Alstom Metropolis

Alstom Metropolis is a metro trainset by Alstom. The trains are in service in 22 major cities around the world, representing more than 3000 cars, including Singapore, Shanghai, Budapest, Warsaw, Nanjing, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Lima, Santiago, Chile, Barcelona, Istanbul, Santo Domingo, Chennai and Kochi. Amsterdam ordered 23 Metropolis trains; the first one came into operation June 2013. Trains can be run in configurations of 2 to 10 cars using manned or unmanned operations.

Some New York City Subway cars use technology from the Metropolis family, such as the traction motors in the R142 and R160A/B, but are not classified as Metropolis trainsets.

Design features

Alstom Metropolis trainsets can be custom ordered with closed-circuit television (CCTV), wider seats, additional grabpoles, more space near the doors, wheelchair space and equipped with electronic displays (six in each car), showing station information, safety messages and videos, commercials and movie trailers. Glass used for the windows on the cars are produced by Sekurit Saint-Gobain and is called 'Climavit'. It is claimed to reduce noise level in the cars by 5 decibels. It is also double-glazed to provide comfort for passengers in the cars. Glass used on the doors of the cars are produced by Starglass.

Alstom Metropolis (Buenos Aires Underground)

There are two different models of Alstom Metropolis rolling stock on the Buenos Aires Underground. These are:

Buenos Aires Underground 100 Series, serves Line D

Buenos Aires Underground 300 Series, serves Line H

Alstom Metropolis C751C

The Alstom Metropolis C751C together with the Alstom Metropolis C830C are the third generation of communication-based train control (CBTC) rolling stock to be used in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines. 18 trainsets of 6 cars were manufactured by Shanghai Alstom Transport Co Ltd (joint venture of Alstom and Shanghai Electric), Deliveries began in July 2014 and is expected to continue through 2015.

As of 1 October 2015, the first trainset (7055/7056) has been deployed for service.

History

The contract, worth S$234.9 million, was awarded to Alstom (as part of turnkey contract C751C) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore to supply additional trains for the North East MRT Line. Alstom won over Hyundai Rotem, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles and CSR Zhuzhou to secure the order.

Design

Externally, the C751C is very similar to the older Alstom Metropolis C751A in terms of shape, color and appearance, but has a window on the evacuation doors located at the ends of the train so that passengers can see the track ahead, this is not included in the older C751A trains. The interior design is similar to the C751A but have redesigned gangway connections which is borrowed from the new C830C. The seats are similar to the newer Bombardier MOVIA C951 and C801A, being of a purplish tint. Priority seats are distinguishable by their red coloration. Its handgrips are now purple, a departure from the standard white most other rolling stock. The C751C has a dynamic route-map system, similar to the C830C and C951. It also has a louder and higher-pitched propulsion system, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the propulsion sound on the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151. It is equipped with a new type of current collector.