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Shanghai Metro AC09 and AC10

🇨🇳 China ·built by Changchun Alstom Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd.· from 2008· rolling stock of Shanghai Metro Lines 7, 9 and 12

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
Shanghai Metro AC09 and AC10, photo 1 of 2
1/2 TimShi· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The 07A01, 09A02 and the 12A01 (formerly known as AC09 and AC10) are a class of electric multiple unit currently used on Line 7, Line 9 and Line 12 of Shanghai Metro. They were first entered service in November 2008 on Line 9. In 2014, AC10 renamed 07A01, AC09A renamed 09A02 and AC09B renamed 12A01.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • seats 310passengers
  • built 744made 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 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
744
kind
Class A EMU
traction
electric
origin
🇨🇳 China
builders
Changchun Alstom Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd.
designer
TRICON Design
operators
Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
top speed
80 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
formation
Tc-Mp-M+M-Mp-Tc
length
140 m
capacity
310 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10868070, Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro AC09 and AC10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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