The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility to provide a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system and full-height platform screen doors (PSD) for the Cross Island Line (CRL). The order is worth approximately €310 million.

Siemens Mobility will carry out the work across the line’s Phase 1 (CRL1), Phase 2 (CRL2) and Punggol Extension. The signalling system will feature Siemens’ Trainguard CBTC solution, modern interlocking Westrace MKII and Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) Rail9k. This will support the maximum grade of automation, GoA 4, and allow fully unattended train operation along around 50 kilometres of track and 21 stations.

Siemens Mobility claims that Trainguard enables operators to maximise their network capacity by putting more trains on the track, and improves reliability and energy consumption. The radio-based technology locates each train on the tracks and controls speed, improving safety for passengers, while also providing the ability for continuous updates on system status, resulting in fewer delays and up-to-date travel information.

The Trainguard CBTC system is currently being used for the Downtown Line (DTL) and upcoming Jurong Region Line (JRL) in Singapore, as well as in other global projects in Turkey, Brazil and Spain.

This project will build on the already well-established relationship between Siemens Mobility and Singapore. That includes:

• the signalling system, depot equipment and power electrification for the upcoming Jurong Region Line (JRL),
• power electrification, signalling system and the CBTC simulation facility for the Downtown Line (DTL),
• power electrification equipment for two other MRT projects: Circle Line Stage 6 and North-East Line extension,
• depot equipment for the East Coast Integrated Depot, which is the first in the world to integrate three train depots and one bus depot within the same compound.

Michael Peter, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Mobility, said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to build on our existing technology partnership with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority in its continued efforts to effectively manage their urban development. With our regional base in Singapore, this signalling project will be one of the steppingstones for our long-term goal of making sustainable impact to the mobility landscape in Asia, and we will continue to grow our core competencies in the region through investing in localisation strategy and local talent development.”