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- 1. 201604 AC08-233 enters Lujiazui Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. SM02037: YuDiao1118· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 02A02 (formerly known as AC08) is a class of electric multiple unit currently used on Line 2 of Shanghai Metro. It was introduced into service in 2008 with the west extension of Line 2. A total of 168 cars were built by Alstom and CSR Nanjing Puzhen.
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 18 years ago, in 2008.
- 140 m long: about 31 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 310: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2008
- in service from
- 2008
- status
- in service
- number built
- 168
- kind
- Class A EMU
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Tc-Mp-M-Mp+Mp-M-Mp-Tc
- length
- 140 m
- capacity
- 310 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q10846293, Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro AC08 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.