| |
| | Alstom Metropolis Cars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Alstom Metropolis Cars are the first generation of communication-based train control (CBTC) rolling stock that has been in use in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines since 2003. |
 | | Alstom was contracted in 1997 and 1998 (as C751A) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore to supply for its North East Line in 2003, and subsequently for its Circle MRT Line, to be fully operational in 2010, excluding the Circle Line Downtown Extension. |
 | | Alstom Metropolis Cars are driverless, fully automated, are sleeker in design, come with Closed-circuit television (CCTV), have wider seats, have more grabpoles, more space near the doors, have wheelchair space and are equipped with Liquid Crystal Displays (6 in each car), showing station information, safety messages and videos, commercials and movie trailers. |
| en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alstom_Metropolis_Cars (870 words) |
|