New Sentosa Express trains arrive at Palawan Beach Station
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SINGAPORE : The S$140-million Sentosa Express Train project is right on track.
Two of its four new trains pulled in to the Palawan Beach Station on Thursday.
Arriving straight from the factory in Japan, these trains are set to enhance Sentosa's transport system when they go operational at the end of 2006.
Each train can carry up to 184 passengers and it will connect the island to the Harbour Front MRT station within 6 minutes.
Sentosa says most of the new tracks have been laid and the stations are taking shape.
The Sentosa Express replaces the 23-year-old Monorail, which made its final journey in March this year. - CNA /ct -
no pictures?
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Side note : Do hope that you guys believe that itz a MONORAIL and NOT a LRT..
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Furthermore it is released on Straits Times H18 today hor
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Again... Monorail, in technical term, meant that one that was replaced mths backOriginally posted by sBs_boy:Side note : Do hope that you guys believe that itz a MONORAIL and NOT a LRT.. -
I think i saw sentosa wrote, Light Rail System.
Sentosa Island : The $3-billion redevelopment plan, with inputs from a panel of international and local experts, is based on creating different physical clusters on the island that focus specific visitor needs. The plan also includes development of infrastructure to make the island more integrated and easily accessible for day trippers and over-night guests.
One such major project is Sentosa Express, a $140-million light rail system that will seamlessly link Sentosa Island to the North-East Line at HarbourFront Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station, bringing visitors directly into the island's critical public zones in less than four minutes when it operates in 2006. A northern and southern arrival plaza with facilities such as underground car parks combined with efficient internal transport will ensure comfortable and convenient connections between attractions and different parts of the island.
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Even with the SENTOSA Express, i would prefer the old SENTOSA Monorail as the monorail serves mosty parts of Sentosa while this ew one serves only a small part of Sentosa(the middle part).
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Mod Notes: Flamming again
WARNING TO ALL
You may wanna say it is Monorail, but in engineering, that is NOT monorail
You say Monorail to an engineer, he/ she would never understand you -
The reason that everyone is so worked up over the monorail / light rail issue is because of the definition. I am more towards calling it a monorail because the train travels on a single track. It does not matter if there are two tracks for seperate directions. One train - One guideway.
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Agree with you. Sentosa Express is in fact a monorail system.Originally posted by sBs_boy:Side note : Do hope that you guys believe that itz a MONORAIL and NOT a LRT.. 
The first of four newly-built trains for the Sentosa Express light rail is being lifted to a new depot on Thursday.
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I think he was mislead because of the two guideways that go in opposite directions, and it lead him into believing its a light rail system. The previous monorail only went in a single direction.
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Originally posted by medicheng:
Light Rail System is NOT = LRT..
[b]I think i saw sentosa wrote, Light Rail System
LRT = Light Rail Transit
So, although they put light rail, it doesnt mean that it is a LRT line.. reason they put Light rail is because the system is Not build to handle a large number of pax as compared to MRT system. -
got to pay haiz
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Will the buses be packed as a result? In the past, the Monorail system covered almost the whole island, making it more convenient to go sightseeing. Now, it seems we have to rely heavily on the internal buses.Originally posted by SBS9889U:Even with the SENTOSA Express, i would prefer the old SENTOSA Monorail as the monorail serves mosty parts of Sentosa while this ew one serves only a small part of Sentosa(the middle part).
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But the monorail is slow, and sometimes when they breakdown, it is irritating for the staff to get everyone outOriginally posted by iveco:Will the buses be packed as a result? In the past, the Monorail system covered almost the whole island, making it more convenient to go sightseeing. Now, it seems we have to rely heavily on the internal buses. -
Arrgh...
To those that inisist it is a monorail, refer to chinese press
Do they ever used the word dan kui lie che? -
For Those who still insist that Sentosa Express is a LRT system, i do suggest you to make a trip down to Sentosa itself or other countries like Australia and you take a CLOSE look at their MONOrail System and you tell me if thats a LRT or a Monorail system
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Dun tell me Aust or elsewhere... Terms on naming differs in each countriesOriginally posted by sBs_boy:For Those who still insist that Sentosa Express is a LRT system, i do suggest you to make a trip down to Sentosa itself or other countries like Australia and you take a CLOSE look at their MONOrail System and you tell me if thats a LRT or a Monorail system
Like KL they callit LRT
Also, they dun have other languages other than english... Here we call it Monorail, ppl would think it in chinese as tan kui lei che... -
KL's LRT is referring to the PUTRA and STAR lines. Monorail is another system altogether.Originally posted by sbst275:Dun tell me Aust or elsewhere... Terms on naming differs in each countries
Like KL they callit LRT
Also, they dun have other languages other than english... Here we call it Monorail, ppl would think it in chinese as tan kui lei che... -
Just stop quarrelling on one word, LRT or Monorail. Sice there are so much disagreement about it, why not both parties give in and just allow both sayings even if one is incorrect? This will prevent unwanted remarks and comments. If you guys keep quarrelling on, there will be no end to all these.
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Fair enough, but I am concerned the usage of both terms in the same thread may lead to confusion.Originally posted by SBS9889U:Just stop quarrelling on one word, LRT or Monorail. Sice there are so much disagreement about it, why not both parties give in and just allow both sayings even if one is incorrect? This will prevent unwanted remarks and comments. If you guys keep quarrelling on, there will be no end to all these. -
It's free within Sentosa.Originally posted by drx:got to pay haiz -
The structure your have been talking abt,
it has to do with the wheels. It would follow the type as with the old and withdrawn monorail
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Is it driverless?
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hey.. it looks like a toy to me.