Innovia APM 256

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Innovia APM 256 (Taipei Metro C370/BT370)
Bombardier INNOVIA APM 256 approaching Daan Station 20210418.jpg
An INNOVIA APM 256 train approaching Daan station, April 2021
In service
  • 2009–present (Taipei)
  • 2021–present (Chicago) [1]
Manufacturer Bombardier Transportation
Built at West Mifflin, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Family name INNOVIA APM
Replaced VAL 256 (Chicago) [lower-alpha 1]
Constructed
  • 2006–2009 (Taipei)
  • 2017–2019 (Chicago)
Entered service
  • 4 July 2009 (2009-07-04) (Taipei)
  • 3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) (Chicago) [1]
Number built238
Number in service
  • Taipei: 202 carriages (101 units)
  • Chicago: 36 carriages (12 trains)
Formation
  • Taipei: 2 cars per unit, 2 units per train
  • Chicago: 3 cars (A–B–C) per train
Fleet numbers
  • Taipei: 101–201
  • Chicago: 1–12
Capacity
  • 162 (20 seated, 142 standing) per car (Taipei)
  • 49 (8 seated, 41 standing) per car (Chicago)
Operators
Depots
  • Taipei: Muzha, Neihu
  • Chicago: Terminal 1, Consolidated Rental Car Facility
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length13.78 m (45 ft 3 in)
Width2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) [ citation needed ]
Height3.53 m (11 ft 7 in)
Doors2 × 2 per car
Maximum speed
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (Chicago service)
  • 70 km/h (43 mph) (Taipei service)
Weight37.2 tonnes (82,000 lb)
Traction systemBombardier MITRAC TC540 IGBT–VVVF [2]
Traction motors 2 × Bombardier 1512A 118 kW (158 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor [2]
Power output472 kW (633 hp)
Acceleration 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (service)
  • 2.35 m/s2 (7.7 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s) 750 V DC   third rail
Current collector(s) Contact shoe
UIC classification
  • Taipei: AA+AA
  • Chicago: AA+11+AA
AAR wheel arrangement
  • Taipei: A-A+A-A
  • Chicago: A-A+1-1+A-A
Safety system(s) Moving block Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC–ATC under ATO GoA 4 (UTO)
Coupling system Scharfenberg
Track gauge 1,880 mm (6 ft 2 in)

The Bombardier INNOVIA APM 256 (internally code-named the Taipei Metro C370 or BT370 by the operational arm of Taipei Metro, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation) is the second generation of automated guideway transit rolling stock to be used on Wenhu line (Brown Line) of the Taipei Metro. They are distinguished from their predecessors, Matra VAL256, by their circular front headlights and a grey livery, with a green stripe above. Also, instead of yellow forward-facing seats, the train offers blue seats that face inward.

Contents

A total of 101 2-car train sets were purchased and produced, for a total of 202 cars. [3] The sets are numbered from 101 to 201, with both cars in a set receiving the same numbers. They were originally numbered from 52 to 152, continuing the sequence from the first-generation Matra-made sets, but in order to distinguish between the newer and older trains, they were renumbered from 101 onwards.

In May 2015, the Chicago O'Hare Airport Transit System (ATS) awarded Bombardier with a contract to supply 36 Innovia APM 256 vehicles, replacing all VAL 256 vehicles currently in service. [4] The ATS was initially shut down for complete overhaul on 8 January 2019 and was expected to open in Autumn 2019, however this was delayed [5] to 3 November 2021. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ VAL 256 continues to operate in Taipei alongside INNOVIA APM 256 with upgraded signalling provided by Bombardier Transportation

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