a six-fold increase in visitors to a record 4.123 million visitors last fiscal year. And to gear up for the expected eight million visitors annually when the island’s redevelopment projects are completed in 2012, improvements to the island’s transport access will better support incoming developments on Sentosa.

The island’s transport network has evolved since the early days when the only way to get to Sentosa was by the ferry and cable car. When the 710-metre long causeway-bridge opened for land access in 1992, it offered a vital and direct link to Singapore. With the new Sentosa Express, travelling to Sentosa promises to be so convenient that it will become the main mode of visitor access.

"The Sentosa Express connecting the HarbourFront MRT Station to Sentosa will give a whole new experience to the sense of arrival to the island. Soon, we can bring visitors practically hassle-free from their doorstep in any part of Singapore right into Sentosa," said Darrell Metzger, Sentosa’s Chief Executive Officer, at the ground-breaking ceremony. "This is part of our continual initiatives to make more customer-focused improvements as we redevelop and revamp Sentosa."

When it becomes operational in 2006, visitors can easily transfer from the North-East MRT Line at HarbourFront Station onto the Sentosa Express, which will bring them directly into the island in well under four minutes.

Optimistic that this will in turn attract investors and business partners to Sentosa, Director of Property Gurjit Singh said, "Good access is a key issue in providing the right business climate for the island’s potential investors, and the Sentosa Express will actively and positively address this issue. Upgrading the island’s infrastructure will serve as a springboard to attract future private sector investments."

Elevated on 2-way tracks and encompassing a 2.15km-route, the new Sentosa Express will be a driver-operated, fully computerized system with a capacity to carry 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction. Plying through four stations, it will start from the new HarbourFront MRT Station and continue across the Sentosa Causeway-Bridge to reach three other stations located at strategic points servicing key activity areas, namely:-

the Northern Entertainment Precinct’s Arrival Plaza

the Central Green Hub

the Southern Beaches

From these areas, visitors can easily connect onto various modes of transport to get to the various parts of the island and beaches.
The current monorail on the island – which will have served the island for 23 years – is scheduled to be dismantled by 2005 to make way for this more efficient and comfortable system.

Undertaking the build-and-design contract of Sentosa Express is Hitachi Asia Ltd, the Japanese company behind several other successful rail systems such as the one in Tokyo Disneyland Resort and the Tokyo Monorail, currently operating from Haneda Airport.

"The construction of the Sentosa Express is the result of a win-win partnership between Sentosa and Hitachi," says Mr Shunsuke Ohtsu, Managing Director of Hitachi Asia, Ltd. "The Sentosa Express will enhance Sentosa’s transport system and access to the island, and at the same time showcases Hitachi’s best-of-breed monorail systems for which it is world-renowned."

Ground works on the Sentosa Express kicked off today at a simple ground-breaking ceremony held at the East Mall next to the Fountain Gardens. By 2006, the new rail system will seamlessly link Sentosa to the new North-East Line at HarbourFront MRT station.

Wakaoz.....you can find that much information on the other PMSs?? :eek:

Do you wish to add the Buona Vista system to this thread, or should it be an LRT system?

Wakaoz.....you can find that much information on the other PMSs?? :eek:

Do you wish to add the Buona Vista system to this thread, or should it be an LRT system?

Buona Vista PMS System as in the One North PMS System?

One North's PMS System will be included in this thread, or rather, it has already been included in this thread (but that section is empty cause NO information is available as yet) instead of the ''Singapore's MRT & LRT'' thread because these are developments made by other organisations (CAAS, Sentosa, Jurong Bird Park & Jurong Town Corporation's One North) rather than by the LTA (MRT & LRT).

Hmmm....how about reproducing the map from the one-north site? It even shows a link to a possible rail system into NUS. I am not sure if it is supposed to be an LRT or PMS system thou.

Mind reproducing for us. Me using dial up it will take forever. Thanks.

Well renderings have shown that it will be a tram based system not an LRT. And I don't think an LRT system applies here cause One North is more like a small community rather than your typical large housing estate.

Hmmm....its a swf file, or was it pdf? So troublesome to convert to jpg and host. :D Will do when i have the time lah.

Actually do they really differentiate between LRTs and PMSs? In some way..even the cicle line might end up being classified as a PMS!

Okay when you do have time host it. Thanks so much.

Yeah there's pretty much no distinction.

The only reason why I separated them into two threads was because the Singapore's MRT & LRT thread focuses more on the rail transport projects by the LTA while this thread focuses more on other systems not by the LTA but by various organisations such as Sentosa, Jurong Bird Park, JTC & CAAS.

Also, MRT & LRT are terms given by the LTA to call their systems. You can say technically that the Changi Airport Skytrain is a LRT but generally people in Singapore perceive LRT to that in Sengkang, not at Changi Airport.

Since there's no general name for systems that are developed by private organisations, its generally just called Other People Mover Systems. Like if there were no name for MRT & LRT I would have called them PMS too.

90 more posts till I reach 1000 and officially declare myself an addict to SSC and I guess ''officially a forumer?''. Any prizes?

90 more posts till I reach 1000 and officially declare myself an addict to SSC and I guess ''officially a forumer?''. Any prizes?
1000 slaps on the face for yah. :D

10 November 2004

Changi Airport Skytrain

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10 November 2004

Changi Airport People Mover System

One Of The Terminal 01 Stations Under Construction
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Guideway Under Construction
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One North People Mover System
- The one-north transportation system is designed to provide seamless connectivity between one-north and surrounding areas, such as NUH and the existing North Buona Vista MRT, to the key nodes within one-north.
- The one-north transportation network consists of a two tier of transportation modes. In the earlier years, an interim shuttle bus service with intelligent information systems is planned for and will be implemented to serve one-north's initial developments Biopolis (Life Xchange) and Fusionpolis (Central Xchange). The interim system caters to the hectic schedule of the work and live population in one-north by ensuring that the services are always on time and convenient.

Renderings Of The One North People Mover System
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Wow! I didnt see that picture of one-north's PMS before. Looks shiok!

One North People Mover System
- The one-north transportation system is designed to provide seamless connectivity between one-north and surrounding areas, such as NUH and the existing North Buona Vista MRT, to the key nodes within one-north.
- The one-north transportation network consists of a two tier of transportation modes. In the earlier years, an interim shuttle bus service with intelligent information systems is planned for and will be implemented to serve one-north's initial developments Biopolis (Life Xchange) and Fusionpolis (Central Xchange). The interim system caters to the hectic schedule of the work and live population in one-north by ensuring that the services are always on time and convenient.

Renderings Of The One North People Mover System
© One North (http://www.one-north.com)
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Wow.....looks like one of those european tram system.......any info about the train system??

BELIEVE ME, thats ALL THE INFO there is. They are apparently still conducting their research into the matter. Understandable. Think it will be up only after 2010 cause there isn't a critical mass of buildings throughout One North as yet. The PMS was supposed to serve the entire One North District. So building it now is like building another Punggol LRT.

Anyways understandable too that it might be a tram though its not confirmed cause no point sparing so much expense on an elevated LRT when the area is not as dense as lets say a HDB estate. And I think its smaller by a bit too. So a tram system is both fine and its a new type of transport mode in Singapore so I like it.

BELIEVE ME, thats ALL THE INFO there is. They are apparently still conducting their research into the matter. Understandable. Think it will be up only after 2010 cause there isn't a critical mass of buildings throughout One North as yet. The PMS was supposed to serve the entire One North District. So building it now is like building another Punggol LRT.

Anyways understandable too that it might be a tram though its not confirmed cause no point sparing so much expense on an elevated LRT when the area is not as dense as lets say a HDB estate. And I think its smaller by a bit too. So a tram system is both fine and its a new type of transport mode in Singapore so I like it.

Yup I guess if they ever built a tram system, that's the only place where we see it in Singapore?? :yes:

A tram is a waste of space thou. I would hope they make it elevated instead.

Yup I guess if they ever built a tram system, that's the only place where we see it in Singapore?? :yes:

Sadly yes.

IMO Trams are more suited for places with low rises and since LRTs are elevated they are suited for places with high rises. Kinda fits into the image. HDB highrises a.k.a. busy busy busy so needs LRT. One North = calm soothing so needs a less stressful looking tram system? haha

A tram is a waste of space thou. I would hope they make it elevated instead.

One North's buildings are so short already if they elevate it imagine some parts the viaduct is taller than the buildings. People climb more to reach the LRT than to their offices...haha...

Aye...not true leh.....that fusionpolis thingy is 25 floors right?

Are you sure? Comparable to MOE Building's height? If yes maybe a few areas only cause I don't think research houses have a tendency to locate their labs so high up for whatever reasons.

I just don't think One North is that dense or large enough to support an LRT system. And buildings there from the pics are spaced so close that there is hardly enough space for a viaduct.

Hahaha coming up with excuses cause I really hope its a Tram system.

Tram system nice meh? Whats so nice about it?

Firstly, its something Singapore does not have yet. (Novelty factor)

Secondly, no need to climb stairs to reach the platform. (Lazy factor)

Thirdly, the environment feels better cause there are no viaducts hence less big concrete structures surrounding you. (Comfort factor)

Fourth, trams give you a more ''easy going'' feel than the LRT which like the MRT, are so efficient that they travel so fast and its all busy busy busy. (Psychological factor).

Firstly, its something Singapore does not have yet. (Novelty factor)

Secondly, no need to climb stairs to reach the platform. (Lazy factor)

Thirdly, the environment feels better cause there are no viaducts hence less big concrete structures surrounding you. (Comfort factor)

Fourth, trams give you a more ''easy going'' feel than the LRT which like the MRT, are so efficient that they travel so fast and its all busy busy busy. (Psychological factor).

Kaoz....got escalator wat........:lol:

LRT Stations DONT HAVE! One pathetic elevator for Sengkang & Punggol LRT and two (1 per platform) for BPLRT.

LRT Stations DONT HAVE! One pathetic elevator for Sengkang & Punggol LRT and two (1 per platform) for BPLRT.

Aiyah walk a bit lah......no harm wat.......:lol:

Aiyah walk a bit lah......no harm wat.......:lol:

The main thing is, a tram is novel...haha...

Er btw...you dunno one north got taller buildings meh?

Yes but not didnt expect that tall. Never mind, learnt something new today.

Go chk out the thread in our projects section. You might be surprised by its design! :D

The main thing is, a tram is novel...haha...

High speed train also novel but I dun see them building one(for connections between the major asian cities)......:cry:

Cause high speed train isnt novel or practical.

Trams are novel and yet they are quite practical. Seriously no point having elevated viaducts if the place the train serves isn't as built up as a HDB estate. In HDB estates above 15 floor buildings are the norm but not in One North so there's less passenger traffic. The costs incurred would probably be higher if you built viaducts.

Cause high speed train isnt novel or practical.

Trams are novel and yet they are quite practical. Seriously no point having elevated viaducts if the place the train serves isn't as built up as a HDB estate. In HDB estates above 15 floor buildings are the norm but not in One North so there's less passenger traffic. The costs incurred would probably be higher if you built viaducts.

Novel if LTA is convinced that trams are the way to go........:lol:

But elevated systems are not to allow easier access to higher buildings what...they are just to save space on the ground level mah?

Oh I meant if a area has high passenger traffic cause the area is dense all the more they choose for elevated cause it doesnt compete for road traffic.

But since One North is comparatively less dense and the buildings are closer to each other (evident in the fact that they have skybridges linking buildings)less likely is it going to be elevated. Unless of course they opt for monorail which too is a possibility, read it in reports.

But once again I prefer trams.

Oh if anyone goes to Sentosa please take pics of the Sentosa Express being constructed k. Esp when the support pillars on Gateway Causeway Bridge is being built. Will be an awesome sight.

Oh if anyone goes to Sentosa please take pics of the Sentosa Express being constructed k. Esp when the support pillars on Gateway Causeway Bridge is being built. Will be an awesome sight.

I'm going to Harbourfront tomorrow......I'll see what I can do........:yes:

Please please take pictures of the recently opened portion of HarbourFront Centre okay (The section with the glass entrance and all the new BreadTalk shops), I havent been inside there before. The last time I went there the facade was still being constructed. Enlighten me with photos of how the recently opened section looks like as well as pics of the facade.

If you can see any construction of the bridge for the PMS, take pics, if not never mind.

And of course, take pics of the construction progress of VivoCity.

Other than the above 3, theres actually nothing much to take at HarbourFront already, unless you want to take more pics of HarbourFront Station, the NEL trains, the GTMs, the tactile guides, the fare gates, the Plasma Displays, the big Sentosa poster in the station or even pics of the office towers and cable car tower or the cruise terminal...(You can get a great view of sentosa from the cruise centre, can see the carlsberg sky tower etc).

haha thanks for listening to me. Thanks.

Please please take pictures of the recently opened portion of HarbourFront Centre okay (The section with the glass entrance and all the new BreadTalk shops), I havent been inside there before. The last time I went there the facade was still being constructed. Enlighten me with photos of how the recently opened section looks like as well as pics of the facade.

If you can see any construction of the bridge for the PMS, take pics, if not never mind.

And of course, take pics of the construction progress of VivoCity.

Other than the above 3, theres actually nothing much to take at HarbourFront already, unless you want to take more pics of HarbourFront Station, the NEL trains, the GTMs, the tactile guides, the fare gates, the Plasma Displays, the big Sentosa poster in the station or even pics of the office towers and cable car tower or the cruise terminal...(You can get a great view of sentosa from the cruise centre, can see the carlsberg sky tower etc).

haha thanks for listening to me. Thanks.

Wah such a long list...:lol:......Shouldn't be a problem as I'll be going by mrt.....:yes:

Wah such a long list...:lol:......Shouldn't be a problem as I'll be going by mrt.....:yes:

REMEMBER THE LIST AH! haha... take pics of everything. too bad your cam cant take video...you taking NEL to Punggol too? if you are take pics of Punggol and the Punggol LRT Sengkang LRT etc etc etc. If I had all the memory card space in the world and all the time in the world there's simply so much to take.

REMEMBER THE LIST AH! haha... take pics of everything. too bad your cam cant take video...you taking NEL to Punggol too? if you are take pics of Punggol and the Punggol LRT Sengkang LRT etc etc etc. If I had all the memory card space in the world and all the time in the world there's simply so much to take.

I going to harbourfront only.......:yes:

Quite frankly......I think you'll have all the time after Nov(or shall I say your last paper)........:yes:

I going to harbourfront only.......:yes:

Quite frankly......I think you'll have all the time after Nov(or shall I say your last paper)........:yes:

I might be dead by then. Look at the rate I am studying now...dammit...logging off soon to continue this shit I am doing.

I might be dead by then. Look at the rate I am studying now...dammit...logging off soon to continue this shit I am doing.

Haha.....wah sounds serious......I hope SSC isn't too distracting for your exam preparation........:lol:

SADLY i dont even feel as if I am preparing....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

SADLY i dont even feel as if I am preparing....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Good loh....that means you are confident.......:lol:

NO! Okay I am off.

Hey our dear Igno really is showing Singapore to the world! :D

The main thing is, a tram is novel...haha...

I dun think the govt would be very happy to have all those overhead tram wires as they wouldn't even allow KTMB to install overhead pantograph for its high-speed electric trains to Tanjung Pagar as it deemed unsightly. :)

So I dun think trams would see the light of day on the streets of Singapore. Actually I am a strong opponent of trams making its way into KL as well as there is a proposal last year by our mayor! :rant:

I dun think the govt would be very happy to have all those overhead tram wires as they wouldn't even allow KTMB to install overhead pantograph for its high-speed electric trains to Tanjung Pagar as it deemed unsightly. :)

So I dun think trams would see the light of day on the streets of Singapore. Actually I am a strong opponent of trams making its way into KL as well as there is a proposal last year by our mayor! :rant:

Yeah now that you mentioned it, the Singapore Government does have a strict policy on not overhead wires dangling about on the streets of Singapore, deeming them unsafe and unsightly which I agree if it were done on a large scale.

Still, it would be nice to have a Tram system in One North. After all, its cheap to build and maintain, its less environmentally intrusive, more accessible to people, and if implemented on such a small scale in One North, it won't actually make the environment ugly because of just some wires.

I will never support overhead wires to be seen everywhere in Singapore, thats definitely ugly. But a few wires won't kill the garden image of Singapore.

Then again if the Tram idea is really sadly out, it would be cool to have a Monorail there (cause the area is really very cramped up) or a Driverless Bus system, currently on trials in Japan and in Europe.

Hey hows the Tram project coming along in KL? Has the project been confirmed? Has it been rejected? Details please. Thanks so much.

Singapore used to have a tram system running in the city about 100 years ago. :)

Well...a "few wires" certainly isnt what I would consider good looking as far as Singapore's urbanscape is concerned thou. So long that they have trams with third rail, then I would probably show less opposition to it. :D

Singapore used to have a tram system running in the city about 100 years ago. :)
Er.....remember that when those trams where running, they are sharing the road with rickshaws and horse carts! ;)

You sound like you had seen them before! :lol: :jk:

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Singapore Changi Airport People Mover System
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- Benedict B.L. Oon* and Cynthia R. Sugimoto** *Senior Manager (Airport Development), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Singapore Changi Airport, P.O. Box 1, Singapore 918141, PH (65) 541-2165, Fax (65) 545-6510, Benedict_Oon@CAAS.gov.sg **Manager of Engineering Projects, Lea+Elliott, Inc., 785 Market Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco CA 94103, PH (415) 908-6450, Fax (415) 908-6451, Sugimoto@LeaElliott.com

Abstract
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is building a new Terminal 3 at the Singapore Changi Airport. This program includes two sets of Automated People Movers (APM). Together they will be called the People Mover System (PMS), and will include single-lane, dual-lane, and bypass shuttles. They will connect the existing Terminals 1 and 2 with the new Terminal 3 and Mass Rapid Transit (MRT – rapid rail) system that is currently being extended to the airport by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Some of these routes will serve “airside” riders: air passengers transferring at Changi or those departing the country who have checked through customs and immigration. Other routes will serve “landside” passengers: air passengers officially in Singapore, employees and others traveling among the terminals and MRT station. One route will serve both airside and landside riders, with car and station platform door controls keeping them separate. The PMS is being procured using a limited design-build-operate-maintain approach. The selected supplier will provide all vehicles, automatic train control, communications, power distribution and other equipment, including installation and testing, then will operate and maintain the System up to 20 years. Two local contractors, the Terminal 3 (T3) Contractor and the Guideway Contractor, will build the PMS facilities. The PMS supplier will be selected early in the overall Terminal 3 planning process so that the facility designs can be based on the specific system selected. The existing system, built in 1990, which serves two routes, one airside and one landside, with three vehicles, will be replaced by the new PMS. This paper describes the evolution of planning for this system, its general requirements, the procurement process, and the PMS status as of April 15, 2001.

Background
- The Singapore Changi Airport served 26 Million Annual Passengers (MAP) in 1999 and is expected to experience substantial growth in passengers during the next decade and beyond. To accommodate this anticipated growth, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is undertaking a major expansion program to increase the capacity of the airport. Two projects are underway to handle this increase in demand: • New Terminal 3 (T3) building. Construction for T3 began in October 2000 and it is scheduled to open in early 2006. 1 • People Mover System (PMS), which will link the existing Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 with the new T3, and the new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station. The MRT Station is located below ground level between Terminals 2 and 3, and it is scheduled to open by the end of 2001. The purpose of the PMS is to provide a high level of transportation service
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for airline passengers, airport employees, and other persons needing to move about airport. CAAS has contracted with Lea+Elliott, Inc., to provide consulting and implementation oversight services on the PMS Project, and with PWD Consultants Pte. Ltd. (PWD), to design the PMS Facilities. CAAS will provide finished-out facilities that are designed specifically for the selected PMS Contractor’s technology.

Planning Evolution
- Lea+Elliott’s planning effort for the Changi Airport PMS began in 1997 and was associated with the planning and design of Terminal 3. T3 will be Changi Airport’s showcase. It will be designed to accommodate 20 MAP and will include 28 gates, some of which will be designed for the new generation aircraft. Upon completion of T3 the airport will have capacity for 64 MAP. The development of T3 is consistent with CAAS’s planning philosophy to provide capacity ahead of demand. This philosophy ensures that Changi Airport will continue to handle growing passenger traffic while maintaining the highest standards of service, safety, efficiency and comfort for all travelers. The architecture will be unique and the building will have state-of-the-art technology and IT facilities. Moving through T3 and transferring between the three terminals will be made easy. Passengers will move from one terminal to another via the new PMS. The Airport layout with Terminal 3 and the existing Skytrain APM is shown in Figure 1. The initial effort in 1997-1998 developed a series of alternatives and a recommendation based on available information about the airport’s growth and use. The MRT would only provide direct MRT connection to Terminal 2 and 3, and would not permit Terminal 2-3 transfers. It was assumed that the existing Skytrain APM, built by Adtranz in 1990, which provides Airside and Landside service between Terminals 1 and 2, would remain operational. Many configurations were generated and analyzed by Lea+Elliott and CAAS staff to determine the alternative with the best level of service (low wait and travel times, no level changes, no transfers), and cost-effectiveness, while satisfying forecasted ridership demand requirements. Ridership was forecast for a range of Terminal uses and airline occupations and alternatives. Wait time and travel time estimates were made for each route. Capital and O&M estimates were made assuming large-vehicle self-propelled APM. To connect Terminal 1 and 3, configurations included part of a larger pinched loop systems on the roof of Terminal 3 and Terminal 1 concourse, and single, dual, triple and bypass shuttles. The selected system was a triple shuttle. Since the area near Terminal 3 had terminal and hotel building conflicts, and there appeared to be more space available near Terminal 1, the maintenance facility was located under the Terminal 1 station. 2 Figure 1. Singapore Changi Airport with T3 and Existing Skytrain 3 To connect Terminals 2 and 3, configurations ranged from relatively simple bypass and single and dual lane shuttles, to pinched-loop systems, to integrated southside and northside continuous systems, to complex combined pinched-loop and shuttle systems. The selected PMS configuration was a bypass shuttle serving airside passenger on the
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south half of Terminal 3, and a pinched loop system connecting Terminals 2 and 3 serving both airside and landside riders. There would be separate airside and landside platforms at two of the stations, and each train would include at least one airside and one landside car. The pinched loop configuration allows expansion to a third train for slightly shorter headways (and wait times) and higher capacities. The maintenance facility for both the pinched loop and bypass shuttle systems would be in an off-line facility at the south end of Terminal 3. Since the two systems would operate separately and independently, consideration was also given to allowing different technologies for the North and South systems. Then there was a temporary regional economic downturn with a commensurate reduction in air passenger traffic, and the PMS planning effort was put on hold. By late 1999, regional economics and air traffic began to improve. The expected operation of the airport changed, resulting in more transfers between Terminals 2 and 3. CAAS decided to re-initiate the PMS study. Several significant revisions were made to the previously approved PMS Plan including 1) on the North side, a Terminal 2-3 connection for landside and airside passengers, and 2) on the South side, a simplified system only serving airside passengers and making the Terminal 2-3 route a dual lane shuttle instead of a pinched loop. The new North Terminal 2-3 route impacted the existing “Skytrain” system, and required its modification or replacement. For the South system M&SF located near the middle of Terminal 3 underneath a station was investigated. It would reduce the number of switches and length of guideway, and simplify the train control, resulting in a reduction in the cost. Unfortunately, this alternative location for the South M&SF was not feasible due to space constraints in Terminal 3. A description of the PMS alignment, stations, and routes is provided below.

System Configuration
- The overall PMS alignment is shown in Figure 2. The PMS configuration includes two sets of Automated People Movers (APM), PMS North and PMS South. The alignment for PMS North is shown in Figure 3. The PMS North has five routes serving four stations (B, C, D and E). PMS North has separate routes or vehicles providing Landside service and Airside service. Landside service is for riders who are officially in Singapore and Airside service is for airline passengers and crew who have not cleared customs and immigration and are therefore not officially in Singapore. One route (B-E) will serve both Airside and Landside riders, with car and station platform door controls keeping them separate. One end car of the B-E train will serve Airside passengers and the other end car will service Landside passengers. Any middle car of the B-E train will be capable of serving either Airside or Landside passengers based on demand and as selected by the Central Control Operator (CCO). 4 Figure 2. PMS Alignment 5 Figure 3. PMS North 6 The PMS North routes and normal operating mode during the peak period are summarized in Table 1 below. The peak period hours are generally 6-10 am and 5-11 pm
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for Airside routes, and 5:30-9 am, 12-2 pm, and 5-7 pm for the Landside routes. Table 1 - PMS North Routes and Operating Modes Route Peak Operating Period Normal Operating Mode Terminal Served B-C Airside Single Shuttle Terminal 1 & 3 Airside B-C Landside Synchronized By-Pass Shuttle Terminal 1 & 3 Landside B-E Airside/Landside Synchronized By-Pass Shuttle Terminal 2 and 3 Airside and Landside D-E Landside Single Shuttle Terminal 1 & 2 Landside D-E Airside Single Shuttle Terminal 1 & 2 Airside The alignment for South PMS is shown in Figure 4. The PMS South has two routes A – A-South and A-F, which serve three stations (A, A-South, and F). A-A-South route serves Terminal 3 and A-F route serves Terminal 2 & 3. Both routes provide Airside service only. The normal operating mode during the peak period for both routes is Synchronized Double Shuttle. Stations will generally be center platform for the dual lane shuttles and side platform for the by-pass and single lane shuttles. Those with both Airside and Landside service will have side platforms on both sides of the guideway, one for each service. Station length will be sufficient for maximum-length trains expected for each guideway/route, but not more than 40 m. Platform barrier walls and doors will be straight, not “castellated”.

General Requirements
- The fully automated PMS will be a service proven form of APM technology. Driverless vehicles will operate on an exclusive, elevated guideway, stopping at designated stations. Electrically powered, self-propelled, computer controlled, vehicles configured in trains will shuttle between stations on seven routes. These routes include single-lane, dual-lane, and bypass shuttles. The PMS includes seven stations and approximately 7,500 m of guideway. The PMS Contractor will be responsible for the operating system including design, installation, testing, operation, and maintenance including providing associated tools and equipment, and a 12-month set of spare parts and supplies. The PMS Contractor will provide the vehicles, guideway equipment, final running surfaces, automatic train control, audio/visual communications including CCTV, power distribution system (PDS), automatic platform doors/operators, and all other system equipment. 7 Figure 4. PMS South 8 Initial demand varied from 660 to 1200 for the Landside routes and 370 to 2035 for the Airside routes. Ultimate demand varied from 860 to 2400 for the Landside routes and 740 to 4700 for the Airside routes. Baggage carts are allowed on the existing Skytrain system and will be allowed on the new one. Different technologies have different car configurations and capacities, so rather than specify route capacities, the performance
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specifications identified initial and ultimate train lengths for 8-11 meter and 12-15 meter single car technologies and 8-10 meter married-pair technologies. The Initial and Ultimate fleet size is 24/38 for 8 to 11 meter vehicles, 21/31 for 12 to 15 meter vehicles, and 34/44 for 8-10 meter married-pair vehicles. The vehicles for both PMS North and PMS South will be identical. Vehicles will be capable of operating as one-car trains and multiple-car trains. They will have automatic (mechanical and electrical) couplers and will normally be coupled and uncoupled in maintenance by a hostler in coordination with the CCO. As the emergency walkway will be on the guideway slab, in emergencies passengers must be able to exit from the front and rear of the vehicles and pass between vehicles. The interior must be designed to accommodate baggage carts safely. The vehicles will include on-board CCTV coverage. Two internal-combustion engine Maintenance and Recovery Vehicles will be provided. There are four Maintenance and Storage Facilities (M&SF) for the PMS. The M&SF near Station A-South (M&SF-A-South) will be the main maintenance facility for the entire PMS, and will include parts/equipment storage, offices, personnel facilities, shops, and other common areas. Three M&SFs will serve the PMS North. They are located near Station C (M&SF-C), under Station D Landside, and under Station E Airside. These will be a satellite facilities. The PMS Contractor may need to move parts, equipment, and staff between these facilities and M&SF-A-South. Car washing will be performed manually, on platforms just outside the M&SFs at A-South and C. The Central Control Facility (CCF) for both the PMS North and PMS South will be located in the M&SF-A-South. This location will include the primary control computer rooms and system input/output communications devices. There will also be a Satellite Control Facility (SCF) for the PMS located in the Terminal 3 Airport Operations Center (AOC). The SCF will be used to control the PMS during normal operations; if this facility is inoperable for any reason, the PMS will be controlled from the CCF.

Owner Provided Facilities
- The facilities will be provided by CAAS, finished-out and ready for the PMS Contractor to install its equipment. CAAS plans to have the PMS facilities constructed by the Terminal 3 Contractor and a Guideway Contractor. The T3 Contractor will construct the three stations connected to Terminal 3 (Stations B, A, and A-South), the guideway adjacent to the T3 building, a PDS Substation for PMS South, the M&SF-A-South, and the SCF in the AOC. The Guideway Contractor will construct all other PMS facilities, including four stations (C, D, E, and F), guideway to the T3 building interfaces, two PDS Substations for PMS North one in the middle of the B-C guideway and one in the middle of the D-E guideway, and three M&SFs (C, D, and E). 9 Two independent primary 22 kV/50 Hz feeders and primary switchgear up to and including the primary meters/terminals will be provided in the PDS Substations. Additionally, CAAS will provide, operate, and maintain a backup emergency generator in each PDS Substation for normal operation of one fully loaded ultimate-length train on each of the four critical routes (A-F, B-E Landside/Airside, B-C Landside, and D-E Landside).

Phasing Plan
- A phasing plan for the PMS implementation has been developed to allow D-E Airside and Landside service to be provided continuously, with only a brief shutdown of Landside service, during the construction of the PMS. This phasing plan will require construction of temporary facilities and modifications to existing facilities. The re-use plan for the existing facilities is to retain as much of the existing guideway and station structure as possible and to make the necessary modifications to accommodate the selected PMS Contractor’s technology. The demolition, construction of temporary facilities, and renovation of the existing facilities will be done by the Guideway Contractor and Adtranz and are not part of the PMS Operating System Contract. The PMS phasing plan is also coordinated with the T3 construction schedule, such that the PMS Contractor is provided access to facilities as soon as they are available. The Total System is to be operational by July 1, 2005.

Operations & Maintenance
- The D-E routes will be placed in revenue service several months before the rest of the system. During this time, the PMS Contractor will provide O&M for these lines. Once the rest of the PMS begins revenue service, there will be a one year O&M period for the entire system. Following these initial O&M periods, there are four optional 5 year O&M periods.

Future
- Possible future expansions of the PMS include: a 2-station (Station F and a new station) single lane shuttle of about 500 m in length serving the southside of Terminal 2, and a 4-station dual lane shuttle of about 1400 m to serve a future Terminal 4. The Contractor must plan for such possible expansions in the CCF/SCF, however, the PDS and M&SF for these expansions will be independent.

Procurement Process
- The Tender was a one step “best value” process. Evaluation criteria included: ability to meet all technical, commercial, and O&M requirements; cost effectiveness including capital costs (bid for supply and installation and estimated cost of facilities provided by CAAS not including the modification of the existing Skytrain system), the O&M bid, and the energy consumption estimate; as well as the Supplier’s experience and resources. Tender Offers were firm fixed price bids, with no escalation clause. Prices were allowed to be given in the Tenderer’s choice of two currencies. The Tender Documents were issued on November 28, 2000 and Tender Offers were submitted on March 30, 2001. 10

PMS Status
- Tender Offers were received from the following Tenderers: 1) Mitsubishi Consortium, a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 2) Adtranz (DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems (North America) Inc.) and Keppel Engineering pte Ltd Consortium. 3) Skylink Consortium, formed between SMRT Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, and Nissho-Iwai – Niigata Consortium (Nissho-Iwai
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Corporation and Niigata Engineering Co. Ltd). These Tender Offers are being evaluated for responsiveness by CAAS and Lea+Elliott. CAAS expects to award the Contract and issue the Letter of Acceptance by June 2001. 11

In Short
- Entire Automated People Mover System Due/Opening July 01, 2005 (Looking at the pace of construction going on right now, it is fully capable of being ready to be opened at that date, though the actual date of opening is likely to be delayed to 2006 in my opinion and not 2008 cause if a section is complete they wont deprive Changi's passengers of it unless they dont want to be a world class airport, and even then only the link between T1 East & T2 West, and T1 West & T2 West will be opened).
- Another possibly 6 stations to be added in the future (4 along the route to T4 and 2 serving T2).
- Changi Airport Skytrain Landside service will be shut down for a short while in the near future so as to be able to do the necessary upgrading works. Airside service will not be affected. (They are probably going to put shuttle buses at the basement during that period of closure. Unless they want to torture us go airport nothing better to do freaks).
- T1 East Station and T2 West Station Airside and landside services will commence service at the same time. (Existing route).

Hey hows the Tram project coming along in KL? Has the project been confirmed? Has it been rejected? Details please. Thanks so much.

Well....there's only this verbal proposal so far and a few newspaper mentioning it but so far nothing yet. I guess his idea would be the undoing of what the City Hall had been doing all these years in hiding wires and stuffs like that. ;)

And I dun think many liked the idea of trams on KL roads as it only takes up more precious space on the road :D

I agree. Oh btw will there be any further extensions to the starline and putraline and klmonorail?

But the feeling I get is that One North is such a small and packed community that a Tram system would work well cause it would not be implemented on a large scale.

Well...but like what sez is saying, its precisely because one north is so small and packed, that I wonder if you should be wasting ground space for a tram system. These folks are richie rich people with big cars ok? :D

From 9 Feb 2004, the Sentosa Causeway bridge foothpath and walk-in ticketing booth will be closed for development works on the new Sentosa Express railway system. To get to Sentosa, please hop onto the Sentosa bus at either HarbourFront Bus Interchange or Sentosa Gateway bus stop.

From 9 Feb 2004, the Sentosa Causeway bridge foothpath and walk-in ticketing booth will be closed for development works on the new Sentosa Express railway system. To get to Sentosa, please hop onto the Sentosa bus at either HarbourFront Bus Interchange or Sentosa Gateway bus stop.

Wah you sounded like their spokesman.....:eek::lol:

I didn't type that haha.......I cut and paste from the website. You actually tot I typed that, what an honour.

I didn't type that haha.......I cut and paste from the website. You actually tot I typed that, what an honour.

Chey......I thought you got some insider info or something........:lol:

That means that anyone who is going to Sentosa please take shots. Construction has already started for quite some time and it would be cool is a nerdish way to see pylons being constructed on the bridge.

That means that anyone who is going to Sentosa please take shots. Construction has already started for quite some time and it would be cool is a nerdish way to see pylons being constructed on the bridge.

Aiya when you got free time, go take it loh......(and know some babes at the beach playing beach volley ball.....:lol: ).......:yes:

aiya i not free now. exams still. 2 more papers. one paper tomorrow and on fri. need to read my book soon. then after exams so many things to do and no time. really no time. and plus i returned the camera to a friend. i really did to get my own camera. you so free you take if got time lor. haha. so much marking meh? or planning for your first car purchase and family already? 26 26 26 time is ticking.

aiya i not free now. exams still. 2 more papers. one paper tomorrow and on fri. need to read my book soon. then after exams so many things to do and no time. really no time. and plus i returned the camera to a friend. i really did to get my own camera. you so free you take if got time lor. haha. so much marking meh? or planning for your first car purchase and family already? 26 26 26 time is ticking.

Who says must buy car and get married b4 30?? :lol:

No lah.....not free to go there leh.....quite a lot of admin stuff to do.......:yes:

Who says must buy car and get married b4 30?? :lol:

No lah.....not free to go there leh.....quite a lot of admin stuff to do.......:yes:

haha. As with what some arses like to say ''Own Time Own Target''. No rush. Not important.

haha. As with what some arses like to say ''Own Time Own Target''. No rush. Not important.

I hope they would take own time own target to finish the sentosa express......:lol:.......when is it opening??

I hope they would take own time own target to finish the sentosa express......:lol:.......when is it opening??

Think 2006. sianz. so long.

Think 2006. sianz. so long.

Hmm....i suppose they'll opening it in line with Vivocity.......:yes:

You guys got see the recent complaint letters against sentosa? One of which was the complains that the monorails were over-crowded, to which the Sentosa management tried to say that it will be solved with the new trains. Yeah rite. That complainant was trying to get form the terminal to underwater world. Since when does the new line go there??

:lol:

Wah I can just feel the crowd reading that article.

On a lighter note, at least now I know how many Sentosa Monorail trains they have, 11! That info cannot be found anywhere on the net.

Wah I can just feel the crowd reading that article.

On a lighter note, at least now I know how many Sentosa Monorail trains they have, 11! That info cannot be found anywhere on the net.
Huh? How you find out one?

the sentosa spokeperson in the forum said that in the response to the complaints.

the sentosa spokeperson in the forum said that in the response to the complaints.
Oh...I didnt even notice...I just felt they were thinking they can lie to the public.

Just took the changi skytrain about an hour ago.......according to my stopwatch....the ride was a mere 62 secs.........:eek:

1. 10am and you are out already.
2. At the airport more than twice this month already. So free.
3. I WANT PICS! Pics of the not so common places.

haha

1. 10am and you are out already.
2. At the airport more than twice this month already. So free.
3. I WANT PICS! Pics of the not so common places.

haha

Aiya it's the school holiday what....:lol:.....and I went to the airport twice this month mair?? :eek:

Pictures of not so common places?? I thought I already did that a few months ago.......:?

Aiya it's the school holiday what....:lol:.....and I went to the airport twice this month mair?? :eek:

Pictures of not so common places?? I thought I already did that a few months ago.......:?
Got meh? Aye how come heir came back and still no exclusive airport photos ah? :D

Got meh? Aye how come heir came back and still no exclusive airport photos ah? :D

Of course got.......remember the secret passages from T2 to T1(and vice versa) etc.......:yes:

Of course got.......remember the secret passages from T2 to T1(and vice versa) etc.......:yes:
Eh? But that was so long ago leh. I refering to heir coming back recently from Perth mah..didnt take photos of the transit areas?

Eh? But that was so long ago leh. I refering to heir coming back recently from Perth mah..didnt take photos of the transit areas?

I hope Jetstar has some really good offers in December......then I could be the "reporter" for transit areas........:yes::D

Muahaha.....ironic eh....paying dirt cheap fares, and getting to enjoy first class facilities at the world's best airport? :D

Anyway notice we end up talking about aviation in this thread..hahah!

Hows progress of Sentosa monorail?

Dont think they have started construction yet? Another question here....are they going to stop the existing monorail once construction starts or after the new one opens?

Construction had commenced a long time ago. Check the Sentosa Press Release.

Changi Airport skytrain (7/12/04)
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/2170/l8wdscn36311.jpg

Wah the Skytrain looks brand new from that angle.

Is the Skytrain serving transit passengers still operational? It appears from the photo that a section of the track that the Skytrain serving transit passengers is sealed off to allow for the existing system to be integrated with the new system.

Is the Skytrain serving transit passengers still operational? It appears from the photo that a section of the track that the Skytrain serving transit passengers is sealed off to allow for the existing system to be integrated with the new system.

I think it's still operational.....seems to be sharing the same track for both service(public and the transit one)....:yes:

You mean there is a dedicated service for transit pasengers meh?

You mean there is a dedicated service for transit pasengers meh?

Huh you don't know mair?? :eek:

I took one of those(skytrain dedicated for transit and airside passengers) during my last trip from T1 to T2.......:yes:

Ground broken for first Hitachi Small (6/7/03)

http://www.monorails.org/webpix%202/Sentosa2.jpg

Sentosa Island, Singapore. The first of a new breed of monorail systems by Hitachi has broken ground in Singapore. Hitachi Small, a smaller, more maneuverable and affordable monorail than earlier Hitachi systems, will debut for the first time here in 2006. A 2.1 km dual-beam line will link Singapore's MRT transit line to Sentosa Island, a popular resort destination. The Sentosa Express will be driver operated; yet fully computerized. The Hitachi Small two-car monorail trains are capable of carrying 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction with 174 passengers per train. To date, access to the island has not been easy and the new monorail is expected to encourage more visitations. With four stations, the Sentosa Express will start at Harbour-Front MRT Station, cross the Sentosa Causeway Bridge and stop at three stations on the island. The 21-year old Von Roll Sentosa Island Monorail that currently circles the island will be dismantled by 2005.

So few stations in such a big island? :eek:

So few stations in such a big island? :eek:
Precisely....only 3 stations on the island. They just want people to take buses instead I suppose. Idiots.

The New Paper - 05 Jan 2005

Sentosa's monorail could be heading for the scrapyard
Built for $16m, it's sold for $350,000

By Desmond Ng
desmondn@sph.com.sg

CRAP metal. That's what the Sentosa monorail trams (right) could become after they chug round the island one last time later this year.

Already, someone has bought the rail system, both trams and rails which have become synonymous with Sentosa Island.

Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) invited tenders for the 6.1km monorail last September, according to the Government Electronic Business (GeBiz) website.

Five companies made bids and demolition company Beng Siew Construction won the tender with an offer of $350,550, according to the website.

The monorail opened to much fanfare in February 1982 at a cost of $16 million.

It started with a simple loop service - with nine trams winding their way around the island on tracks up to 6m above ground.

A ride cost $3 for adults and $1.50 for children then, but today, a ride on the monorail is free.

SDC would only confirm that the monorail will cease operations to give way to the new Sentosa Express light rail system.

It did not want to elaborate on the tender or say when the system would be dismantled.

Beng Siew Construction said it was pleased to win the tender and is still deciding what to do with it. It could either sell the steel parts or sell the whole system to other countries.

It said there are 13 trams in all, each with six to seven coaches.

The monorail looked set to go five years ago when SDC invited tenders for a train system to ferry visitors to Sentosa from the then World Trade Centre.

This tender was aborted as the proposals were too costly, said SDC in a Straits Times report in 2001.

In 2003, SDC confirmed that Sentosa Express will replace the monorail.

Some people wrote to newspapers, arguing that the system is a Sentosa fixture and travelling on it is an idyllic and unhurried way of taking in the island's sights.

In a reply in The Straits Times forum page in 2003, SDC said the system was becoming obsolete, and was difficult to maintain and impossible to upgrade with air-conditioning.

It also said passengers often complained that the ride was uncomfortable, hot and too slow.

A frequent Sentosa visitor, tutor Brian Lee, 35, said it's a pity that the system will be dismantled.

He said: 'I remember taking the monorail when I was a kid, and it was quite amazing to see the treetops, the sea and the lagoon from the tram.

'I think that it should be retained, as it gives the place more character.'

Light rail to start running by next year

SAY goodbye to long queues and a warm, humid ride on the monorail around Sentosa. The new air-conditioned Sentosa Express light rail train will run from the North-East Line's HarbourFront MRT station, across the Sentosa Causeway Bridge, to the island in under four minutes.

To be ready by 2006, this $140 million system will be complemented by the island's internal bus and beach tram services.

It will be driver-operated, and will stop at three stations - in the entertainment belt in the north, the forested area in the centre and the beaches in the south, according to a Straits Times report in 2003.

Some of these stations will have underground car parks for visitors to park upon arrival.

The ticket prices for the ride have not been decided yet but it is unlikely to be expensive.

Copyright © 2004 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

I have to strongly agree. If they find the system unweldy, the replace the existing system with a new one along the same route. How in the world are we going to have tree-top views now that the monorail will be gone?

Sad indeed...

New skytrain rendering(6/2/05):

http://img133.exs.cx/img133/3118/dscn213314jx.jpg

A bigger rendering.....:yes:

http://img133.exs.cx/img133/7650/dscn213413ig.jpg

This story was printed from TODAYonline

All aboard the Sentosa Express

CEO Darrell Metzger hopes to put island on the fast track with extreme makeover

Tuesday • March 15, 2005

Felix Cheong
news@newstoday.com.sg

HOP on, if you have the time, for the 23-year-old Sentosa monorail will stop running at the end of today, to make way for the $140 million Sentosa Express , scheduled for operation in November next year.

It's the first major step in a $3-billion plan to change the face of Singapore's resort getaway.

Leading the charge is Sentosa Leisure Group chief executive officer (CEO) Darrell Metzger. The 57-year-old American, who has been at the helm since February 2002, was well aware that the 500-hectare island, once a sleepy fishing village, was in dire need of an extreme makeover, beginning with its business model.

"We were charging fairly high admission ($6)," Metzger noted in an hour-long chat with Today at The Sentosa Resort and Spa. "That made it difficult for businesses here because people would only have so much disposable cash to spend that day."

So, within eight months of taking over, Metzger had the admission fee lowered to $2. The returns were immediate.

"In the last two years, it's been record figures," said the former CEO of Hong Kong's Ocean Park and Hawaii's Atlantis Adventures. "We had 4.2 million visitors in 2003, and that was with the Sars crisis." Last year's visitor figures have yet to be finalised, but are estimated to be 4.8 million.

"We'd like to see no admission fee at all but we don't know when (that will happen)," Metzger said.

But Metzger — who had a hand in organising the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and the 1986 Vancouver World Fair — was quick to stress that it's not all about huge crowds.

"When you come here to play beach volleyball, you expect to be able to play beach volleyball. If it's too crowded and you can't do that, then we've destroyed our product."

Not destroying the product and preserving Sentosa's tranquillity seemed to be Metzger's overriding concerns. "If you drive around the island and it doesn't look like a resort island, then we wouldn't be able to market that. We cannot destroy the product we're selling."

And what will keep the product fresh and help lure people back?

"Keep introducing new things, keep shifting the focus on different markets," Metzger offered. "This is a vibrant, energised business. We can't sit back and say: We've built it, let's hope everybody comes to visit. It won't work!"

Copyright MediaCorp Press Ltd. All rights reserved.

Updated
- Tuesday, 15 March 2005


Singapore's


Other People Mover Systems

Sentosa Express
- Sentosa Leisure Group
- November 2006
- US$85.7948/SG$140 Million @ US$1 = SG$1.6318
- 4 Stations
- All Stations Elevated
- 2 Car Platforms
- 2.15 Kilometres
- Straddle Type Small Monorail System

HarbourFront
© Sentosa Leisure Group
http://img20.exs.cx/img20/7893/artist_station_gateway2.jpg

Straddle Type Small Monorail System
- Hitachi Asia Limited
- 8 Cars
- Sentosa Express

Changi Airport Skytrain
- Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore (CAAS)
- 1990
- ? Kilometres
- 2 Stations
- 1 Station In Terminal 1 & 1 Station In Terminal 2
- All Stations Elevated
- 2 Car Platforms
- All Stations With Platform Screen Doors
- Barrier Free Facilities
- LED Displays
- Bombardier ? Cars

Bombardier ? Cars
- Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore (CAAS)
- 3 Cars
- Driverless
- Changi Airport Skytrain

Bombardier ? Cars
© ignoramus
''Please Hold On, We Are Now Leaving For Terminal 01. ... Please Hold On, We Are Now Approaching Terminal 01.'' (http://www.geocities.com/skyscrapercountry/MOV02481.MPG)
http://img43.exs.cx/img43/1697/DSC02697.jpg

Changi Airport People Mover System

North Line
- Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore (CAAS)
- 2008
- 4 Stations
- 2 Stations In Terminal 1, 1 Station In Terminal 2 & 1 Station In Terminal 3
- All Stations Elevated
- ? Car Platforms
- All Stations With Platform Screen Doors
- Plasma Displays
- Airside & Landside
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover Cars

One Of The Terminal 1 Stations Under Construction
© ignoramus
http://img118.exs.cx/img118/1402/DSC2721.jpg
http://img20.exs.cx/img20/6167/DSC02721.jpg

Guideway Under Construction
© ignoramus
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/4341/DSC2725.jpg

South Line
- Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore (CAAS)
- 2008
- 4 Stations
- 1 Station In Terminal 2 & 2 Stations In Terminal 3
- All Stations Elevated
- ? Car Platforms
- All Stations With Platform Screen Doors
- Plasma Displays
- Airside Only
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover Cars

Renderings Of One Of The Terminal 3 Stations
© Unknown
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3136/2829114.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3136/2829117.jpg

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover Cars
- Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore (CAAS)
- ? Cars
- Driverless
- LCD
- Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
- North Line & South Line

One North People Mover System
- The one-north transportation system is designed to provide seamless connectivity between one-north and surrounding areas, such as NUH and the existing North Buona Vista MRT, to the key nodes within one-north.
- The one-north transportation network consists of a two tier of transportation modes. In the earlier years, an interim shuttle bus service with intelligent information systems is planned for and will be implemented to serve one-north's initial developments Biopolis (Life Xchange) and Fusionpolis (Central Xchange). The interim system caters to the hectic schedule of the work and live population in one-north by ensuring that the services are always on time and convenient.

Renderings Of The One North People Mover System
© One North
http://www.one-north.com/images_onenorth/top_onenorth_transport.jpg

Jurong Bird Park Panorail
- Jurong Bird Park
- 1991
- 1.7 Kilometres
- 2 Stations
- All Stations Elevated
- 4 Car Platforms
- Von Roll/Bombardier ? Cars

Von Roll/Bombardier ? Cars
- Jurong Bird Park
- 16 Cars
- Jurong Bird Park Panorail

Von Roll/Bombardier ? Cars
© The Monorail Society
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/5140/Jurong.gif
© Singapore Tourism Board (STB)
http://www.singaporecanlah.com/singapore_today/jurong_bird_park/small/9th_july_04.jpg

The Sentosa monorail is closing next week loh....what a sad thing to happen.....:cry:

To Achieve/Maintain Our Aviation/Tourism Hub Status
= The Loss Of The Sentosa Monorail In 2005
= The Loss Of The Changi Airport Skytrain In 2008

To Achieve/Maintain Our Aviation/Tourism Hub Status
= The Loss Of The Sentosa Monorail In 2005
= The Loss Of The Changi Airport Skytrain In 2008

No choice......we have to keep on improving our infrastructure to keep up with the rest of the competition.......:yes:

Someone please take pics/video clips of the Sentosa Monorail before it disappears.

And while there, take pics of the construction going on too. All these would be much appreciated.

The ''Sentosa Monorail'' entry has been deleted. It won't be long now before I find myself in 2008 deleting the Changi Airport Skytrain entry.

Someone please take pics/video clips of the Sentosa Monorail before it disappears.

And while there, take pics of the construction going on too. All these would be much appreciated.

The ''Sentosa Monorail'' entry has been deleted. It won't be long now before I find myself in 2008 deleting the Changi Airport Skytrain entry.

Hmm....maybe I go and take the last ride of the monorail tomorrow......:yes:

Hmm....maybe I go and take the last ride of the monorail tomorrow......:yes:

Good. I will certainly miss the monorail. The cute ''Underwater World Station'' announcements in Japanese.

This story was printed from TODAYonline

All aboard the Sentosa Express

CEO Darrell Metzger hopes to put island on the fast track with extreme makeover

Tuesday • March 15, 2005

Felix Cheong
news@newstoday.com.sg

HOP on, if you have the time, for the 23-year-old Sentosa monorail will stop running at the end of today, to make way for the $140 million Sentosa Express ,scheduled for operation in November next year.
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Aiyo the monorail stop running today.......fortunately I haven't go.....if not wasted trip.......:yes:

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= The Loss Of The Changi Airport Skytrain In 2008Don't think this is a loss. It's merely an upgrade. I think the new trains will still be using the current stations.

Construction update of the new monorail(16/3/05):

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/5544/pic0138712zi.jpg

:cry::cry::cry:
16 March 2005

Sentosa's Monorail makes final journey after 23 years
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Sentosa's Monorail made its final journey on Tuesday night after 23 years in service.

"Everybody sit tight, the last monorail journey will be departing," the train driver said.

And with that, Sentosa's monorail took its last passengers for a historic ride round the island at 10pm.

It is making way for a state of the art express train that will connect Sentosa to the Harbour Front MRT station within six minutes.

Operators said traffic had more than doubled since news broke last week that the monorail would be dismantled.

From the driver to the passengers, no one wasted any time capturing the moment to remember with photographs.

"This is the first time and last time I'm riding the monorail," one passenger said.

"When I was young I rode in this monorail and I found it very memorable, so I came back to ride this again," said another.

"The train, we can feel it every day -- it's really old and we have to give it a rest. Quite a lot of people who came to Sentosa will miss this train very much; I can feel it from the bottom of my heart," said the driver. - CNA

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

I've been on the Sentosa Monorail a dozen times! ........quite nostalgic cause it is the first monorail I ever rode on :cry:

I've been on the Sentosa Monorail a dozen times! ........quite nostalgic cause it is the first monorail I ever rode on :cry:

It's my first monorail too....:cry:

Anyway, here's the rendering of the new monorail.......:yes:

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/9830/pic0139216ij.jpg

I hate the new monorail. So sad that I also lost the photos of my last monorail trip...which was only last year. :cry:

is the new monorail the same as the one in kl?

I wonder why they do not let it have more stops... :(

the new monorail requires higher traffic to be feasible so the stations have to be hubs

the new monorail requires higher traffic to be feasible so the stations have to be hubs
Huh? Hubs? So what is the diff?

the old system had more stations serving smaller areas because (or so that) the train had (could have) low capacity?

I dunno watu talking about lah. The old system was serving a far larger area loh. The new system is supposed to encourage ppl to go use the buses, which I think is far less "environmentally friendly".

yar... so they use higher capacity monorails with a system where each station serves a far larger area

New rendering for the new skytrain....:D

http://img161.echo.cx/img161/176/pic0190413sw.jpg

yar... so they use higher capacity monorails with a system where each station serves a far larger area
A "bigger" station is not going to serve a larger area loh...kaoz. Who wants to walk further just because the train and the station is bigger?

sentosa planners want/expect it to serve a larger area (and since its probably the only mode of transport other than buses people are forced to use it?) so they use higher capacity monorails. this is just what i'm guessing. like the mrt - have buses feed passengers to the stations.

Which was what I was arguing against what. I dont agree that they should be relying on buses at all. That the capacity of the line has increased just makes things worse. And isnt it strange they arent serving Sentosa Cove?

i'm not saying i agree with the changes. yes i too find it strange that they're not serving sentosa cove - perhaps the people there dont have to work or they find it an embarrassment to be on public transport.

i'm not saying i agree with the changes. yes i too find it strange that they're not serving sentosa cove - perhaps the people there dont have to work or they find it an embarrassment to be on public transport.

They most probably have their own lexus......:yes:

i always wonder how the children travel though... chauffeurs?

Sentosa monorail (29/6/05):

http://img220.echo.cx/img220/3125/pic0302213oh.jpg

the monorail is over the bridge?

the monorail is over the bridge?

Emm...yeah......:yes:

The tracks of the Sentosa monorail (before the causeway, 29/6/05):

http://img176.echo.cx/img176/8724/pic0297016jx.jpg

Picture from Straits times, 23/9/05

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2005-09-22/front_train.jpg
SENTOSA EXPRESS: The first of four newly-built trains for the Sentosa Express light rail is being lifted to a new depot on Thursday. -- JOYCE FANG

omggggg it looks cheap and ugly

Yucks, it looks so tacky. I actually now rather see the old monorail. :runaway:

omggggg it looks cheap and ugly

better than the old one :)

The stupid thing is that there are only 4 stops!

And they run the distance from the bridge to the beach!!!
Stupid!!!

The stupid thing is that there are only 4 stops!

And they run the distance from the bridge to the beach!!!
Stupid!!!

4 stop only ??

4 stop only ??

Ya!!! :bash:

Old monorail goes 1 direction, looping the island.

New monorail should be better than old!

Ya!!! :bash:

Old monorail goes 1 direction, looping the island.

New monorail should be better than old!


easy easy don't take hard :D

an ugly monorail thats old is forgiveable, but a tacky, cheap-looking AND ugly NEW monorail is punishable by death

an ugly monorail thats old is forgiveable, but a tacky, cheap-looking AND ugly NEW monorail is punishable by death


i don't know if Singapore got laws for Monorail too :D

actually, its more like a universal law :D

an ugly monorail thats old is forgiveable, but a tacky, cheap-looking AND ugly NEW monorail is punishable by death

It's not fitted out yet.
Wait till it's on the tracks... :cool:

Clarification,

A light rail system is a tram like system, just that it has a certain degree of technology which is higher of that of a tram, there are no proper light rail systems in Singapore currently, all the systems in Singapore are either heavy rail or people mover systems.

Clarification,

A light rail system is a tram like system, just that it has a certain degree of technology which is higher of that of a tram, there are no proper light rail systems in Singapore currently, all the systems in Singapore are either heavy rail or people mover systems.
The government calls it light rapid transit. KL also calls their metro LRT although its heavy rail. The definition of light rail transit is rather bluured though. To my understanding, the Vancouver skytrain may be called LRT too.

Sentosa Express, Palawan Station Rendering
© Sentosa
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/Leichestern/SentosaExpress.jpg

Sentosa Express, Palawan Station
25 November 2005
© ignoramus
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3232/dsc000380ir.jpg

Observations
- ''Palawan Station'' located directly above ''Beach Car Park''.
- Most of the monorail viaduct, including the power rail, as well as all stations, have been generally completed. What's left are the station interior finishes, surrounding landscaping and electrical works.
- Part of the viaduct leading to VivoCity has not been completed yet.

^ Great....ready for operation next year.....:yes:

Behold the new skytrain!!!

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9836/dsc0034711wb.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4907/dsc0035310en.jpg

HEY IT LOOKS DAMN COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sleek train body plus sharp window edges and black livery makes it a FANTASTIC LOOKING train...

It looks huge too, its so better equipped to carry airport passengers than the current Skytrain. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES IS A GENIUS!

HEY IT LOOKS DAMN COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sleek train body plus sharp window edges and black livery makes it a FANTASTIC LOOKING train...

It looks huge too, its so better equipped to carry airport passengers than the current Skytrain. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES IS A GENIUS!

Yes it does look cool......:D

I wonder if the Sentosa monorail is on trial run already?? :?

Don't think so. A small part of the viaduct not laid yet from HarbourFront to the causeway bridge. Power rails for the viaduct not fully laid, only certain sections. But stations generally complete...even escalators installed. They probably will start testing in June or something like 6 mths before operation, after all, I am guessing it will take a few more months for the viaduct to be fully laid and power rails to be laid.

Any more pics of the Changi Airport Skytrain? Or station? Or T2 facade?

Don't think so. A small part of the viaduct not laid yet from HarbourFront to the causeway bridge. Power rails for the viaduct not fully laid, only certain sections. But stations generally complete...even escalators installed. They probably will start testing in June or something like 6 mths before operation, after all, I am guessing it will take a few more months for the viaduct to be fully laid and power rails to be laid.

Should be slightly earlier than June as Vivocity is opening in the 4th quarter of 2006......:yes:

Any more pics of the Changi Airport Skytrain? Or station? Or T2 facade?

Nope.....:)

Should be slightly earlier than June as Vivocity is opening in the 4th quarter of 2006......:yes:


Can they finish it in time? Vivocity? The structure still has some missing parts and I don't see much interior works yet... Assuming they lay the track to Vivocity within the next month (a very short stretch remains), they only have 6 months to finish testing and installing power rails and interior finishes etc.

Can they finish it in time? Vivocity? The structure still has some missing parts and I don't see much interior works yet... Assuming they lay the track to Vivocity within the next month (a very short stretch remains), they only have 6 months to finish testing and installing power rails and interior finishes etc.

Still got about a year........should be no problem....:yes:

© ignoramus

Singapore Changi Airport's New Skytrain! 2 Car ''Crystal Mover'' Train By Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Being Tested
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/5337/dsc000418im.jpg

Terminal 2 Airside's New Skytrain Station
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6945/dsc000405mv.jpg

The New Changi Skytrain, a closer look....:yes:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3366/dsc0040415rv.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2633/dsc0041414wl.jpg

wOWW! I like it a lot ! :)

Hopefully they open it soon.....:yes:

So what kind of technology is it? It looks rubber-tire, but someone mentioned Skytrain.

Its termed Changi Airport Skytrain but its not really the skytrain in other places.

Its a fully automatic and driverless airport people mover type system running on rubber tyres and powered by third rail. Passenger capacity is light.

The trains you see are of the ''Crystal Mover'' series, produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

They will have flight information displays (LCD) inside each car.

Similar systems are also running in Singapore, though these systems serve the residential suburbs, acting as a feeder service to the subway line.

These cars are currently undergoing testing and trial runs and will eventually be opened to connect all terminals at Changi Airport, replacing the current system, which is also a rubber tyred system.

which system is it?

rubber, cable, rail, magnetic???

^^ They are testing the train system very frequently......you can see them running every 5 mins.....:yes:

Visited Sentosa today. Apparently stations along the Sentosa Express have platform screen gates installed in them, with about 2 glass entrances/exits per platform.

Also, most of the power supply lines have been installed on the concrete viaducts, except for certain sections (between Merlion Station & Beach Station).

The depot is located beside the Beach Station, above the Beach Car Park.

Beach Station is an integrated transport hub for taxis, Sentosa Blue Line buses, Sentosa Express trains, coach buses, a car park & beach trams, everything under one roof.

2 trains were clearly visible from the ground, one blue train and one green train, both in Sentosa livery.

Seems like they are going to open the new skytrain in 2006!!!! :eek:

Here's a model on display at T2
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/Budget%20Terminal/DSC023861.jpg

What's on display
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/Budget%20Terminal/DSC023821.jpg

The technical info
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/Budget%20Terminal/DSC023711.jpg

Route Map
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/Budget%20Terminal/DSC023731.jpg

SMRT has begun retrofitting first generation trains. 001 had the honour of doing its test run today on the NSL (002's 3 cabs have not been touched yet) with Train Run Number (TRN) "001".

Seats on every cab will now have the four colours, red/brown, green/dark green and blue/dark blue, and purple colour. The outer two seats will be one colours, followed by their darker/lighter variants for the middle 3 seats.

The interior flooring has been re-done and colour scheme changed to white, with tri-poles and 7-seat arrangement for better doorway flow, but more significantly, the exterior of the train is now as-per 3rd generation trains i.e. black colour with thicker red lining.

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt1.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt2.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt3.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt4.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt5.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt7.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt8.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt9.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt10.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt11.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt12.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt13.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt14.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt15.png

http://tamago.iespana.es/apr06/mrt16.png


Download the .mp4 movie here (http://www.freewebtown.com/tamago/05042006002.mp4) (5.3MB, open with QuickTime)

The Monorail Society's website now features a pictorial on construction of the new Sentosa Monorail:

Guideway and Stations:
http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/CnstSentosa01a.html

Monorail Trains:
http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/CnstSentosa01b.html

oh dear.... the trains look pretty ugly!

oh dear.... the trains look pretty ugly!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I do think the simple livery shown on the early promotional materials for the system was much more attractive:

http://www.monorails.org/webpix%202/Sentosa2.jpg

it just seems a little like cargo transport because of the very tiny windows. aren't touristy vehicles supposed to ahve huge windows?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentosa_Express

Sentosa Express
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sentosa Express is a monorail system under construction in Singapore.

The first in the world to use Hitachi's "Small" straddle-type monorail, Sentosa Express will have 2.1 kilometres of double track connecting HarbourFront Station on the mainland to three stations (as yet unnamed) on the resort island of Sentosa. Construction started in 2003 and completion is targeted for June 2006. However, the monorail will not open to the public until the Vivocity mall (which contains the monorail's Harbourfront Station) opens in October.

While LRT-like in nature, it has not been constructed by the Land Transport Authority and is thus not considered a part of Singapore's MRT/LRT network.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Sentosa_Express.jpg/800px-Sentosa_Express.jpg
Sentosa Express at the Beach Station during a trial run

^ Wow.....I was there last week but did not manage to see the train.....:yes:

it just seems a little like cargo transport because of the very tiny windows. aren't touristy vehicles supposed to ahve huge windows?
Yea... Windows are too small and few. Number of doorways too. Only 1 doorway per carriage per side. There’ll be problems boarding and alighting. And this will be made worse by most passengers who don’t move to the inner of the carriages after boarding. So few stations to take you to the attractions too.