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The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A is the fourth generation of rolling stock currently in operation on the East West Line and North South Line in Singapore. This additional batch of trains, together with a new track and platform at Jurong East Interchange, has increased the capacity of both lines by 15%.

On May 6, 2009, the Land Transport Authority announced that Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Sifang had won over Hyundai Rotem, Bombardier Transportation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to secure the contract at a cost of S$369 million, despite Hyundai Rotem offering the lowest bid at S$323 million. CSR Sifang handled the manufacturing and testing of the rolling stock, while Kawasaki oversaw the project and design. The C151A contract was the first successful joint venture between these two companies in the international market. Many of the friends had went to see their new trains since the inception in 27 May 2011, of which it was the Jurong East Modification Project.