| 词条 | Sentosa Monorail |
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| name = Sentosa Monorail | image = Sentosa monorail.jpg | imagesize = 300px | locale = Sentosa, Singapore | transit_type = Straddle-beam monorail | system_length = 3.6 mi (5.8 km)[1] | began_operation = {{start date and age|df=y|1982|02|23}} | ended_operation = {{end date and age|df=y|2005|03|16}} | lines = 1 | stations = 7 | operator = Sentosa Development Corporation }} The Sentosa Monorail (Chinese: 圣淘沙单轨列车) was a monorail system which served as the main means of transportation on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, and has been replaced by the new monorail system, the Sentosa Express. The system was constructed at a cost of S$14 million by Von Roll of Switzerland, who also built the Singapore Cable Car. Commencing operations on 23 February 1982, the line had initially only five stations. In 1987, the Ferry Terminal Monorail Station began operations when the Sentosa Ferry Terminal opened that year. In 1991, the Underwater World Monorail Station commenced operations when Underwater World opened that year. It operated several 16-car, non-air conditioned trains in a unidirectional counter-clockwise single loop through seven stations located around the western half of the island. The monorail rides were initially charged at S$3 for adults and S$1.50 for children. The trip was later made free for passengers, who could ride the system as often as they wished throughout their stay on the island. Four of the stations have two platforms; for such stations, the Spanish solution was implemented, where passengers alight at one platform and board at the opposite platform. HistoryBackgroundPlans for the monorail were first announced in 1979, and it was planned to serve as a mode of transportation around Sentosa as well as to make the island more attractive to visitors. At that point in time, transport around the island was provided by a fleet of double-decker buses.[2] Construction and openingSite surveys commenced in March 1980, and construction began six months later.[3] Initially expected to be completed in April 1982, it was completed two months before schedule at a cost of S$16 million, and opened on 23 February 1982.[4] Four intermediate stations along the line at several locations around the island were opened on 1 December the same year. This resulted in the bus service to these locations being terminated, and the monorail thus became the main mode of transport around the island.[5] As a result of the monorail's opening, as well as the opening of several other attractions, the number of visitors to Sentosa also shot up, increasing to 1,067,192 visitors from 567,567 visitors over the same period in the previous year.[5] ClosureDue to the rapid modernisation of the island, maintenance problems, increasing costs, and declining popularity as visitors started complaining that the ride was slow and uncomfortable, the Sentosa Monorail ceased operations on 16 March 2005 to make way for the new four-station Sentosa Express monorail. Much of the track and all of the rolling stock were sold as scrap for S$350,000. A subsequent assessment showed that some of the but welds did not match the specification of British Standards.[6] Five of the monorail stations have been repurposed for other uses, such as the "Surrender Chamber" at Fort Siloso, a restaurant being developed at the Central Beach, and the SDC Office was rebuilt and converted into a bar. Gateway was demolished when the line closed and Ferry Terminal was demolished in March 2007. StationsThere were no terminal stations for Sentosa Monorail.
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References1. ^[https://bigbus.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/down-memory-lane-sentosa-monorail/ Down memory lane – Sentosa Monorail.] {{Sentosa}}{{Singapore railway lines}}2. ^{{cite news |last=Marican |first=Zarinah |date=28 June 1979 |title=Monorail for Sentosa |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19790628-1.2.2 |work=New Nation |location=Singapore |access-date=9 March 2018 |via=NewspaperSG }} 3. ^{{cite news |last=Wong |first=Alice |date=17 December 1980 |title=New ferry terminal to be built on Sentosa |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19801217-1.2.39 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=3 March 2018 |via=NewspaperSG }} 4. ^{{cite news |last=Lau |first=Karen |date=20 February 1982 |title=Monorail all set to roll into service |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19820220-1.2.35 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=3 March 2018 |via=NewspaperSG }} 5. ^1 {{cite news |last=Suit Chee |first=Tong |date=16 December 1982 |title=Why the monorail and Sentosa go hand in hand |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19821216-2.2.4.4 |work=Singapore Monitor |location=Singapore |access-date=3 March 2018 |via=NewspaperSG }} 6. ^Yue Choong Kog: Appraisal of a Demolished Monorail System. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Band 30, Nr. 6. 11 : Demolished buildings and structures in Singapore|Defunct monorails|Monorails in Singapore|Railway lines in Singapore|Southern Islands|Sentosa|Von Roll Holding people movers|Railway lines opened in 1982|Railway lines closed in 2005|1982 establishments in Singapore|2005 disestablishments in Singapore |
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