Bombardier Movia

Bombardier Movia
A Delhi Metro Movia train
Interior of Movia 456 for Shenzhen Metro Line 1
Manufacturer	Bombardier
Family name	Movia
Constructed	2001 - present
Specifications
Traction system	Bombardier IGBT-VVVF Bombardier MITRAC IGBT-VVVF
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC (OHLE), 750 V DC (Third rail) 630 V DC (Fourth rail) 1.5 kV DC (Overhead line)

A C951 train in Kim Chuan Depot.

Bombardier Movia is a family of metro train built by Bombardier Transportation. The structure and body shell are fully customisable for the needs of each system that orders it. Unlike most traditional metro trains, they usually have full-width gangways between carriages, allowing passengers to walk the entire length of the train. The design was developed by Adtranz which was acquired by Bombardier in 2001.

Guangzhou Metro, Shanghai Metro, and Shenzhen Metro all use Movia 456 trains, while Bucharest Metro use the Movia 346. Movia trains are on order and entering service for the London Underground (designated S Stock and 2009 Stock), Toronto Subway (designated Toronto Rocket), and Delhi Metro. Singapore MRT has accepted an order of 92 C951 trains, one of the largest orders in Singapore.

Operators

Canada

TTC Toronto Rocket Movia

Interior of the Toronto Rocket, showing the wide gangway between cars

• Toronto Transit Commission (Toronto subway and RT)
  • 80 six-car trains (480 cars in total)^[1][2] on the Yonge–University line: delivery began in October 2010 and the first train entered revenue service on July 21, 2011

People's Republic of China

• Guangzhou Metro - 34 six-car units (204 cars).
• Shanghai Metro - 134 six-car units (804 cars).
• Shenzhen Metro - 22 six-car units (132 cars).

India

• Delhi Metro
  • 614 cars - Phase II (460 in service)^[3][4][5]

Romania

• Metrorex (Bucharest Metro)
  • 44 trains (264 cars)

Singapore

• Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
  • 92 three car trains (276 cars), on the MRT Downtown Line in 2013 C951

Thailand

• Bangkok BTS Skytrain
  • 17 four-car units (68 cars). Delivered on June 25, 2010 and enter service late 2010 on the Silom line running between the National Stadium and Wongwian Yai stations.

United Kingdom

Interior of a Movia S Stock carriage for London Underground

• London Underground
  • 47 trains - Movia tube stock, 8 car (2009 Stock).
  • 191 trains - Movia sub-surface stock, 7 or 8 car (S Stock).
  • Total of 1771 cars

Sweden

• Stockholm Metro
  • 80 C30 Movia cars have been ordered for delivery in 2017–2021

Production

• LEW Hennigsdorf, Hennigsdorf，Germany - former Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke (later Adtranz/AEG Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH)
• Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles Co Ltd, Changchun, China - joint venture plant with Changchun Railway Vehicles Company Limited
• Savli railcar and electrical component manufacturing plant, Vadodara District (Gujarat), India
• Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - former Canadian Car and Foundry plant (Hawker Siddeley Canada/Urban Transportation Development Corporation)
• Litchurch Lane, Derby, England, UK

See also

• Siemens Mobility
• Siemens Modular Metro

References

1. Toronto Transit Commission (March 6, 2015). "TTC Service Summary - March 29,2015 to May 9, 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-22.
2. "Procurement Authorization Amendment to Purchase 10 Additional Toronto Rocket Train Sets - Purchase Order No. C31PD05761" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
3. News - Media Centre. Bombardier. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.
4. First video clip of set operating
5. Delhi orders more Movia metro cars. Railway Gazette. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.

External links

• Movia official web site