Alstom Metropolis 98B

Alstom Metropolis 98B[1][2][3][4][5]
Metropolis at the Wilanowska metro station
Stock typeelectric multiple unit
ManufacturerAlstom (Barcelona)
Konstal (Chorzów)
Family nameMetropolis
Constructed2000–2002
2004–2005
Number built108
DepotsKabaty
Specifications
Train length116,740 millimetres (383.01 ft)
Width2,720 millimetres (8.92 ft)
Height3,660 millimetres (12.01 ft)
Floor height1,150 millimetres (3.77 ft)
Wheel diameternew: 860 millimetres (2.82 ft)
worn: 790 millimetres (2.59 ft)
Maximum speed80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
Weight178.6 tonnes (394,000 lb)
Engine typeinduction motor
4EXA 2130 or STDa 280-4B
Power output2,880 kW
Transmissiongear train
Electric system(s)750 V DC
AAR wheel arrangement2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+
Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Braking system(s)electrodynamic, pneumatic, mechanical

Alstom Metropolis 98B is an electric multiple unit produced by the French conglomerate Alstom and operated by the Warsaw Metro as their third-generation of rolling stock. Between 2000 and 2002, and again between 2004 and 2005, a total of 108 carriages were constructed at the manufacturer’s plants in Barcelona and Chorzów, forming 18 six-car trains.

  1. ^ "Wagony z koncernu ALSTOM". Warsaw Metro (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ Fromont, Laurent (2001). "Wagony typu METROPOLIS warszawskiego metra – konstrukcja i badania". Technika Transportu Szynowego (in Polish). 1–2. Łódź: Emi-Press: 64–67. ISSN 1232-3829.
  3. ^ Ortel, Krzysztof (2011). "Przegląd aktualnie wykorzystywanego taboru szynowego dla transportu publicznego na terenie miast i na obszarach aglomeracyjnych". Wiedza Techniczna (in Polish). 1. Kamil Łukasz Deptuła: 47–64. ISSN 2082-0046.
  4. ^ "EH/250/14/PW/12 – Specyfikacja techniczna naprawy rewizyjnej silników trakcyjnych typu 4EXA 2130 oraz typu STDa 280-4B" (PDF). Warsaw Metro (in Polish). 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  5. ^ "EH/250/14/PW/12 – Podstawowe dane techniczne silnika trakcyjnego typu 4EXA 2130 oraz typu STDa 280-4B" (PDF). Warsaw Metro (in Polish). 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-19.