Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock

Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock
A Metropolis Stock at Chatswood station
Interior
Stock typeMetro (EMU)
In service2019–present
ManufacturerAlstom
DesignerXavier Allard[1]
Built atSri City, India
Family nameMetropolis
Constructed
  • 2016–2018 (first batch)[2]
  • 2019–2024 (second batch)
Entered service26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
Number built45 sets[3]
Number in service45 sets[3]
Formation6 car sets
TC–MPC–MC–MC–MPC–TC[4]
Fleet numbers01 – 22 (first batch)
23 – 45 (second batch)
OperatorsMetro Trains Sydney
Depots
Lines served North West & Bankstown
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length121.5 m (398 ft 7+1532 in)
Car length20.25 m (66 ft 5+14 in)
Width3,035 mm (9 ft 11+12 in)
Height~3.7 m (12 ft 1+1116 in)
Doors3 per side
Wheel diameter840–770 mm (33–30 in) (new–worn)[5]
Wheelbase2,300 mm (91 in)[5]
Maximum speed
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
  • 100 km/h (62 mph) (service)
Weight240 t (240 long tons; 260 short tons)[6]
Traction systemAlstom OPTONIX 2-level IGBTVVVF[4]
Traction motors16 × Alstom 4-ECA-2120 200 kW (270 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[4][7]
Power output3.2 MW (4,300 hp)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesB 23[5]
Braking system(s)Electro-pneumatic
Safety system(s)Alstom Urbalis 400 moving block CBTC with subsystems of ATC, ATO under GoA 4 (UTO), ATP, Iconis ATS and Smartlock CBI[4]
Coupling systemDellner
SeatingLongitudinal
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock is a class of electric multiple units that operate on the Sydney Metro network. Built by Alstom as part of their Metropolis family, the trains are the first fully automated passenger rolling stock in Australia as well as the first single-deck electric trainsets to operate in Sydney since their withdrawal from the suburban rail network in the 1990s.

They first entered service in May 2019 with the opening of the Metro North West Line, with additional trainsets ordered for the City & Southwest extension, which partially opened in 2024, with the remaining Sydenham to Bankstown section expected to open in 2025. A total of 270 carriages, making up 45 6-car sets have been built.

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  2. ^ Upadhyay, Ankita; Collet, Coralie; Miller, Samuel (6 December 2018). "Alstom successfully delivers last train for Sydney Metro". Alstom. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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