- Sentosa Monorail
Infobox Public transit
name=Sentosa Monorail
imagesize=300px
locale=Sentosa
transit_type=straddle-beammonorail
system_length=1.2 mi (1.6 km)
began_operation=February 1982
ended_operation=March 16 , 2005
lines=1
stations=7
ridership=
operator=Sentosa Development Corporation |: "For the monorail system currently serving Sentosa, seeSentosa Express ."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 ofSentosa inSingapore . The system was constructed at a cost of S$14 million byVon Roll of Switzerland, who also built theSingapore Cable Car .First opened in February
1982 [http://www.sentosa.com.sg/about_us/sentosa_island/milestones.html] , it operated 14-car non-air conditioned trains in a unidirectional counterclockwise single loop through seven stations around the western half of the island. There was no charge for passengers, who could ride the system as often as they wished throughout their stay on the island. Some of the stations have two platforms; for such stations, theSpanish solution was employed, in the sense that passengers alight at one platform and board at the other platform.The Sentosa Monorail ceased operations on
16 March 2005 to make way for the new four-stationSentosa Express monorail. The track and rolling stock were sold as scrap for S$350,000. Some of the monorail stations have been repurposed for other uses, such as the "Surrender Chamber" at Fort Siloso and a restaurant has been developed at the Gateway.tations
*Station 1: Ferry Terminal
*Station 2: Underwater World
*Station 3: Fort Siloso
*Station 4: Cable Car
*Station 5: Central Beach / Palawan Beach
*Station 6: SDC Office / Ficus
*Station 7: Gateway / Causeway / Visitor Arrival Centre
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