Sentosa monorail

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The now decommissioned Sentosa Monorail

The Sentosa Monorail ( Chinese  聖淘沙 單軌 列車  /  圣淘沙 单轨 列车 , Pinyin Shèngtáoshā Dānguǐ Lièchē ) was a 5.8 kilometer long ring-shaped and single-track monorail on the Singapore island of Sentosa . It was in operation from 1982 to 2005 and was replaced by the more modern Sentosa Express .

history

The entire system was manufactured for S $ 14 million by the Swiss company Von Roll , which also built the cable car there . Operations began on February 23, 1982. Initially there were five stations on the western half of Sentosa Island. In 1987, the Ferry Terminal Monorail Station started operating when the Sentosa Ferry Terminal opened. In 1991 the Underwater World Monorail Station was added when Underwater World opened. The entire route took thirty minutes at a top speed of 16 km / h.

There were several trains, each with 16 non-air-conditioned cars, which traveled the route in a counterclockwise direction. The journey initially cost S $ 3 for adults and S $ 1.50 for children. Later, the trips were offered free of charge to visitors to the island. There were two platforms at four stations. The Spanish solution was implemented there, in which passengers get on via one platform and get off via the other.

Stations

There were the following stations:

  • Station 1 : Ferry Terminal - opened in 1987; Closed in 2005; demolished in March 2007
  • Station 2 : Underwater World - opened in 1991; Closed in 2005; then used again
  • Station 3 : Fort Siloso - opened in 1982; The first station closed in 2005; then used again
  • Station 4 : Cable car - opened in 1982; Closed in 2005; then used again
  • Station 5 : Central Beach / Palawan Beach - opened in 1982; Closed in 2005; then used again
  • Station 6 : SDC Office / Ficus - opened in 1982; Closed in 2005; then used again
  • Station 7 : Gateway / Causeway / Visitor Arrival Center - opened in 1982; Closed and demolished in 2005

closure

The monorail was shut down on March 16, 2005 to make way for the two-track monorail Sentosa Express with four stations. Previously, there had been maintenance problems, rising costs, and falling popularity, with passengers increasingly finding the journey slow and uncomfortable.

Most of the rails and all vehicles were sold as scrap for S $ 350,000. A scientific study showed that the butt welds did not meet the requirements of the British Standards , which, however, did not lead to any problems during the 23 years of use, as they were only lightly stressed. Five of the monorail stations were re-used: there is now the Surrender Chamber at Fort Siloso, a restaurant on Central Beach and a bar in the former SDC office. The Gateway station was demolished immediately after the shutdown, and the Ferry Terminal followed in March 2007.

Web links

Commons : Sentosa Monorail  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Down memory lane - Sentosa Monorail.
  2. ↑ Yue Choong Kog: Appraisal of a Demolished Monorail System. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Volume 30, No. 6.

Coordinates: 1 ° 15 ′ 14.2 "  N , 103 ° 49 ′ 10"  E