New train link on track to link Changi Airport Terminals
1, 2 and 3
01 November 2006 2228 hrs (SST) 1428 hrs (GMT)
SINGAPORE: A new train link to help passengers at Changi Airport
move easily between Terminals 1, 2 and 3 is being built.
One of the distinct features is the link between Terminal 1 and 2
has four tracks, with one of the tracks inside a secure perimeter
for passengers.
Costing $142m, the "People Mover" will link Terminals 1, 2 and 3
when it is finished.
As part of security measures, passengers and the public will travel
on different trains on certain parts of the train system.
When the new train system opens, both passengers and people in
transit will travel inside a secure area, while the general public
will be travelling on another track outside the area.
"We have to take into consideration the different needs of the
users of the airport like the public, the transit passengers. To
make sure they can get from point A to point B efficiently, we have
to develop a comprehensive system," said Chua Gim Phui, Engineer,
Projects, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
One track is to go to Terminal 3, one could be used as an emergency
or spare track, the other two would be for passenger and public
use.
The CAAS expects the system to be completed next year and opened to
the public when Terminal Three is completed in two years. - CNA
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