SMRT Active Route Map Information System

Active Route Map

Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (VFD)

STARiS 2.0 on board a C151B, showing a train heading for Braddell

The SMRT Active Route Map Information System (stylized as STARiS) is a rail travel information system developed in house by communications engineers from SMRT Corporation for its North South Line and East West Line trains in Singapore.^[1] This system was officially announced on November 7, 2008 and firstly installed on a C151 train, trainset 053/054 for a 2-month trial. This was later extended to other trains from February 2009.

History

The beginning from trainset 053/054 as a refurbished train, this is the current version based on the LTA font, symbols and based on a white background with a separate VFD for displaying text located aside from the Active Route Map and 6 LED bulbs now indicate the side train doors open.

The next generation "STARiS version 2.0" has been developed. It will have real-time multi-purpose displays that features landmarks in the vicinity of a station when the train arrives at a station. Animated advertisements will also be available. The STARIS 2.0 was presented during the Customer Experience Innovation Conference on 21 January 2016 and will be installed on 50 new trains servicing the North South East West Lines from the second half of 2016. For 2 months starting 16 April 2017, a C151B train, equipped with STARiS 2.0 will be in service.^[2][3] C751B trainset 321/322 had a trial version of "STARiS version 2.0" installed on set 322, but it was scrapped.

Overview

STARiS comprises a system of 4 Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (VFD) mounted at an angle from the ceiling and 8 active route maps mounted above every door in each car. The VFDs indicate the train service's direction of travel, terminal station, side of doors opening, doors closing messages, current station, next station, interchange station and displays multi-language text synchronized with in-train audio announcements. The active route maps indicate the line of travel, direction of travel, side of doors opening, current station, next station, terminal station, interchange station and the corresponding line for interchange. All STARiS 2.0 active route maps are based upon Android.

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