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Mandai Depot (Malay: Depot Mandai; Chinese: 万礼车厂) is an integrated train and bus depot located in Mandai, Singapore. The train depot serves as the maintenance and control centre of the Thomson-East Coast line while the bus depot is used for the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.
It is the fourth MRT line to be operated by SMRT Trains Ltd and also the fourth to be completely automated and driverless. The line is currently served by Mandai Depot, with the East Coast Integrated Depot opening in 2026, and services are operated by the T251 electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock manufuactured by Kawasaki–CRRC. [5]
The new 36 ha depot can house about 220 trains and 550 buses and integrating the depot for both buses and trains will help save close to 66.12 acres (26.76 ha), or 60 football fields of land. [ 145 ] The Tengah Depot for the Jurong Region Line will be situated at the western perimeter of Tengah , and an additional depot facility will be added ...
Public transport bus services form a significant part of public transport in Singapore, with over 3.6 million rides taken per day on average as of December 2021. [2] There are over 300 scheduled bus services and over 100 short-trip variants, operated by SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead Singapore.
[7] [8] The depot is able to accommodate about 550 buses. In September 2020, the LTA awarded the contract for the second term of this package to Tower Transit Singapore. Operations under the second term commenced on 29 May 2021, which also involves the transfer of services 653, 657 and 944 from SMRT Buses to Tower Transit Singapore. [9] [10]
SMRT Trains is also licensed to operate the T251 rolling stocks, which operates on the Thomson–East Coast Line. SMRT Light Rail operates the C801, C801A and C801B rolling stocks on the Bukit Panjang LRT. The C851E will be added to SMRT's fleet in tandem with the opening of the CCL6 line. [3]
Bulim Bus Depot: Bulim Drive Tower Transit Singapore SBS Transit is a tenant operator for this depot. East Coast Bus Depot: Koh Sek Lim Road Gali Batu Bus Depot: Jalan Gali Batu Hougang Bus Depot: Defu Avenue 1 SBS Transit (West District) Kim Chuan Bus Depot: Hougang Close Kranji Bus Depot: Kranji Road SMRT Buses (Gali Batu Zone) Lorong Halus ...
City Direct service 663, which was under the bus package, was already operated by Tower Transit. The bus package was based at Mandai Bus Depot. [17] [18] [20] New bus services were also introduced by Tower Transit Singapore, beginning with Service 974 on 8 April 2018 (now operated by SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package).