what is it?
The Alstom Metropolis C851E (Circle Line) is the third generation electric multiple unit rolling stock introduced on the Circle Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Alstom under Contract 851E. It consists of 23 three-car trains built alongside six six-car trains for the North East Line. The trains were manufactured and assembled in Alstom's manufacturing facility in Barcelona, Spain and progressively shipped to Singapore from 2022. The contract, valued at around S$250 million, was awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) during a ceremony held at Sengkang Depot.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 0 years ago, in 2026.
- 70.1 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 931: 19 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- status
- in service
- number built
- 69
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- SMRT Trains, SMRT Corporation
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset (Mc1–T–Mc2)
- length
- 70.1 m
- capacity
- 931 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q141814319, Wikipedia: Alstom Metropolis C851E (Circle Line) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.