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Kinki Sharyo P3010

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2016· class of tramcar in Los Angeles

🚋 tram / light rail electric ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Kinki Sharyo P3010 1: LACMTA· Public domain
2. LA Metro Rail Expo Line Kinki Sharyo P3010 17th St Santa Monica College Station (48943282587): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. Kinki Sharyo P3010 2: LACMTA· Public domain
4. KinkisharyoP3010: Waltarrrrr· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. LA Metro Line E Kinki Sharyo P3010 LaCienega Jefferson Station (48942543188): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. LA Metro Line E Kinki Sharyo P3010 LaCienega Jefferson Station (48943282047) (cropped): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. LA Metro Line E Kinki Sharyo P3010 LaCienega Jefferson Station (48943282047): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. LA Metro Line E Kinki Sharyo P3010 LaCienega Jefferson Station (48943282147): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. LA Metro Rail Expo Line Kinki Sharyo P3010 17th St Santa Monica College Station (48942543738): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. LA Metro Rail Expo Line Kinki Sharyo P3010 17th St Santa Monica College Station (48943280142): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The P3010 is an articulated light rail car used on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, operated on all of the Metro Rail light rail lines. Ordered by Metro in 2012, the first train entered service in 2016. A total of 235 trains were built, making it Metro's largest rail fleet.

who runs it

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

base stats

speed 104 km/htop speed
power 580 kWpower output
weight 44.9 tin working order
seats 68passengers
built 235made 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 10 years ago, in 2016.
580 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
27.1 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 2016
in service from: 2016
status: in service
number built: 235
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: Kinki Sharyo
operators: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
top speed: 104 km/h
power: 580 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo′(2)′Bo′
length: 27.1 m
weight: 44.9 t
capacity: 68 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q29441736, Wikipedia: Kinki Sharyo P3010 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.