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- 1. Breda A650: The Port of Authority ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. A650 LA Metro Train at Union Station: Haha169· CC0
- 3. Breda A650 in Shop: TJH2018· CC BY-SA 3.0 us
what is it?
The A650 is an electric multiple unit rapid transit (known locally as a subway) car built for use on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The cars were manufactured by the Italian company Breda at its Pistoia plant in Italy between 1988 and 1997 and are used on the Metro B and D Lines.
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 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 45.4 m long: about 10 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 238: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 33 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993
- in service from
- 1993
- status
- in service
- number built
- 104
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Breda
- operators
- Los Angeles Metro Rail
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 2 cars per unit, 2–3 units per train
- length
- 45.4 m
- weight
- 36.3 t
- capacity
- 238 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4770499, Wikipedia: Breda A650 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.