Taipei Metro C321 | |
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In service | 1999−present |
Manufacturer | Siemens, SGP Verkehrstechnik, Union Carriage & Wagon,[1] China Steel (assembly of 18 sets)[2] |
Built at | Germany |
Family name | Modular Metro |
Constructed | 1998–1999 |
Refurbished | 2023–present |
Number built | 216 vehicles (36 sets) |
Formation | 6-car sets DM1–T–M2+M2–T–DM1 |
Fleet numbers |
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Capacity | 1,914 passengers |
Operators | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |
Depots | Tucheng, Nangang |
Lines served | Bannan line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Train length | 141 m (462 ft 7 in) |
Car length | 23.5 m (77 ft 1 in) |
Width | 3.18 m (10 ft 5 in) |
Height | 3,585 mm (11 ft 9.1 in) |
Wheel diameter | 850–775 mm (33.5–30.5 in) (new–worn)[3] |
Wheelbase | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)[3] |
Maximum speed |
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Weight |
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Traction system | |
Traction motors | 4 × 230 kW (310 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output | 3.68 MW (4,930 hp) |
Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s) |
Deceleration |
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Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ |
Bogies | SF 2000[3] |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative and disc brakes[4] |
Safety system(s) | ATC/ATO, ATS |
Coupling system | Tomlinson |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Taipei Metro C321 is the second generation of heavy-capacity rolling stock[5] used on the Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan. Built by Siemens Mobility in Germany, it was introduced on the Bannan line in 1999.