Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810)

The Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810) trains are the first generation of rolling stock for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines.

These rubber-tyred automated people mover (APM) trains, also referred to as light rail vehicles (LRV), are designed for small-scale automated guideway transit (AGT) systems.

41 train cars operate across the 14-station Sengkang LRT and the 15-station Punggol LRT, which opened for passenger service in 2003 and 2005.

Based on the Japanese APM standard, these trains operate on an exclusive elevated guideway, unhampered by road and pedestrian traffic.

Compared to the metal-wheeled MRT trains, these APM trains are fitted with rubber tyres and are extremely quiet during operations.

Utilising Kyosan's APM Signalling Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system, the trains are capable of fully automated train operations and can run without any train attendant on board.

These trains are being decommissioned from 2025 and would be replaced by the third-generation fleet of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (C810D) trains.

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At a Glance

Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810)

Sengkang LRT

Punggol LRT

Built 2001 - 2002
Decommissioning from 2025

41 train cars, numbered 01 to 41

History

Contract 810 to supply new APM trains was awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to the Japanese consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. on 4 July 1998. 41 train cars were purchased for the Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT, which commenced passenger service on 18 January 2003 and 29 January 2005, respectively.

Refurbishment and Upgrading

Dual-car Train Operations

Contract 810A for Vehicles And Electrical And Mechanical System was awarded to the Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. consortium on 22 May 2013. The contract also includes the modification and upgrade works on 16 existing C810 trains to be capable of dual-car train operations.

The modification and upgrade works to enable dual-car train operations required upgrades to the power supply and signalling systems of the Sengkang-Punggol LRT. Dual-car train operations commissioned for passenger service on 5 January 2016 for the Sengkang LRT and 29 December 2016 for the Punggol LRT.

Bogie Frame Replacement

LTA and SBS Transit said on 9 September 2016 finding that 11 C810 trains had hairline cracks on the bogie frame at the undercarriage. The affected trains were withdrawn from passenger service as "precautionary measure", with the defective bogie frames sent to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' R&D centre in Japan for detailed analysis. The bogie frames on all 41 C810 trains and 16 C810A trains were subsequently replaced.

Replacement and Decommissioning of C810 trains

Contract 810D, which includes the supply of initially 17 new two-car trains for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT, was awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to the consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. in February 2022.

The C810D contract also includes the supply of upgrades for the line's signalling system, guideway system, and new depot equipment for the Sengkang LRT depot expansion. It was formally titled under Trains, Signalling System, Guideway System and Depot Equipment For Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit Depot Expansion.

In May 2023, LTA made a follow-up order to the Japanese consortium for an additional eight two-car trains, bringing the total number of trains ordered under C810D to 25 two-car trains. The C810D trains will be replacing all 41 C810 trains – comprising 25 unmodified one-car trains and 16 modified trains, capable of dual-car operations.

By end-2028, LTA said the Sengkang-Punggol LRT fleet would comprise 33 two-car trains – made up of 25 new third generation C810D trains and eight existing second generation Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (C810A) trains, the latter comprising 16 cars running in dual-car configuration.

Contract 8137 for Disposal of Light Rail Vehicles was awarded on 14 August 2025 to Toyotron (Pte.) Limited. The first C810 trains was decommissioned from its approximately 22-year service between September and October 2025.