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Sentosa Express to get S$30m upgrade

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Published Wed, Nov 19, 2014 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    HITACHI Asia, a subsidiary of Japanese tech giant Hitachi, has won a S$30 million contract from the Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) to upgrade the Sentosa Express light rail system connecting Sentosa island with Singapore.

    Under the contract, Hitachi will install a wireless signalling system known as CBTC (communication-based train control) and provide another train set comprising two carriages.

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