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VAG Class G1
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Siemens Mobility· from 2020· Type of train operated on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network
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- 1. U-BahnG1: Marv7000· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The VAG Class G1 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system. They have replaced the VAG Class DT1 and VAG Class DT2 previously in service on Nuremberg U-Bahn line U1. On 20 August 2020, the first of three G1 trains entered into the revenue service.
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 6 years ago, in 2020.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 75.9 m long: about 17 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 476: 10 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 2 years (2020–2022).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2020
- in service from
- 2020
- retired
- 2022
- status
- retired
- number built
- 34
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Siemens Mobility
- designer
- ergon3Design
- operators
- VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 4-car sets
- length
- 75.9 m
- capacity
- 476 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q48755578, Wikipedia: VAG Class G1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.