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Adelaide Metro 4000 class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2014· class of electric multiple unit trains

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. A-City EMU 4003 in 2014: Mertie .· CC BY 2.0
2. Adelaide Metro 4000 Class EMU: Billy Evans· CC BY 4.0
3. 4000 Class EMU on a bend (26344597320): Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. 4000 Class EMU: Adelaide Trains and Trams· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. A-City 4000 class train at Flinders Station in Bedford Park, Adelaide (51962777092): Philip Mallis from Melbourne· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. A-City 4000 class train bound for Adelaide arriving at Tonsley Station, Adelaide (51962780172): Philip Mallis from Melbourne· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. A-City 4000 class train passing over elevated rail from Flinders Station in Mitchell Park, Adelaide (51964065514): Philip Mallis from Melbourne· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. A-City 4000 class train running a service to Flinders Station near Tonsley Station in Mitchell Park, Adelaide (51962779267): Philip Mallis from Melbourne· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. A-City 4000 class train running a service to Flinders Station near Tonsley Station in Mitchell Park, Adelaide (51963778846): Philip Mallis from Melbourne· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Adelaide Metro 4000 Class at Ascot Park: Thebusofdoom· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Adelaide Metro 4000 class, also referred to as A-City trains, are electric multiple unit trains built by Bombardier Transportation (later Alstom) in Dandenong, Victoria for the electrified Adelaide rail network. They are the only class of operational electric trains in South Australia, running services on the Gawler, Seaford and Flinders lines.

who runs it

Adelaide Metro

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
power 1.6 MWpower output
seats 300passengers
built 34made in total

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 12 years ago, in 2014.
1.6 MW is about 19 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
75.2 m long: about 17 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 300: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built: 2014
in service from: 2014
status: in service
number built: 34
kind: metro
traction: electric
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom
operators: Adelaide Metro
top speed: 110 km/h
power: 1.6 MW
gauge: 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
electric system: (nominal) from overhead catenary
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
formation: 3-car sets (DM1–T–DM2)
length: 75.2 m
capacity: 300 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q16207876, Wikipedia: Adelaide Metro 4000 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.