Crystal Mover

The Crystal Mover is a rubber-tired automated people mover (APM) system for airport and light rail applications manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Mihara, Japan. The Crystal Mover is based on the Japanese APM standard, used in six Japanese automated guideway transit systems including the Yurikamome and the Rokko Island Line.[1]

SBS Transit Crystal Mover car on the Sengkang and Punggol LRT
In 2006, CAAS Crystal Mover Cars have replaced their Innovia APM 100 counterparts for the operation of the Changi Airport Skytrain.

Public transport

Singapore

In Singapore, Crystal Movers operate between the Sengkang LRT line and the Punggol LRT line, operated by SBS Transit Ltd. These cars have been operating since 2003 on the Sengkang LRT and on the Punggol LRT since its operation in 2005. There is a fleet of 41 cars of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810 in total for the two LRT lines.[2][3] An additional order was placed for 16 more cars (Contract 810A) with identical specifications to increase capacity on both LRT lines, and had been fully delivered as of 2016.[2]

Macau
Macau LRT Ocean Cruiser mockup

On 31 December 2010, Macau placed a MOP 4.688 billion order for Crystal Movers for the Macau Light Transit System, which started commercial operation on 10 December 2019. It was free of charge till 31 January 2020.[4]

Airport connections
AeroTrain at Washington Dulles International Airport uses Crystal Mover rolling stock.

Crystal Movers are currently in operation in the following airports:

Specifications
Logo of Crystal Mover
  • Configuration: Single-car or Double-car
  • Capacity (passengers): 105 (including 18 seats) or 210 (including 36 seats)
  • Vehicle mass (t): 14.9/vehicle
  • Vehicle dimensions (mm): 11 840 (length) × 2 690 (width) × 3 615 (height)
  • Guide system: Side guide two-axis four-wheel steering system
  • Electric system: 750 Volts Direct Current
  • Gauge (mm): Gauge, 1 850; guide rail span, 3 200
  • Maximum speed
    • Vehicle performance: 80 km/h
    • Operation: 70 km/h
  • Acceleration: 1.0 m/s² (3.6 km/h/s)
  • Deceleration
    • Maximum service: 1.0 m/s² (3.6 km/h/s)
    • Emergency: 1.3 m/s² (4.7 km/h/s)
  • Car body structure: Aluminum alloy welded structure
  • Traction motor: Three-phase induction motor, continuous rating 80 kW × 2 units
  • Propulsion control system: VVVF inverter vector control (individual control of each axis)

(with variable load control and regenerative brake)

  • Brake system: Electric command pneumatic brake with regenerative brake

(with stand-by brake and parking brake) (with variable load control and wheel slide prevention control)

See also

References
  1. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Automated People Movers Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corporation Receive Order for Design, Manufacture, Installation and Commissioning of Singapore Light Rapid Transit Capacity Expansion -- Vehicles and Electrical and Mechanical Systems for Sengkang and Punggol LRT Systems (C810A) --". 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Mitsubishi Crystal Mover". SGTrains. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. Mitsubishi wins LRT tender Archived 2011-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Terminal-Gate Shuttle Replacement". Orlando International Airport. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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