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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B facts for kids
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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.
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| In service | 8 May 2000 – 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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The C751B was also the first EMU in Singapore to be fitted with the Train Information Management System (TIMS) also used onboard Japanese trains
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Builder's plate of a Nippon Sharyo-built C751B train