Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
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In order to cope with the increasing demand for air traffic, and with the opening of Changi Airport Jewel, which will be opened in early 2019, Changi Airport has purchased six new Skytrains, which are expected to be put into operation at the same time as the official opening of Changi Airport Jewel during the first quarter of 2019. By then, the number of passengers on Skytrains will increase by nearly 40 per cent.
Deng Qiang, Manager of the Changi Airport Group Engineering and Special System (passenger transportation system), revealed in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that as passenger air traffic in and out of Changi Airport continues to grow, the use of elevated passenger trains (Skytrain) also increases. The Skytrain service between the transit halls of Terminal 3 (T3) is expected to reach the ceiling next year. Changi Airport Group has purchased new elevated passenger transport vehicles from Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a few years ago to meet demand.
Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was awarded Changi Airport's contract in 2016 to upgrade the Changi Airport Group's driverless transportation system. Among them, the Group purchased six new high-profile passenger transport vehicles and increased the number of such transport vehicles from 16 to 22. The total length of the elevated passenger transport vehicle track is about 6.4 kilometers. There are seven routes. Among them, in order to build the Jewel, the service connecting T3 and Terminal 2 (T2) was suspended from 24 February 2015.
The Skytrain service starts at 5 am every day and ends at 2:30 am the next day. The waiting time between trains is between two minutes and four minutes, depending on the route. Six new elevated passenger transport vehicles arrived in China from Japan at the end of last month and were sent to Changi Airport in three batches on the 11 August, 20 August and 23 August 2018. The new trains are expected to be operational in the first quarter of next year, and until then, the staff will test the system to make sure everything is ready.
According to earlier reports, Changi Airport Jewel, which was built at the original site of the old parking lot of Terminal 1, would be opened at the beginning of 2019. The date of operation of the new Skytains linking Changi Airport Jewel and the four terminals is expected to coincide with the opening of Changi Airport Jewel to cope with the visitor crowd. Deng Qiang said that after the new trains are operational, they will help to increase the number of passengers per train service on some routes.
For example, trains that travel through the T3 and T2 routes will increase from two to three. In other words, the number of passengers that can be carried per train will increase from 96 to 144; the trains in the T3 transit corridor will increase from one car to two. He also mentioned, "At present, 16 trains are operating every day. We do not have a backup train. However, after the new train is put into operation, two of the trains will be reserved. In this way, the train maintenance schedule can be more flexible and the train service is reliable overall."
Asked if the new train has updated equipment and facilities, Deng Qiang said that in addition to upgrading the camera inside the train and expanding the shooting angle, other devices and designs are the same as existing trains. He added that the signal and communication systems for the elevated passenger transport vehicles were also upgraded, including the conversion of analog systems and equipment to digital versions. As for whether the elevated passenger transport vehicle system can carry more pressure on train operation, Deng Qiang said that the system is built according to the final capacity. "Even if we add six new trains, we only reach about 75% of the maximum capacity. It will not affect the track and power supply, etc."
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/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to Everyone
In order to cope with the increasing demand for air traffic, and with the opening of Changi Airport Jewel, which will be opened in early 2019, Changi Airport has purchased six new Skytrains, which are expected to be put into operation at the same time as the official opening of Changi Airport Jewel during the first quarter of 2019. By then, the number of passengers on Skytrains will increase by nearly 40 per cent.
Deng Qiang, Manager of the Changi Airport Group Engineering and Special System (passenger transportation system), revealed in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that as passenger air traffic in and out of Changi Airport continues to grow, the use of elevated passenger trains (Skytrain) also increases. The Skytrain service between the transit halls of Terminal 3 (T3) is expected to reach the ceiling next year. Changi Airport Group has purchased new elevated passenger transport vehicles from Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a few years ago to meet demand.
Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was awarded Changi Airport's contract in 2016 to upgrade the Changi Airport Group's driverless transportation system. Among them, the Group purchased six new high-profile passenger transport vehicles and increased the number of such transport vehicles from 16 to 22. The total length of the elevated passenger transport vehicle track is about 6.4 kilometers. There are seven routes. Among them, in order to build the Jewel, the service connecting T3 and Terminal 2 (T2) was suspended from 24 February 2015.
The Skytrain service starts at 5 am every day and ends at 2:30 am the next day. The waiting time between trains is between two minutes and four minutes, depending on the route. Six new elevated passenger transport vehicles arrived in China from Japan at the end of last month and were sent to Changi Airport in three batches on the 11 August, 20 August and 23 August 2018. The new trains are expected to be operational in the first quarter of next year, and until then, the staff will test the system to make sure everything is ready.
According to earlier reports, Changi Airport Jewel, which was built at the original site of the old parking lot of Terminal 1, would be opened at the beginning of 2019. The date of operation of the new Skytains linking Changi Airport Jewel and the four terminals is expected to coincide with the opening of Changi Airport Jewel to cope with the visitor crowd. Deng Qiang said that after the new trains are operational, they will help to increase the number of passengers per train service on some routes.
For example, trains that travel through the T3 and T2 routes will increase from two to three. In other words, the number of passengers that can be carried per train will increase from 96 to 144; the trains in the T3 transit corridor will increase from one car to two. He also mentioned, "At present, 16 trains are operating every day. We do not have a backup train. However, after the new train is put into operation, two of the trains will be reserved. In this way, the train maintenance schedule can be more flexible and the train service is reliable overall."
Asked if the new train has updated equipment and facilities, Deng Qiang said that in addition to upgrading the camera inside the train and expanding the shooting angle, other devices and designs are the same as existing trains. He added that the signal and communication systems for the elevated passenger transport vehicles were also upgraded, including the conversion of analog systems and equipment to digital versions. As for whether the elevated passenger transport vehicle system can carry more pressure on train operation, Deng Qiang said that the system is built according to the final capacity. "Even if we add six new trains, we only reach about 75% of the maximum capacity. It will not affect the track and power supply, etc."
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樟宜机场四个航站楼添加轻轨
为应付航空交通量日益增加的需求，加上明年初将开幕的星耀樟宜，樟宜机场添购六列新高架旅客运送车，料明年第一季和星耀樟宜同时投入运作。届时，高架旅客运送车的乘客量将增加近四成。樟宜机场集团工程与特别系统（乘客运送系统）经理邓强喜接受联合早报访问时说，航空交通流量日益增加，樟宜机场未来接待的旅客人次将继续增长，高架旅客运送车（skytrain）的使用量也会随之提高。“若按照现状继续运作，有两条路线，而穿行于第三搭客大厦（简称T3）过境厅之间的服务预计到明年，一碰上巅峰时段，载客量就会达到顶限。为此，集团约几年前已添购新高架旅客运送车，应付需求。”
樟宜机场去年整体的乘客人次首次突破6000万大关，全年达6220万人次。机场今年6月接待的乘客量达557万人次，年比增加6.9％。日本三菱商事和三菱重工（Mitsubishi Heavy Industries）是在2016年获颁合约，提升樟宜机场集团的无人驾驶交通系统。其中，集团添购了六列新高架旅客运送车，将这类运送车从16列增至22列。高架旅客运送车轨道全长约6.4公里，共有七条路线，其中，为了兴建星耀樟宜（Jewel），连接T3和第二搭客大厦（简称T2）的服务自2015年2月24日起暂停。
列车服务每天清晨5时开始，隔天凌晨2时30分结束，每趟列车之间的等候时间介于两分钟至四分钟，依不同路线而异。六列新的高架旅客运送车上个月底从日本运抵我国，本月11日、20日和23日分三批送往樟宜机场。新列车预计明年第一季投入运作，在那之前，工作人员将测试系统，确保一切就绪。
配合星耀樟宜开幕访客潮
据早前报道，斥资17亿元、在第一搭客大厦旧停车场原址建造的星耀樟宜明年初开幕。新列车投入运作的日期预料会配合星耀樟宜开幕，以应付访客人潮。邓强喜说，新列车启用后，将有助于提高部分路线每趟列车服务的载客量。
例如，穿行于T3和T2路线的列车将从两个车厢增至三个，换言之，每趟列车服务可承载的乘客将从现有的96人增至144人；在T3过境厅路线的列车也会从一个车厢增至两个。他也提到：“目前，16列列车每天都在运作，我们没有后备列车。但新列车投入运作后，其中两列将作为后备。这么一来，列车维修排期可以更灵活，列车整体可靠度将提升。”
问及新列车是否有更新装置和设施，邓强喜说，除了提升列车内的摄像机，扩大拍摄角度以外，其他的装置与设计同现有列车一样。他补充，高架旅客运送车的信号和通讯系统也同时获得提升，包括把类比（analogue）系统和设备转换到数码版。至于高架旅客运送车系统是否可以承载更多列车运行的压力，邓强喜说，系统是依照最终可达的容量来建设，“即使加了六列新列车，我们只达到最高容量的约75％，因此，不会对轨道或电源等造成影响。”
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