Ulu Pandan Depot

Ulu Pandan Depot (Simplified Chinese: 乌鲁班丹车厂; Traditional Chinese: 烏魯班丹車廠) is a depot near Jurong East, Singapore and it serves the trains on the North South Line and the East West Line. It has a capacity of 34 trains and has an area of 130,000 square metres. Train inspections are carried out at this depot.

Not to be confused with Ulu Pandan Bus Depot.
Ulu Pandan Depot
乌鲁班丹车厂
Location
Location20 Toh Tuck Avenue, Singapore 597006
Coordinates1°20′0.33″N 103°45′36.51″E
Characteristics
Owner(s)Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Depot code(s)UPD
TypeAt-Grade
RoadsToh Tuck Avenue
Rolling stockC151
C651
C751B
C151A
C151B
C151C
CR151 (Future)
Routes served EWL  East West Line
 NSL  North South Line
History
Opened12 March 1988 (1988-03-12)

Commuters can have a glimpse of it while on a train between Clementi and Jurong East stations. It is located off Toh Tuck Avenue and sits along Toh Tuck Avenue. The depot is located between Clementi station and Jurong East station on the East West Line and has 3 reception tracks: 2 tracks Westbound towards Jurong East station and 1 track Eastbound towards Clementi station.

History

Hiap Shing had won the contract for the earthworks at Ulu Pandan Depot on 13 August 1985.[1]

Plans have also been made for the expansion of Ulu Pandan MRT Depot, with LTA commissioning an engineering study in 2015.[2][3]

References
  1. Hiap Shing won earthworks contract
  2. "Ulu Pandan Depot | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. "Behind the Scenes : Changi Depot & Ulu Pandan Depot – SMRT Blog". blog.smrt.com.sg. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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