Changi Depot
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Changi Depot is located on the Mass Rapid Transit
near Koh Sek Lim Road, Singapore
.
Changi Depot comprises a train yard, which can hold a capacity of 35 trains (30 trains in service) and has an area of 250,000 square metres. The depot is also used for train inspection for trains on the North South Line
and East West Line
. The depot was completed in late 1980s when the East West Line
was completed. The depot is beside the NEWater
Visitor Center and is near Expo Station
.
was drawn on the lower half of the carriage.
A Swiss national, Oliver Fricker
was charged with three charges of trespassing into the depot on the early hours of May 17 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.
SMRT apologised for security lapse on June 8, 2010. It reviewed the security measures in all
depots together with the authorities. All personnel of the security companies, employed by
SMRT, have been instructed to step up vigilance. The number of security personnel and
patrols at each depot has been increased.
SMRT was fined S$50,000 for this incident.
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
near Koh Sek Lim Road, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Changi Depot comprises a train yard, which can hold a capacity of 35 trains (30 trains in service) and has an area of 250,000 square metres. The depot is also used for train inspection for trains on the North South Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...
and East West Line
East West MRT Line
The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
. The depot was completed in late 1980s when the East West Line
East West MRT Line
The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
was completed. The depot is beside the NEWater
NEWater
NEWater is the brand name given to reclaimed water produced by Singapore's Public Utilities Board. More specifically, it is treated wastewater that has been purified using dual-membrane and ultraviolet technologies, in addition to conventional water treatment processes...
Visitor Center and is near Expo Station
Expo MRT Station
The Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
.
Incidents
On May 18, 2010, carriage number 1048 of a Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 train (set 047-048) was deliberately vandalised in the depot. Elaborate graffitiGraffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
was drawn on the lower half of the carriage.
A Swiss national, Oliver Fricker
Oliver Fricker
Oliver Fricker is the second high-profile foreigner since 1994 to be sentenced to caning for vandalism in Singapore. On 25 June 2010, he was sentenced to five months' jail and three strokes of the cane under the Vandalism Act and Protected Areas and Protected Places Act...
was charged with three charges of trespassing into the depot on the early hours of May 17 and vandalising the train by spraying paint and damaging public property by cutting a wired fence into property belonging to the Land Transport Authority
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
. Another British national has also been named as being involved in the case. However, his whereabouts are unknown.
SMRT apologised for security lapse on June 8, 2010. It reviewed the security measures in all
depots together with the authorities. All personnel of the security companies, employed by
SMRT, have been instructed to step up vigilance. The number of security personnel and
patrols at each depot has been increased.
SMRT was fined S$50,000 for this incident.