2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Shanghai Metro Line 3 AC03 Train: Jucember· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. PM216型03001号车组出站: Hatsuchiri· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 03A01 (formerly known as AC03) is a current rolling stock used on Line 3 of Shanghai Metro. They are developed by Alstom and built by CSR Nanjing Puzhen. The contract was awarded to Alstom on 11 May 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 24 years ago, in 2002.
- 140 m long: about 31 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 300: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 24 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2002
- in service from
- 2002
- status
- in service
- number built
- 168
- kind
- Class A EMU
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Alstom, CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd.
- designer
- MBD Design
- operators
- Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Tc-Mp-M+M-Mp-Tc
- length
- 140 m
- capacity
- 300 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q10868065, Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro AC03 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.