Schedule of Events

Conference Days*

Friday, September 19, 2025

Location: Conference Area, Hotel ‘Amara Sanctuary‘

12:00 – Board Meeting (all IMA Executive Council members)

14:00 – Welcome Coffee & Light Lunch Snack (all IMA members)
15:00 – Annual General Members Meeting (all IMA members)

17:00 – Individual Leisure Time

Location: Ola Beach Club, Sentosa Island (walking distance 14 min. from hotel)
19:00 Welcome Reception (all registered Monorailex conference participants)

Conference Date & Venue

September 19-23, 2025

Amara Sanctuary Hotel
Sentosa, Singapore

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: Conference Area, Hotel ‘Amara Sanctuary‘

08:00 – Registration
09:00 – Welcome
09:10 – Keynote Speech – Policy and Planning Considerations for Singapore’s Rapid Transit System – Mr. Chua Chong Kheng, CEO of MSI Global Pte Ltd., Senior Advisor of LTA
09:35 – Introducing Sentosa Island – Mr. Chew Yun Meng, Divisional Director at Sentosa Development Corp.
09:50 – P1 – Reimagining Monterrey: How Monorail is Driving the Future of Urban Mobility, Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey

10:20 – Coffee Break in the foyer & In-house exhibition

11:05 – P2 – Onboard Power Traction Batteries’ Influence on Operational Scenarios of São Paulo Metro Line 17-Gold, Metro São Paulo
11:35 – P3 – Application of Active Noise Cancellation Technology in Rail Transit, Honrock
12:05 – P4 – Intelligent On-Board Solutions, Luetze Transportation

12:35 – Networking Lunch in the foyer & In-house exhibition

14:05 – P5 – Study of the Index System of Assessment for the Maintaining Condition of Monorail Guideway Beams and Bridges in Chongqing, Beijing Jiaotong University
14:35 – P6 – Macro Texture Influence on Surface Wearability and Skid Resistance of Monorail Guideway Beams, Innova Transportation
15:05 – P7 – Evolution of the Dimensional Verifications on the Guide Beams and Closure Pours in Line 15 – Silver, Metro São Paulo

15:35 – Coffee Break, in the foyer & In-house exhibition

16:20 – P8 – Hitachi Rail Monorail Solutions – System Safety Analysis and SIL4 Certification Process for the Safety Function: Vehicle Direction Control, Hitachi Rail
16:50 – P9 -Guidelines for Safe Passenger Evacuation from Elevated Monorail Systems, IMA WG Passenger Evacuation (Lead: TÜV SÜD Rail)
17:20 – P10 – Examples for Safe Passenger Evacuation Solutions, TÜV SÜD Rail
17:50 – Closing of Day One

Location: Restaurant Royal Taj, (walking distance 3 min. from hotel)
19:00 – Networking Dinner

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Location: Conference Area, Hotel ‘Hotel Amara Sanctuary‘

08:00 – In-house Exhibition & Networking
09:00 – P11 – Pink & Yellow Monorail – 2 Years in Operation Performance Review, Alstom
09:30 – P12 – Challenges and Lessons Learned on Resilience in the Implementation of the BIM Tool for the Monorail Megaproject Line 3 of the Panama Metro, Nippon Koei LAC
10:00 – P13 – Special Monorail Applications Switzerland, Derap Monorail Systems AG

10:30 – Coffee Break in the foyer & In-house exhibition

11:10 – P14 – Pounding Analysis for Monorail Elevated Structures, Sener Mobility
11:40 – P15 – Monorail Structures: Ideas for Span and Assembly Optimizations, mageba Services & Technology AG
12:10 – P16 – Application of the World’s Largest (Over 10 Meters) Intelligent Cantilever Bridge Erecting Machine in Continuous Girder Construction, Shanxi Zhonghaiwei Rail Transit Engineering Co. LTD

12:40 – Networking Lunch in the foyer & In-house exhibition

14:00 – P17 – Assessing Friction and Texture for Safer Monorail Beams, Nippo Sangyo
14:30 – P18 – Uncovering the True Cost – Key Factors Influencing Life Cycle Costing in Operations and Maintenance, claystreetX

15:00 – Coffee Break in the foyer & In-house exhibition

15:30 – P19 -Beyond Traditional Rail: How TÜV Rheinland Enables Futran’s Vision for Affordable, Sustainable, and Safe Urban Transit, TÜV Rheinland Group
16:00 – P20 – On-Demand Urban Cable Car Transit System ‘Whoosh’, Holmes Solutions
16:30 – P21 – Alleviating Impacts of Climate Change: Cairo Monorail as a Mitigation Measure, National Authority of Tunnels Egypt
17:00 – Closing of Day 2

Location: Ultra Golf
17:10 Leave hotel for social activity, walking distance 6 min.
17:30 Minigolf ‘Tournament’

Location: Restaurant Native Kitchen (walking distance 7 min. from Ultra Golf)
19:00 Closing Dinner (sponsored)

*subject to change

Technical Visits Days*

Monday, September 22, 2025

Location: Sentosa Island & Singapore Mainland

08:40 Leave Amara Sanctuary Hotel (on foot)
09:00 Visit Sentosa Express Monorail
– OCC
– Depot
– Ride

12:15 Lunch, Food Trucks on Sentosa

13:45 Ride with Cable Car Sentosa Line
14:30 Transfer to Mainland Singapore (Public Transport)
15:00 Guided City Walk
– Start of Tour: Sentosa Monorail Exit at HarbourFront
– Chinatown incl Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Marina Bay Walking Tour
– End Point: Makansutra Gluttons Bay

18:00 – Individual Leisure Time

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Location: Singapore Mainland

08:30 Leave Amara Sanctuary Hotel by Bus
09:15 Arrival at Junction 10 Pick-up/Drop-off Point
09:25 Visit Bukit Panjang LRT (Automated People Mover)
– Overview of BPLRT, System Renewal Projects, iSafe Capabilities
09:55 Visit to Interim OCC and Workshop Tour
10:30 LRT Ride to Choa Chu Kang (BP1) Station
10:40 Tour of CCK LRT Station, CCK MRT Station and CCK Bus Interchange

11:15 Lunch (Free and Easy), CCK-Lot One Shopping Mall, near CCK Station

12:45 Leave CCK-Lot One Shopping Mall by Bus
13:00 Arrival at Singapore Rail Discovery Centre (SRDC) at TEL Mandai Depot Pick-up/Drop-Off Point
13:10 Introduction of SRDC
13:20 Guided Tour of SRDC and TEL OCC Visit
14:30 End of SRDC and TEL OCC visit, and Bus Transfer to Amara Sanctuary Hotel

End of Monorailex

*subject to change