what is it?
The MVG Class B is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft on the Munich U-Bahn system. The prototypes were delivered in 1981, and the full-production units from 1987. A derivative of the Class B, the VAG Class DT2, was in service on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system until 2022.
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 45 years ago, in 1981.
- 872 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 37.6 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 192: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 45 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1981
- in service from
- 1981
- status
- in service
- number built
- 126
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- MAN SE, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Deutsche Waggonbau
- operators
- Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 872 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC third rail
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 37.6 m
- weight
- 1 t
- capacity
- 192 passengers
- Dutch name
- MVG-metrotype B
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18943, Wikipedia: MVG Class B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.