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Renfe Class 446

🇪🇸 Spain ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· electric multiple unit train type

Renfe Class 446, photo 1 of 5
1/5 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Renfe Class 446 is a series of electric multiple units designed to provide effective commuter services in major urban centers in Spain.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • power 2.4 MWpower output
  • built 170made 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

  • 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 76 m long: about 17 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
—
number built
170
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇪🇸 Spain
builders
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
operators
Renfe Operadora, Rodalies de Catalunya
top speed
100 km/h
power
2.4 MW
gauge
1,668 mm Iberian broad gauge
electric system
3000 V DC Catenary
wheel arrangement
Bo'Bo - 2'2' - Bo'Bo'
formation
3 cars per set
length
76 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3425407, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 446 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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