Award Of Contract 151A
22 New Trains For North-South / East-West Lines
1. The
Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Contract 151A to the
consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Kawasaki Heavy
Industries (S) Pte Ltd and CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and
Rolling Stock Co. Ltd at an approximate value of S$368
million.
2.
Contract 151A is for the design, supply, installation, testing and
commissioning of 22 six-car trains for the North-South / East-West
Lines (NSEWL).
3. The
trains are scheduled to be progressively delivered to Singapore
from 2011 till 2012.
4. The
LTA announced in July last year that it will carry out the Jurong
East Modification Project (JEMP) to overcome the infrastructural
constraint by creating an additional train track and platform at
Jurong East Station which will help improve train turn around
time.
5. To
complement this improvement, the LTA is purchasing an additional 22
trains for the NSEWL. Commuters will be able to enjoy the benefits
of a shorter waiting time for trains along the NSEWL and a more
comfortable ride during peak periods.
6. The
JEMP and purchase of 22 additional trains will increase the
capacity of the NSEW Lines by about 15 percent and enable the lines
to meet projected demand till 2020.
About the
Contractors
7.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd is Japan's largest train manufacturer
and has been in this industry for over 100 years. Kawasaki Heavy
Industries Ltd has a long involvement with the Singapore MRT system
since 1984, having supplied 87 trains for the NSEWL (out of a total
r the NSEWL (out of a total r the NSEWL (out of a total r the NSEWL
(out of a total of 106 trains).
8. CSR
(China Southern Railway) Qingdao Sifang is one of the
state-designated manufacturers of rolling stock in China. CSR
Qingdao Sifang's range of products includes high-speed trains with
maximum speed of up to 300 km/h, light rail vehicles and metro EMU
trains. CSR Qingdao Sifang's metro track records include the Batong
Line in Beijing and Metro Lines 4 and 5 in Guangzhou. CSR Qingdao
Sifang has also supplied 185 cars for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
CSR Qingdao Sifang has a long history (since 1985) of cooperation
with Kawasaki in trains manufacturing.
http://eng.csrsf.com.cn/product/product_list.asp?classid=2
Indeed CSR Qingdao will be making the body works and stuff.
Welding, manufacturing, and stuff... So Kawasaki train with CSR
Qingdao bodywork sounds plausible.
Don't worry about the train conditions. We have to replace it
more often and spend more to give more jobs to people (of
PRC). That's why thanks to China, the economy is booming with
increasing spending and consumption (to replace their products)
:P
