SMRT TRAINS, Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRCQingdaoSifangCT251[2040]ride(StevenstoOrchardBoulevard)

Filmed on 10 April 2024 Time of recording: 1100hrs Line: Thomson-East Coast Line Manufacturer: Kawasaki Heavy Industries with CRRC Qingdao Sifang (中车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司。) Do like, share and subscribe for more MRT/LRT contents, news and/or updates! Welcome to Vanna derina3142 studios, the leading information resource for Singapore's Buses and Trains, find the latest news and happenings of the public transport industry and the most up-to-date transport services details here. This video is recorded by Vanna derina3142 studios, if you will like to use my video, you may message me via Instagram @MRTExpert_train_enthusiast or email [email protected]. The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang T251 is the first generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the Thomson–East Coast line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and CRRC Qingdao Sifang (formerly CSR Qingdao Sifang) under Contract Turnkey 251 (CT251). T251 Train arriving at (TE2) Woodlands MRT Station: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:... Interior of one of the driving motor cars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:... Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251 at the launch ceremony: https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-... Ninety-one trainsets comprising four cars each were procured, manufactured from 2015 onwards by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CRRC Sifang in Qingdao, China. They will be the first trains in Singapore to feature ten passenger doors per carriage (five on each side). Background Awarded to Japanese-Chinese consortium Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang (now CRRC Qingdao Sifang) in May 2014, Contract T251 (CT251) for the procurement of rolling stock called for of 91 trainsets of four cars each, at a total value of S$749.8 million. The consortium beat Alstom, Hyundai Rotem, Bombardier/CSR Changchun, CAF and CSR Zhuzhou/Siemens for the lowest cost offered. In addition, the consortium also delivered 92 six-car trainsets for the North South and East West Lines under contracts C151A, C151B and C151C. Kawasaki was responsible for the overall project management, design, manufacturing of bogies and procurement of major components. CRRC Qingdao Sifang was in charge of manufacturing, final fitting and assembly of complete MRT trains and factory testing. Kawasaki (Singapore) was responsible for the delivery of complete MRT trains to the depot, on-site testing and commissioning. The first of these trains were delivered in May 2018, ahead of the Thomson-East Coast Line opening, and equipped with the Alstom Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling system. All 91 trains are expected to be delivered by 2022. Tender Results 1) Alstom Transport S.A. – Alstom Transport (S) Pte Ltd Consortium: S$954,410,000 2) Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. / Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Singapore) Pte Ltd & CSR Qingdao Sifang Consortium: S$749,840,000 3) Hyundai Rotem: S$ 765,856,000 4) Bombardier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Bombardier Transportation GmbH & Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles Company Ltd Consortium: S$810,179,619 5) Construcciones Y Auxilliar De Ferrocarriles, S.A.: S$ 939,645,996 6) CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd. / Siemens Pte Ltd, Singapore Consortium: S$ 849,623,569 Former RTS Link Rolling Stock Plans for the Singapore–Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) to use the same rolling stock as TEL (i.e. the CT251 trains) first surfaced at the Joint Statement issued at the Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya held in December 2016. These plans were then affirmed in the legally-binding Bilateral Agreement signed by both countries on 16 January 2018. However, technical changes to the project initiated by Malaysia to reduce project cost led to the full decoupling of the RTS Link from the Thomson East Coast Line, thus precluding the use of CT251 trains on the RTS Link. The RTS Link would be built as a medium-capacity MRT line, similar to the Jurong Region Line (JRL) and its Hyundai Rotem CJ151 rolling stock. These plans were affirmed in the Restated Bilateral Agreement signed on 30 July 2020. Current Design All CT251 trains are comprised of four cars with open gangway connections between all cars. Each car has five doors on each side, instead of four on other MRT trains, to facilitate quicker and smoother boarding and alighting. The interior features longitudinal seating, with tip-up seats for additional standing space (future units). Perch seats were also included at the ends of train carriages, similar to C951 trains on the Downtown Line. Each train car features a different colour scheme. Seats next to each door are designated as priority seats and use a different colour.