Bishan Depot
| Bishan Depot | |
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Trains parked at the bay of the Bishan Depot. | |
| Overview | |
| Coordinates | 1°21′19.03″N 103°51′14.43″E / 1.3552861°N 103.8540083°E |
| Operator | SMRT Corporation |
| Type | At-grade |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Details | |
| Rolling stock | C151, C651, C751B, C151A, C151B(Future) |
| Routes | North South Line |
Bishan Depot (Chinese: 碧山车厂) is a depot located on the Mass Rapid Transit in Bishan, Singapore.
It comprises a storage yard with a capacity of 59 trains and has an area of 300,000 m². The depot also houses a central maintenance with train overhaul facilities for trains on the North South Line and East West Line. It is also a school for newly recruited staff to train them in their assigned job. It is where the faregate operation department is located. The rolling stock workshop and Tracks 10–12 are the locations where various programmes such as refurbishment of C151 (2006 - 2008 and 2010 - 2013) and trains that will be fitted with new signaling system takes place where only 5 trains can undergo installation works and this takes place from 3 to 18 weeks. All C151s and C751Bs are expected to finish all new signaling system before C651s (Refurbishment) But the C151Bs was a new train it delivered at the depot.
The depot was completed in 1987 by American architect Vikas M. Gore and the 12,000 square metres maintenance area at cost of S$300 million.
SMRT Cram Jam!
On 11 February 2007, SMRT Organized the SMRT Cram Jam! cum Learning Journey and Charity Bazaar to raise funds for the SMRT Silver Tribute Fund. The Cram Jam took place in the morning seeking an entry into the Singapore Book of Records by cramming people inside a standard Kawasaki C151 Car (Car used: 2027), a Mercedes O405G Hispano Habit Bus (Bus Registered TIB1202K) and a Ssangyong Rodius/Stavic MPV Cab. The Singapore Police Force crammed 550 officers inside the train car, 235 staff from SMRT crammed inside the bus and an amazing 44 Girl Guides Singapore Cadets crammed themselves into the cab. Games and Carnival Food were organised and a 90-minute tour around the Bishan Depot.
Incidents
An MRT train was vandalised in an apparent security breach at a depot on 17 August 2011. The train was then put into service before the vandalism was discovered.
The Land Transport Authority charged that SMRT failed to detect, in a timely manner, the security breach at its Bishan MRT depot and the graffiti on one of its MRT trains on 17 August 2011 and the transport company was fined S$200,000 for the security breach.
A second MRT train was also vandalised on 5th May 2014. Police report were made in the wee hours of the early morning when trains were being dispatched from the depot.
A third MRT train was already vandalised on 8th November 2014.
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