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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo (KNS) C751B
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A C751B trainset at Eunos.
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Interior of a C751B motor compartment.
In service 8 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-08) – Present
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo
Built at Kobe, Japan
Constructed 1999 – 2001
Entered service 2000
Number built 126 vehicles (21 trainsets)
Number in service 126 vehicles (21 trainsets)
Formation 6 per trainset
DT–M1–M2–M2–M1–DT
Fleet numbers 311/312 ~ 351/352
Capacity 1920 passengers
276/288 seats
Operator(s) SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Depot(s) Bishan
Changi
Tuas
Ulu Pandan
East Coast (Future)

The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B, sometimes abbreviated to C751B or KNS C751B is the third generation Electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West Lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system since early 2000.

21 trainsets of 6 cars each were purchased at S$231 million, and it is the first rolling stock to feature VVVF insulated-gate bipolar transistor traction control system, and the traction system was similar to Sanyo 5030 series. Kawasaki Heavy Industries manufactured 66 cars and Nippon Sharyo manufactured 60 cars respectively with no comparable differences, having built to agreed specifications. These trains are the third generation of rolling stock to be used on the two lines.


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