Two of the six new trains are equipped with an automatic track inspection system, a first for the line. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The new NEL trains will increase travel capacity for the forthcoming extension that will connect Punggol MRT station to the new Punggol Coast MRT stop.
Acting Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat at the launch of the new North East Line trains at Sengkang Depot, on July 27, 2023. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUANManufactured in Spain by French company Alstom, all six new trains come with condition-monitoring systems that collect data from on-board equipment. These systems will facilitate maintenance measures to be taken before faults happen, thereby helping to improve service reliability, LTA said.
LTA, SBS Transit and Alstom have been testing the new trains comprehensively since their arrival in Singapore in April 2021.
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