Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock

what is it?

The Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock is a class of electric multiple units that operate on the Sydney Metro network. Built by Alstom as part of their Metropolis family, the trains are the first fully automated passenger rolling stock in Australia as well as the first single-deck electric trainsets to operate in Sydney since their withdrawal from the suburban rail network in the 1990s. They first entered service in May 2019 with the opening of the Metro North West Line, with additional trainsets ordered for the City & Southwest extension, which partially opened in 2024, with the remaining Sydenham to Bankstown section expected to open in 2026.

who runs it

Metro Trains Sydney

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• power 3.2 MWpower output
• weight 240 tin working order
• built 45made 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 7 years ago, in 2019.
• 🚗3.2 MW is about 38 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 40 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏122 m long: about 27 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built

2019

in service from

2019

status

in service

number built

45

kind

Metro (EMU)

traction

electric

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Alstom

designer

Xavier Allard

operators

Metro Trains Sydney

top speed

120 km/h

power

3.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

(nominal) from overhead catenary

wheel arrangement

2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′

formation

6 car sets, TC–MPC–MC–MC–MPC–TC

length

122 m

weight

240 t

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

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