LRTA 1200 class

what is it?

The LRTA 1200 class is the third-generation class of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) of Manila's LRT Line 1, built by Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo. Purchased as part of the second phase of the capacity expansion of the line, the trains entered service in December 2006.

who runs it

Light Rail Transit AuthorityLight Rail Manila Corporation

base stats

• seats 272passengers
• built 48made 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 20 years ago, in 2006.
• 📏106 m long: about 23 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 272: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 20 years.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built

2006

in service from

2006

status

in service

number built

48

kind

Light rail vehicle

origin

🇵🇭 Philippines

builders

Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo

operators

Light Rail Transit Authority, Light Rail Manila Corporation

top speed

—

power

—

formation

4 cars per trainset, (Mc–M–M–Mc)

length

106 m

capacity

272 passengers

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