Kawasaki Heavy
Industries/Nippon Sharyo C751B Cars
Introduction
Operating on the North South Line and East West Line ever since year 2000, the
C751B trains are part of the newest rolling stock
used in Singapore's MRT network. A
total of 21 trainsets were bought and this is the first
rolling stock which features the VVVF Insulated Gate Bipolar
Transistor traction control system. Kawasaki Heavy
Industries manufactured 66 cars while Nippon Sharyo
manufactured 60 cars with no comparable differences as they
were built to the specifications given.
Individual carriages have
a four-digit serial number given by SMRT Corporation. The car numbers of the
trains range from x311
to x352, where x depends on the
carriage type.
The C751B train's exterior
is painted with a black and grey background with a red
stripe in between. The trains have a slanted
and streamlined look, unlike the older
C151 trains which have flat frontal structures. Run number
displays on the front of the train are in orange LED
displays.
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Interior Design
The C751B trains were
introduced to the MRT system in the year 2000, making them
relatively new as compared to the C151 and
C651 versions of the MRT trains.
Many modifications have been made to the C751B, making it a
far improved version of a train as compared to the C151 and
C651 trains.
For the convenience and
comfort of commuters, the seats of the C751B trains are
wider than those of the C151 and C651 trains.
The grabpoles have incorporated
the design that splits it into three at the centre, allowing
commuters to have better support. Wheelchair spaces and more
space near the doors have been added,
providing more space for commuters to stand in each carriage
and space for people on wheelchairs to "park" their
wheelchairs.
The C751B trains also have
LCD displays in-between advertisement plates near the upper
centre portion of the seats. These LCD
displays allow short clips to be run,
including movie trailers, advertisements, and station
information.
The colour scheme of the
C751B trains have also been modified, but only slight
changes have been made. The orange colour
scheme at the end carriages has
been changed to a pink colour scheme, and the shades of blue
and green used in the other carriages has been changed as
well. The floor of the train has also
been changed to a distinctive dark greenish teal colour, and
the walls are painted white in colour.
The one most significant
experimental programme that has been carried out on the
C751B train is the introduction of luggage
racks on the trains operating along the
East West Line, which stop at Changi Airport station. The luggage racks
were meant for the use of passengers who needed a place to
deposit their luggage, but it
ended up being underused as commuters preferred to hold on
to their luggage, fearing that their luggage could be
stolen. The racks also took up standing place for
commuters, and they was finally removed in 2003.
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Technical Specifications
Length of train: 138m (23m per carriage)
Width of carriage: 3.2m
Height of carriage: 3.7m
Weight of carriage: 35,000kg
Number of seats per train: 300
Number of passengers standing per train: 1,428
Maximum passenger load: 1,920 per train or 320 per carriage
Average speed: 45km/h
Maximum service speed: 80km/h
Track gauge: 1,435mm
Track voltage: 750V DC third rail
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