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Shanghai Metro AC18

🇨🇳 China ·built by CSR Nanjing Puzhen· from 2012· rolling stock of Shanghai Metro Line 13

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
Shanghai Metro AC18, photo 1 of 2
1/2 Yangfl· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The 13A01 (formerly known as AC18) is a class of rolling stock used on Line 13 of Shanghai Metro. They are manufactured by CSR Nanjing Puzhen. Entered service in 2012.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • seats 310passengers
  • built 144made 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 14 years ago, in 2012.
  • 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
2012
in service from
2012
status
in service
number built
144
kind
Class A EMU
traction
electric
origin
🇨🇳 China
builders
CSR Nanjing Puzhen
operators
Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
top speed
80 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
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 Q16303895, Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro AC18 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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