Ev-3 (Budapest metro)

what is it?

The Ev-3s were a type of subway car used on the Budapest metro system between 1973 and 2018. The Ev-3 cars were built by Metrowagonmash (previously Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant) between 1975 and 1979. More powerful than the earlier Ev type cars, these trains were outfitted with 72kW engines rather than 66kW ones.

who runs it

Budapest Metro

base stats

• power 72 kWpower output
• weight 33 tin working order
• seats 264passengers
• built 95made 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 53 years ago, in 1973.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🧍Seats 264: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• ⌛Served for 45 years (1973–2018).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1973

in service from

1973

retired

2018

status

retired

number built

95

kind

Electric multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

builders

Metrowagonmash

operators

Budapest Metro

top speed

—

power

72 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

780V, third rail

weight

33 t

capacity

264 passengers

Dutch name

Vagon metro tipa Ev

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

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