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Civia
🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· from 2003· 2003 CAF/Siemens commuter train class
what is it?
Civia is a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF and Siemens for the Renfe Cercanías commuter railway networks in Spain. The first units entered service in 2003. The Civia train concept was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind, and to meet the goals of reliability, frequency and punctuality.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 277: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 23 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2003
- in service from
- 2003
- status
- in service
- number built
- 192
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Siemens, Alstom
- operators
- Renfe Operadora, Rodalies de Catalunya
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
- electric system
- 3 kV DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
- formation
- 462: A1–A2 (2-car), 463: A1–A3–A2 (3-car), 464: A1–A4–A3–A2 (4-car), 465: A1–A4–A3–A5–A2 (5-car)
- length
- 22.8 m
- weight
- 80 t
- capacity
- 277 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2756208, Wikipedia: Civia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.