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A video of a futuristic-looking train with windows that become opaque when it approaches residential buildings is frequently shared by social media accounts trafficking in shareable content. A representative example comes from the Twitter account Fascinating, which shared the video with the caption, A train in Singapore with windows that automatically blind when passing residential blocks on Dec. 12, 2022: This is an accurate description of the video's contents. Several clues allow a viewer to discern the precise metro system in which the video was filmed: Singapore's Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. That metro system's terminus is a station at Choa Chu Kang. This station's name is written on the window of the train in the viral video. Further, the Bukit Panjang LRT operates a Service A and Service B line, and one of its stops is Petir. Based on the LED message above the door, also in the above photograph, this is a Service B line headed toward Petir. According to Singapore's Land Transportation Authority (LTA), the Bukit Panjang LRT is Singapore's first light rail and is fully automated: The Singapore LTA specifically mentions the privacy features of this train service, as well: In terms of specifics, it is likely that the train pictured in the video is a Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100. According to the website SGTrains.com, These trains operate on an exclusive elevated guideway, unhampered by road and pedestrian traffic. Compared to the metal-wheeled [Medium Rail Transit] trains, these APM trains are fitted with rubber tyres and are relatively quiet during operations. These trains, according to SGTrains, are well-known over the Internet thanks to their smart misting glass windows used to protect the privacy of residents living adjacent to the LRT line. Because this train's self-blinding windows are well-documented and because the video is easy to geolocate, we rate this claim as True.
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