Barcelona Metro 9000 Series

9000 Series

Exterior

Interior
Manufacturer Alstom
Family name Metropolis
Replaced 1000 and 1100 Series
Entered service 13 March 2008
Number built 56
Number in service 43
Formation MA1-MB1-R-MB2-MA2
Capacity 112 seats[1]
Operator(s) Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s) served
Specifications
Train length 86.094 m (282.46 ft)[2]
Width 2,710 mm (107 in)[3]
Height 3,859 mm (151.9 in)[3]
Doors 4 double
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The 9000 Series is a series of heavy rail rolling stock that operates on lines 2, 4, 9 and 10 of the Barcelona Metro. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) awarded the contract for the construction of the 9000 series to Alstom in 2002.[4] Constructed in Belgium, France and Spain, they are part of the Alstom Metropolis family of underground trains.[5] Today, the 9000 series also operates on the Santo Domingo Metro and Lima Metro in Latin America.[6][7]

Order and entry into service

TMB's contract with Alstom originally specified 50 driverless trains for line 9 only: in July 2005, however, TMB modified the contract to specify 34 semi-automatic trains for lines 2 and 4, and 16 driverless trains for line 9. In April 2009, TMB extended the contract to order 6 additional driverless trains for line 9.[8]

24 trains entered service on Line 2 from 13 March 2008, cascading the 2100 Series to Line 4. 10 trains also entered service on Line 4 with the 2100 Series, replacing the remaining 1000 and 1100 Series trains. The remaining 16 trains entered service on Lines 9 and 10 when the first stages of the lines opened from 13 December 2009, with six more trains to follow when more sections of lines 9 and 10 open.[9][10]

Design

The trains are capable of speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph).[9]

In Barcelona, each train consists of five walk-through cars with longitudinal seating throughout: a five-car train has 112 seats and a three-car train has 64 seats.[1] The end cars contain dedicated spaces for wheelchair users and bicycles.[11]

The trains have closed-circuit television and passenger alarms for public safety,[4] visual and audible door indicators, LCD screens for travel information and advertising, and line maps with lights that indicate the next stations. SEC Lighting provided the semi-recessed fluorescent saloon lighting for the trains.[12]

Variations

In Barcelona, there are two versions of the 9000 series fleet:

Operation

The 9000 Series presently operate on lines 2, 4 (the latter running in conjunction with the 2100 series), 9 and 10. In an unlikely event of a shortage of trains, they may operate on any standard gauge sections with an overhead power supply.

Roster

Individual cars of the 9000 Series have a four-digit number beginning with 9: originally, the car numbers ranged from 9001 to 9200 for the motor cars, and R9001 to R9550 for the trailer cars, with 50 trains available in total. Due to the order for 6 additional trains in April 2009, the numbering ranges for the 9000 Series is currently as follows:[16][17]

Lines Range
MA/MB R
9001 to 9136 R9501 to R9534
9137 to 9224 R9535 to R9556

In further detail:

Roster (as of 27 March 2015)[17]
No. Formation Operation Status Lines
019001-9002-R9501-9003-9004 Semi-automatic In service
029005-9006-R9502-9007-9008 Semi-automatic In service
039009-9010-R9503-9011-9012 Semi-automatic In service
049013-9014-R9504-9015-9016 Semi-automatic In service
059017-9018-R9505-9019-9020 Semi-automatic In service
069021-9022-R9506-9023-9024 Semi-automatic In service
079025-9026-R9507-9027-9028 Semi-automatic In service
089029-9030-R9508-9031-9032 Semi-automatic In service
099033-9034-R9509-9035-9036 Semi-automatic In service
109037-9038-R9510-9039-9040 Semi-automatic In service
119041-9042-R9511-9043-9044 Semi-automatic In service
129045-9046-R9512-9047-9048 Semi-automatic In service
139049-9050-R9513-9051-9052 Semi-automatic In service
149053-9054-R9514-9055-9056 Semi-automatic In service
159057-9058-R9515-9059-9060 Semi-automatic In service
169061-9062-R9516-9063-9064 Semi-automatic In service
179065-9066-R9517-9067-9068 Semi-automatic In service
189069-9070-R9518-9071-9072 Semi-automatic In service
199073-9074-R9519-9075-9076 Semi-automatic In service
209077-9078-R9520-9079-9080 Semi-automatic In service
219081-9082-R9521-9083-9084 Semi-automatic In service
229085-9086-R9522-9087-9088 Semi-automatic In service
239089-9090-R9523-9091-9092 Semi-automatic In service
249093-9094-R9524-9095-9096 Semi-automatic In service
259097-9098-R9525-9099-9100 Semi-automatic In service
269101-9102-R9526-9103-9104 Semi-automatic In service
279105-9106-R9527-9107-9108 Semi-automatic In service
289109-9110-R9528-9111-9112 Semi-automatic In service
299113-9114-R9529-9115-9116 Semi-automatic In service
309117-9118-R9530-9119-9120 Semi-automatic In service
319121-9122-R9531-9123-9124 Semi-automatic In service
329125-9126-R9532-9127-9128 Semi-automatic In service
339129-9130-R9533-9131-9132 Semi-automatic In service
349133-9134-R9534-9135-9136 Semi-automatic In service
359137-9138-R9535-9139-9140 Automatic In service
369141-9142-R9536-9143-9144 Automatic In service
379145-9146-R9537-9147-9148 Automatic In service
389149-9150-R9538-9151-9152 Automatic In service
399153-9154-R9539-9155-9156 Automatic In service
409157-9158-R9540-9159-9160 Automatic In service
419161-9162-R9541-9163-9164 Automatic In service
429165-9166-R9542-9167-9168 Automatic In service
439169-9170-R9543-9171-9172 Automatic In service
449173-9174-R9544-9175-9176 Automatic Stabled
459177-9178-R9545-9179-9180 Automatic Stabled
469181-9182-R9546-9183-9184 Automatic In service
479185-9186-R9547-9187-9188 Automatic In service
489189-9190-R9548-9191-9192 Automatic In service
499193-9194-R9549-9195-9196 Automatic In service
509197-9198-R9550-9199-9200 Automatic In service
519201-9202-R9551-9203-9204 Automatic In service
529205-9206-R9552-9207-9208 Automatic In service
539209-9210-R9553-9211-9212 Automatic In service
549213-9214-R9554-9215-9216 Automatic In service
559217-9218-R9555-9219-9220 Automatic Stabled
569221-9222-R9556-9223-9224 Automatic Stabled

The 11 automatic trains that are stabled at present will go into service when more sections of lines 9 and 10 open.

9000 Series abroad

A pair of 9000 series are tested on the Santo Domingo Metro.

Two other metro systems operate the 9000 series, with segregated driver cabs and walk-through cars: the Santo Domingo Metro operates 34 three-car trains with a similar external livery,[6][18] and the Lima Metro has operated 19 five-car trains in its own external and internal livery since February 2013.[7] All of these trains were also manufactured in Belgium, France and Spain.

9000 Series in culture

The Via Oberta miniature railway operates a live steam scale (1:11) version of the 9000 series in the Barcelona Metro livery.[19][20]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Badia 2009, p. 6
  2. ↑ Badia 2009, p. 7
  3. 1 2 Badia 2009, p. 5
  4. 1 2 "Brochure - Rolling Stock - Metropolis Metro - English" (PDF). Alstom. 27 May 2008. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "BcnRail 2009 highlights urban rail technology". Railway Gazette International. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. 1 2 "A Subway In Santo Domingo". Santo Domingo Live. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. 1 2 "FOTOS: Trenes que operarán en el Metro de Lima zarparon de España" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Badia 2009, p. 3
  9. 1 2 "Metropolitanos y tranvías" (PDF). 2009 Anuario del Ferrocarril (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "La L-9 arribarà el 13 de desembre a cinc estacions de Santa Coloma" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "ALSTOM exhibe el nuevo metro sin conductor" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fira Barcelona. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Metro Barcelona - Alstom" (PDF). SEC Lighting. 10 October 2012. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Barcelona metro network continues to grow". European Metropolitan Transport Authorities. December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Automated Metro, safer and more efficient". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  15. ↑ Badia 2009, p. 22-23
  16. ↑ Badia 2009, p. 22
  17. 1 2 "Metro de Barcelona - 9000" (in Spanish). Listado Del Material Ferroviario Español (listadotren.es). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Alstom delivers the first Metropolis train sets for Line 2 of Santo Domingo metro". Alstom. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Modelisme Tripulat" (in Catalan). Via Oberta. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Característiques i Dimensions" (PDF). Material Mòbil Unitat de Tren S.9000 FCMB (in Catalan). Via Oberta. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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