AM5-M2 and AM4-M4

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AM5-M2
BudapestAlstom.jpg
Manufacturer Alstom Konstal
Built at Chorzów, Poland
Family name Metropolis
Replaced 81–717, Ev, EvA
Constructed2009–2013
Entered serviceSeptember 7, 2012 [1] [2]
Number built22
Formation
  • 5 cars per trainset:
  • Mc-M-T-M-Mc
CapacityTrainset: 209 seats (Mc: 37, M: 45, T: 45)
Operators BKV
DepotsFehér út
Lines served Line 2
Specifications
Train length100.16 m (328 ft 7+14 in)
Car length
  • Mc: 19.846 m (65 ft 1+38 in)
  • M: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+12 in)
  • T: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+12 in)
Width2,780 mm (9 ft 1+12 in)
Height3,696 mm (12 ft 1+12 in)
Floor height1,140 mm (44+78 in)
Doors8 double
Wheelbase 2 m (6 ft 7 in) (bogies)
Maximum speed
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 70 km/h (43 mph) (service)
Weight
  • Mc: 33 t (32 long tons; 36 short tons)
  • M: 34 t (33 long tons; 37 short tons)
  • T: 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons)
Axle load 14 t (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)
Acceleration 1.13 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2)
Deceleration 1.9 m/s2 (6.2 ft/s2)
Minimum turning radius
  • 80 m (260 ft) (depot moves)
  • 230 m (750 ft) (operationally)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Source: [3]
AM4-M4
Alstom Metropolis - Budapest Szent Gellert ter M4.jpg
Manufacturer Alstom Konstal
Family name Metropolis
Operators BKV
DepotsKelenföld
Lines served Line 4
Specifications
Train length80 m (262 ft 5+58 in)
Car length20 m (65 ft 7+38 in)

The AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 are two series of Alstom Metropolis heavy rail rolling stock that operate on lines M2 and M4 of the Budapest Metro.

Since 2009, 22 AM5-M2 sets have been constructed for use on Line M2 with delivery to be completed by 2013. A further 22 AM4-M4 sets have been constructed since 2012 for use on Line M4 with delivery due to be completed by 2014. [4] [5]

On December 5, 2016, an accident occurred on Metro Line M2 which involved an AM5-M2 rolling stock. An incoming train collided with a waiting train at the Pillangó utca metro station. This was the first serious accident in the history of the Budapest metro. The accident did not result in a fatality, but according to the prosecution, a total of twenty-one were injured, five of whom were classified as serious. [6]

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References

  1. https://www.alstom.com/hu/press-releases-news/2013/6/befejezdott-a-jarmcsere-az-m2-es-vonalon
  2. https://bkk.hu/hirek/2012/09/alstom-m2.2626/
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  5. "Successful track test of the Buda section of Metro Line 4" (in Hungarian). Budapest Transportation Center Inc. December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
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