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what is it?
The São Paulo Metro E stock is a class of electric multiple units built by Alstom between 1996 and 1999.
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.
- 3 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 131 m long: about 29 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 30 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1999
- in service from
- 1996
- status
- in service
- number built
- 11
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 3 MW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- formation
- 6-car sets (A–B–B–B–B–A)
- length
- 131 m
- weight
- 37.6 t
- capacity
- 8 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q20055824, Wikipedia: São Paulo Metro E stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.