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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. X'Trapolis 2.0 set 8105 at South Yarra railway station (11 June 2026): PEPSI697· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Completed X'Trapolis 2.0 carriage 8105 Alstom Ballarat Workshops: Wongm· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Side front view of XTrapolis 2 train at Garden Siding at Newport Workshops during sneak preview in April 2026 in Newport, Melbourne: Philip Mallis· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 1: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 5. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 2: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 6. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 3: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 7. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 4: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 8. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 5: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 9. X'Trapolis 2.0 2026 7: Totallynotarandomalt69· CC BY 4.0
- 10. X'Trapolis 2.0 8101 at Newport Workshops sidings (23 March 2025): PEPSI697· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The X'Trapolis 2.0 is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains produced for the suburban rail network of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. The trains are part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family. Construction of the trains started in 2024 at Alstom's Ballarat North Workshops, and testing began in March 2025.
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 0 years ago, in 2026.
- Weighs about as much as 41 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 144 m long: about 32 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 798: 16 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- number built
- 66
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- electric system
- (nominal) from overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 6-car sets, Mc–Tp–M1–M2–Tp–Mc
- length
- 144 m
- weight
- 244 t
- capacity
- 798 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q107071194, Wikipedia: X'Trapolis 2.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.