KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES C151A

The interior of the C151A

A C151A undergoing testing of its electrical systems at Bishan MRT Depot

A C151A parked at Bishan MRT Depot

A C151A(501/502)approaching Expo MRT Station(Tanah Merah-bound)

The Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151A is the newest rolling stock to run on Singapore's two oldest Mass Rapid Transit(MRT)lines,the North South Line(NSL) and the East West Line(EWL).Twenty-two(22)units of the C151A have been purchased at the cost of S$369 million.The C151A is a joint venture betwwen Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation,which is based in Qingdao,Shandong,China.Unlike the C151 which have plastic roller run number displays,these trains have electronic light emitting diode(LED)run number displays.These trains already have the SMRT Active Route Map Information System(STARIS)installed and can be expected to be in revenue service in around May 2011.