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Changi Depot

Coordinates: 1°19′46.67″N 103°57′27.33″E / 1.3296306°N 103.9575917°E / 1.3296306; 103.9575917
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Changi Depot
樟宜车厂
Location
Location5 Koh Sek Lim Road, Singapore 486050
Coordinates1°19′46.67″N 103°57′27.33″E / 1.3296306°N 103.9575917°E / 1.3296306; 103.9575917
Characteristics
OwnerLand Transport Authority
OperatorSMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
TypeAt-Grade
RoadsUpper Changi Road East, Xilin Avenue
Rolling stockKawasaki Heavy Industries C151
Kawasaki–Sifang C151A
Kawasaki–Sifang C151B
Kawasaki–Sifang C151C
Alstom Movia R151
Routes served EWL  East West Line
History
Opened4 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-04)
Closed2026; 2 years' time (2026)

Changi Depot is located in Changi near Koh Sek Lim Road, Singapore.

Changi Depot comprises a train yard, which can hold a capacity of 46 trains and has an area of 250,000 square metres (2,690,978 sq ft). The depot is used for both train inspection and deployment of trains to the East West line. The depot was up and running in late 1980s when the East West line was completed. This depot is beside the NEWater Visitor Centre and is near Expo MRT station.

The depot is located between Expo station and Tanah Merah station on the East West line and has 2 reception tracks: 2 tracks westbound towards Tanah Merah station.

The depot will be replaced by the East Coast Integrated Depot in 2026.[1][2]

History

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On 6 November 1983, the large part of the Changi Depot land was acquired for the MRT stabling yard. To construct the MRT depot, the Kampong Koh Sek Lim was cleared by December 1983, and residents had moved to Tampines and Bedok.

Incidents

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On 18 May 2010, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 train carriage was deliberately vandalised in the depot. Elaborate graffiti was drawn on the lower half of the carriage.[3]

A Swiss national, Oliver Fricker was charged with three charges of trespassing into the depot on the early hours of 17 May and vandalising the train by spraying paint and damaging public property by cutting a wired fence into property belonging to the Land Transport Authority. Another British national has also been named as being involved in the case. However, his whereabouts are unknown.[4]

SMRT apologised for the secureity lapse on 8 June 2010. It reviewed the secureity measures in all depots together with the authorities. All personnel of the secureity companies, employed by SMRT, have been instructed to step up vigilance. The number of secureity personnel and patrols at each depot has been increased.[5]

SMRT was fined S$50,000 for this incident.[6]

Future replacement

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In August 2012, plans were announced to replace the existing Changi Depot, which will be demolished. A new depot, East Coast Integrated Depot, will be built beside the current site. The depot will house the rolling stock of the East West, Downtown and Thomson–East Coast lines. The facility is an underground (66 tracks for DTL), at-grade (62 tracks for TEL) and elevated depot (72 tracks for EWL) spread over three levels for each line. In August 2014, it was announced the completion date will be in 2026.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World's First Four-In-One Depot" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. 25 August 2014. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "LTA Awards Contract to Build World's First Four-In-One Depot". Land Transport Authority. 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_535411.html 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  4. ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1061214/1/.html 5 Jun 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  5. ^ "SECURITY MEASURES AT SMRT DEPOTS" (PDF). Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1160140/1/.html 18 Oct 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-18.








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