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MPM-10
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2016· metro train model used in Montreal
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Métro Azur Montréal (14304525428) (2): Michel Craig from Montréal, Québec, Canada· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Montreal Metro MPM-10 trains at Plamondon Station dllu: Dllu· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. MPM-10 - 011: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. MPM-10 - 030: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. MPM-10 - Azur - 23: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. MPM-10 - Azur - 33: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. MPM-10 - Azur - 55: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. MPM-10 - Azur - 71: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. MPM-10 - Azur - 82: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. MPM-10 - Azur - 93: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The MPM-10 (Montréal Pneumatic Material 2010), commonly known as the Azur, is the third and newest generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro in Canada, built by a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom. The first MPM-10 train entered into service on the Orange Line in February 2016, replacing the entire first-generation MR-63 fleet. 71 nine-car trains have been built, and are currently in service on the Orange and Green Lines.
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 10 years ago, in 2016.
- 4.2 MW is about 49 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 40 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 152 m long: about 34 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 262: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2016
- in service from
- 2016
- status
- in service
- number built
- 639
- kind
- Rubber-tyred metro (EMU)
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom
- designer
- Labbé Designers et associés
- operators
- Société de transport de Montréal
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 4.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC (nominal) from "third rail" on guide bars at either track side
- formation
- 9-car sets
- length
- 152 m
- weight
- 238 t
- capacity
- 262 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3273137, Wikipedia: MPM-10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.