Alstom Metropolis 98B

what is it?

Alstom Metropolis 98B is an electric multiple unit produced by the French conglomerate Alstom and operated by the Warsaw Metro as their third-generation of rolling stock. Between 2000 and 2002, and again between 2004 and 2005, a total of 108 carriages were constructed at the manufacturer’s plants in Barcelona and Chorzów, forming 18 six-car trains.

who runs it

Metro Warszawskie

base stats

• built 108made 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 26 years ago, in 2000.
• 📏117 m long: about 26 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 26 years.

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

spec sheet

built

2000

in service from

2000

status

in service

number built

108

kind

electric multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

builders

Alstom, Konstal

operators

Metro Warszawskie

top speed

—

power

—

formation

6-car sets, Tc–M–M–M–M–Tc

length

117 m

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

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