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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 01018 entering Wenshui Road (20251027201430): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 01A04 train set 133 departing from Lianhua Road Station 20250620123045: XiaYZ2023· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 01A03, 01A04 and the 02A01 (formerly known as AC01 and AC02) are a class of electric multiple unit currently used on Line 1 and Line 2 of Shanghai Metro. They are built by Adtranz, Siemens Mobility and CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive. The contract awarded on 31 July 1996.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 27 years ago, in 1999.
- 140 m long: about 31 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 310: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 27 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1999
- in service from
- 1999
- status
- in service
- number built
- 298
- kind
- Class A EMU
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Adtranz, Siemens Mobility
- operators
- Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Tc-Mp-M-Mp+M-Mp-M-Tc
- length
- 140 m
- capacity
- 310 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q10868063, Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro AC01 and AC02 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.