Barcelona Metro 9000 Series

9000 Series
Exterior
Interior
Manufacturer	Alstom
Family name	Metropolis
Replaced	1000 and 1100 Series
Constructed	2006–2008
Entered service	13 March 2008
Number built	58 [1]
Number in service	58 [1]
Formation	MA1-MB1-R-MB2-MA2
Capacity	112 seats [2]
Operators	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Lines served
Specifications
Train length	86.094 m (282 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [3]
Width	2,710 mm (8 ft 10+3⁄4 in) [4]
Height	3,859 mm (12 ft 7+7⁄8 in) [4]
Doors	4 double
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,200–1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

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. ^[5] Constructed in Belgium, France and Spain, they are part of the Alstom Metropolis family of underground trains. ^[6] Today, the 9000 series also operates in Latin America on the Santo Domingo Metro, Panama Metro, Lima Metro, ^{[7] [8]} and 18 three-car trains of this model on Line 3 of the Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano.

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. ^[9]

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. ^{[10] [11]}

Design

The trains are capable of speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph). ^[10]

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. ^[2] The end cars contain dedicated spaces for wheelchair users and bicycles. ^[12]

The trains have closed-circuit television and passenger alarms for public safety, ^[5] 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. ^[13]

The actual train cars are made of aluminum ^[14] with mostly plastic and metal interior parts.

Integral Design and Development was in charge of the exterior and interior design of those vehicles back in 2002, in both driving possibilities, driverless and conventional driver's cab.

Variations

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

• 34 trains on lines 2/4 have segregated driver cabs and red dot-matrix running numbers, although passengers can still see through the front. They are capable of manual and automatic operation.
• 22 trains on lines 9/10 are automatic and driverless. ^[15] However, driver controls are available if necessary, and they have front-end evacuation ramps and a smaller front window. ^{[16] [17]}

Operation

Train arriving to Airport T1 station (Barcelona Metro line 9).

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 R9501 to R9550 for the trailer cars, with 50 trains available in total. Due to the order for 6 additional trains in April 2009, and another two in 2019, the numbering ranges for the 9000 Series is currently as follows: ^{[18] [19]}

Lines	Range
	MA/MB	R
	9001 to 9120 9225 to 9232	R9501 to R9530 R9557 to R9558
	9121 to 9224	R9531 to R9556

In further detail:

Roster (as of 18 March 2022) [19]
No.	Formation	Operation	Lines	Notes
01	9001-9002-R9501-9003-9004	Semi-automatic
02	9005-9006-R9502-9007-9008
03	9009-9010-R9503-9011-9012
04	9013-9014-R9504-9015-9016
05	9017-9018-R9505-9019-9020
06	9021-9022-R9506-9023-9024
07	9025-9026-R9507-9027-9028
08	9029-9030-R9508-9031-9032
09	9033-9034-R9509-9035-9036
10	9037-9038-R9510-9039-9040
11	9041-9042-R9511-9043-9044
12	9045-9046-R9512-9047-9048
13	9049-9050-R9513-9051-9052
14	9053-9054-R9514-9055-9056
15	9057-9058-R9515-9059-9060
16	9061-9062-R9516-9063-9064
17	9065-9066-R9517-9067-9068
18	9069-9070-R9518-9071-9072
19	9073-9074-R9519-9075-9076
20	9077-9078-R9520-9079-9080
21	9081-9082-R9521-9083-9084
22	9085-9086-R9522-9087-9088
23	9089-9090-R9523-9091-9092			Transferred from L2.
24	9093-9094-R9524-9095-9096
25	9097-9098-R9525-9099-9100
26	9101-9102-R9526-9103-9104
27	9105-9106-R9527-9107-9108
28	9109-9110-R9528-9111-9112
29	9113-9114-R9529-9115-9116
30	9117-9118-R9530-9119-9120
31	9121-9122-R9531-9123-9124	Automatic		Transferred from L4.
32	9125-9126-R9532-9127-9128
33	9129-9130-R9533-9131-9132
34	9133-9134-R9534-9135-9136
35	9137-9138-R9535-9139-9140
36	9141-9142-R9536-9143-9144
37	9145-9146-R9537-9147-9148
38	9149-9150-R9538-9151-9152
39	9153-9154-R9539-9155-9156
40	9157-9158-R9540-9159-9160
41	9161-9162-R9541-9163-9164
42	9165-9166-R9542-9167-9168
43	9169-9170-R9543-9171-9172
44	9173-9174-R9544-9175-9176
45	9177-9178-R9545-9179-9180
46	9181-9182-R9546-9183-9184
47	9185-9186-R9547-9187-9188
48	9189-9190-R9548-9191-9192
49	9193-9194-R9549-9195-9196
50	9197-9198-R9550-9199-9200
51	9201-9202-R9551-9203-9204			2nd batch (2009).
52	9205-9206-R9552-9207-9208
53	9209-9210-R9553-9211-9212
54	9213-9214-R9554-9215-9216
55	9217-9218-R9555-9219-9220
56	9221-9222-R9556-9223-9224
57	9225-9226-R9557-9227-9228	Semi-automatic		3rd batch (2019).
58	9229-9230-R9558-9231-9232

9000 Series abroad

Two sets of 9000 series are parked at La Isabela on the Santo Domingo Metro.

Four other metro systems operate the manual version of the 9000 series or its derivatives, with segregated driver cabs and walk-through cars: the Santo Domingo Metro operates 34 three-car trains with a similar external livery, ^{[7] [20]} and the Lima Metro has operated 19 five-car trains in its own external and internal livery since February 2013. ^[8] The Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano (SITEUR) is now operating 18 of them on line 3. All of these trains were also manufactured in Belgium, France and Spain. ^{[ citation needed ]}Very similar rolling stock is used in the Panama Metro. They were all made in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^{[21] [22]}

Citations

1. "Basic Data 2022". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Barcelona: Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
2. Badia 2009, p. 6
3. Badia 2009, p. 7
4. Badia 2009, p. 5
5. "Brochure – Rolling Stock – Metropolis Metro – English" (PDF). Alstom. 27 May 2008. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
6. "BcnRail 2009 highlights urban rail technology". Railway Gazette International. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
7. "A Subway in Santo Domingo". Santo Domingo Live. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
8. "FOTOS: Trenes que operarán en el Metro de Lima zarparon de España". El Comercio (in Spanish). 23 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
9. Badia 2009 , p. 3
10. "Metropolitanos y tranvías" (PDF). 2009 Anuario del Ferrocarril (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
11. "La L-9 arribarà el 13 de desembre a cinc estacions de Santa Coloma" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
12. "ALSTOM exhibe el nuevo metro sin conductor" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fira Barcelona. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
13. "Metro Barcelona – Alstom" (PDF). SEC Lighting. 10 October 2012. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
14. "Secretaria de Metro de Panama – Turnkey Metro for Panama Metro L1" (PDF). alstom.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015.
15. "Barcelona metro network continues to grow". European Metropolitan Transport Authorities. December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
16. "Automated Metro, safer and more efficient". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
17. Badia 2009 , pp. 22–23
18. Badia 2009 , p. 22
19. "Metro de Barcelona – 9000" (in Spanish). Listado Del Material Ferroviario Español (listadotren.es). 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
20. "Alstom delivers the first Metropolis train sets for Line 2 of Santo Domingo metro". Alstom. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
21. "Modelisme Tripulat" (in Catalan). Via Oberta. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
22. "Característiques i Dimensions" (PDF). Material Mòbil Unitat de Tren S.9000 FCMB (in Catalan). Via Oberta. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

References

• Badia, Xavier (2009), "Trens S-9000 – Railgrup Octubre 09" (PDF), Barcelona Metròpolis L-9, Alstom Transport, retrieved 6 April 2015