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Bishan Depot (Chinese: 碧山车厂) is a depot located on the Mass Rapid Transit in Bishan, Singapore. It comprises a storage yard with a capacity of 59 trains and has an area of 300,000 m². The depot also houses a central maintenance with train overhaul facilities for trains on the North South Line and East West Line. It is also a school for newly recruited staff to train them in their assigned job. It is where the faregate operation department is located. The rolling stock workshop and Tracks 10–12 are the locations where various programmes such as refurbishment of C151 (2006 - 2008 and 2010 - 2013) and trains that will be fitted with new signaling system takes place where only 5 trains can undergo installation works and this takes place from 3 to 18 weeks. All C151s and C751Bs are expected to finish all new signaling system before C651s (Refurbishment) But the C151Bs was a new train to delivered at the depot. The depot was completed in 1987 by American architect Vikas M. Gore and the 12,000 square metres maintenance area at cost of S$300 million. The depot is located between Ang Mo Kio station and Bishan station and has 3 reception tracks: 2 tracks Northbound towards Ang Mo Kio station and 1 track Southbound towards Bishan station ==SMRT Cram Jam!== On 11 February 2007, SMRT Organized the ''SMRT Cram Jam! cum Learning Journey and Charity Bazaar'' to raise funds for the SMRT Silver Tribute Fund. The Cram Jam took place in the morning seeking an entry into the Singapore Book of Records by cramming people inside a standard Kawasaki C151 car (car used: 2027), a Mercedes O405G Hispano Habit bus (bus registered: TIB1202K) and a Ssangyong Rodius/Stavic MPV cab. The Singapore Police Force crammed 550 officers inside the train car, 235 staff from SMRT were crammed inside the bus and an amazing 44 Girl Guides Singapore cadets crammed themselves into the cab. Games, carnival food and a 90-minute tour around the Bishan Depot were organised. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bishan Depot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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