Bukit Panjang LRT Line

The Bukit Panjang LRT is a fully automatic cable car system in Singapore, which is used for fine distribution around the Choa Chu Kang MRT Station ( north-south line). The completely above ground track is 7.8 km long, has 14 stations and is operated by SMRT.

Technology

The cable car is a system with rubber wheels and separate guide rails. A vehicle has two axles weighs 15.0 tonnes, is 12.8 meters long, 2.8 m wide and 3.4 m high. It is powered with 600 V DC and a top speed of 55 km / h A car has 22 seats and 83 standing passengers; it can be run in double traction. It is the system Bombardier CX- 100, which is also used as SkyLine at Frankfurt am Main airport.

The travel speed is 25 km / h

Since the LRT passes in places very close to residential buildings, a system of anchored signal generators ensures that the cab side windows opaque (similar to milk glass), once the cars are approaching a house.

Stations

The average distance between stations is 600 meters. The road from the apartment blocks to a station shall not exceed 400 meters.

The depot is located at the Station Ten Mile Junction.

Route

The route consists of a linear portion between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang, Bukit Panjang a loop - Segar - Bangkit - Bukit Panjang Bukit Panjang and a branch line - Ten Mile Junction. It operate three different courses:

• Course A: Choa Chu Kang - Bukit Panjang - Segar - Bangkit - Bukit Panjang - Choa Chu Kang
• Course B: Choa Chu Kang - Bukit Panjang - Bangkit - Segar - Bukit Panjang - Choa Chu Kang
• Course C: Ten Mile Junction - Bukit Panjang - Segar - Bangkit - Bukit Panjang - Ten Mile Junction ( and back )

The course C operates mostly as a shuttle between Ten Mile Junction Bukit Panjang and.

History

The railway was put into operation on 6 November 1999.

In the initial phase, there was an ongoing delays due to a software error. In addition, there were two accidents:

• In 2000, a train drove on to another. There were some minor injuries.
• In 2002, a suspended wheel damaged the guide rail and the power supply, so that the operation for some time had to be interrupted completely.

These events and many interruptions as a three-time power failure on 12 May 2004 meant that this system greatly came under criticism, even more than the North East Line.

Since the commissioning of the Bukit Panjang LRT the red.