Siemens Inspiro

Siemens Inspiro
Siemens Inspiro
	Siemens Inspiro on M2 line of Warsaw Metro
	Interior of Inspiro for Riyadh Metro.
Stock type	EMU
In service	2013–present
Manufacturer	Siemens
Family name	Inspiro
Constructed	2012–present
Predecessor	Modular Metro
Formation	2–8 car sets
Capacity	Basic configuration: 1,450 (256 seated, 1,194 standing); Variants: depends on configuration of seats and size of train and car body;
Operators	Warsaw Metro; Munich U-Bahn; Rapid Kuala Lumpur; Nuremberg U-Bahn; BTS Skytrain; Bangkok MRT; Sofia Metro; Vienna U-Bahn;
Lines served	M1 and M2 (Warsaw Metro); Line 9 (Rapid KL); U1 (Nuremberg U-Bahn); Line 3 (Sofia Metro); Sukhumvit Line and Silom Line (BTS Skytrain); Blue Line (Bangkok MRT);
Specifications
Car body construction	Welded aluminium (most trains); Stainless steel (Rapid KL);
Car length	18.6–22 m (61 ft 0 in – 72 ft 2 in) over couplers
Width	2.63–3 m (8 ft 8 in – 9 ft 10 in) over door step
Doors	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in) exterior sliding or sliding-plug, 2–4 per side
Maximum speed	80–100 km/h (50–62 mph)
Axle load	Basic configuration: 12.6 t (12.4 long tons; 13.9 short tons); Variants: 16–17 t (16–17 long tons; 18–19 short tons);
Traction system	Forced or natural air-cooled Siemens SIBAC IGBT–VVVF
Electric system(s)	750 V DC third rail (most trains); 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (Sofia Metro); 630–750 V DC fourth rail (London Underground); Up to 25 kV AC overhead catenary (Inspiro HC);
Current collector(s)	Third rail: Contact shoe; OHLE: Pantograph;
Seating	Basic configuration: Longitudinal; Variants: Transversal or mixed;
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Siemens Inspiro is a family of electric multiple unit trains designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsaw Metro on 6 October 2013.

Genesis

In October 2009, Siemens Mobility started development on a new subway product family. It collaborated with DesignworksUSA on design aspects.^[3] The company based its design on Modular Metro vehicles previously produced for Vienna, Oslo and Nuremberg.

Metros using Siemens Inspiro technology

Australia

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply 12 3-car driverless sets for the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport Line. Due to the higher overhead line voltage of 25 kV 50 Hz AC,^[4]^[5] these trains will be part of the Inspiro High Capacity (Inspiro HC) family. The first trains are expected to enter service in 2026.^[6]

Austria

In September 2017, Wiener Linien ordered 34 new subway trains for the Vienna U-Bahn called Type X from Siemens Transportation Systems to replace the older “Silver Arrows” (Type U). The first trains will be used on the U1 - U4 lines from 2023 and will be used automated on the U5 line from 2026. The Last cars operated 2030 (55th).

Bulgaria

30 new metro 3-car trainsets have been ordered for the M3 line of the Sofia Metro to enter into service April 2020.^[7]^[8] The contract includes an option for 30 additional cars to extend these trains to 4 cars long.

Germany

MVG has ordered first 21 six-carriage trains for the Munich U-Bahn in November 2010 (Class C2.11) with second option of 22 units in 2019 (Class C2.12) and third option of 24 units in 2020 (Class C2.13), bringing the total number to 67. MVG has designated the trains as Class C2, differentiating them from C1, which wasn't based on Inspiro. The delivery began in 2012 with the last unit to be delivered in 2024.

VAG ordered 21 four-carriage trains for the Nuremberg U-Bahn in 2015, designated as G1, with the first entry into revenue service in 2020.

Malaysia

Rapid KL - Kajang line in service 4-car trainsets configuration^[9]

Poland

Warsaw Metro - in service 6-car trainsets configuration^[10]

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Metro - in service 2-car and 4-car trainsets configuration for Line 1 and Line 2.^[11]^[12]

Thailand

BTS Skytrain - In service, 22 4-car trainsets were ordered to be used on both Sukhumvit Line & Silom Line extensions in 2018, all in service by 2019.
Bangkok MRT - In serice, 35 3-car trainsets were ordered for the MRT Blue Line extension in 2017, with all trains in service by 2020.^[13]^[14] In 2024, Ch. Karnchang ordered 53 3-car trains for use on both the Blue Line and Orange Line with a consortium consisting of Siemens, Bozankaya, and ST Engineering. The first contract includes the supply of 32 3-car trainsets for the MRT Orange Line, while the second contract includes the supply of 21 3-car trainsetrs to extend the current fleet of Blue Line trains. Both trainsets will be manufactured at Bozankaya factory in Ankara, Turkey with the same configuration and design as the Inspiro fleet used on the Blue Line in Bangkok.^[15]

United Kingdom

Siemens was awarded a contract worth £1.5bn for 94 9-car sets based on the Inspiro to replace the existing 1973 Stock used on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. The first of the type is expected to enter service in 2025.^[16] There are also options for a total of 250 trains allowing replacement of all existing trains on the deep-level Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines.

Gallery

Warsaw Metro train at Kabaty depot.
Rapid KL train at Semantan
Inspiro Typ G1 rolling stock for Nuremberg U-Bahn
Sofia Metro new rolling stock.
Riyadh Metro rolling stock for the Blue and Red Lines.
Inspiro EMU-A2 train of the Sukhumvit Line at Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Station
Inspiro EMU-BLE train of the MRT Blue Line approaching Bang Phai Station with Tha Phra station in the background.
Siemens Inspiro trainset platform

References

^ "Metro "Wiener Linien" 34 six-car Type X metro vehicles" (PDF). siemens.com. Siemens Mobility.
^ "Inspiro HC – the metro for high capacity". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Warszawa metro selects Siemens Inspiro". Railway Gazette International. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ O'Sullivan, Matt (28 May 2023). "Why Sydney will end up with three incompatible metro train lines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "Transform mobility in Western Sydney". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Artymiuk, Simon (12 January 2023). "Siemens to supply driverless trains for Sydney Metro Western Airport line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Newag and Siemens present first Sofia Line 3 metro train
^ Siemens i Newag z umową na Inspiro dla Sofii
^ "Siemens Inspiro Metro". bmwgroupdesignworks.com.
^ "Inspiro Metro Trains, Metro Warszawskie, Warsaw, Poland". railway-technology.com.
^ "Siemens to supply Inspiro trains for the Riyadh metro". Railway Gazette International.
^ "Siemens to supply 74 Inspiro metros to Riyadh". globalrailnews.com.
^ https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/blue-line-bangkok-be-extended-siemens-technology
^ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1324479/bem-to-buy-35-more-blue-line-trains
^ https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mobility-and-consortium-partners-secure-important-rail-contracts-thailand
^ "Siemens bags £1.5bn contract to build new generation Tube trains". Global Rail News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

External links

[1] "Metro "Wiener Linien" 34 six-car Type X metro vehicles" (PDF). siemens.com. Siemens Mobility.

[hc-2] "Inspiro HC – the metro for high capacity". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[3] "Warszawa metro selects Siemens Inspiro". Railway Gazette International. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[4] O'Sullivan, Matt (28 May 2023). "Why Sydney will end up with three incompatible metro train lines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[5] "Transform mobility in Western Sydney". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[6] Artymiuk, Simon (12 January 2023). "Siemens to supply driverless trains for Sydney Metro Western Airport line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[7] Newag and Siemens present first Sofia Line 3 metro train

[8] Siemens i Newag z umową na Inspiro dla Sofii

[9] "Siemens Inspiro Metro". bmwgroupdesignworks.com.

[10] "Inspiro Metro Trains, Metro Warszawskie, Warsaw, Poland". railway-technology.com.

[11] "Siemens to supply Inspiro trains for the Riyadh metro". Railway Gazette International.

[12] "Siemens to supply 74 Inspiro metros to Riyadh". globalrailnews.com.

[13] ttps://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/blue-line-bangkok-be-extended-siemens-technology

[14] ttps://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1324479/bem-to-buy-35-more-blue-line-trains

[15] ttps://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mobility-and-consortium-partners-secure-important-rail-contracts-thailand

[16] "Siemens bags £1.5bn contract to build new generation Tube trains". Global Rail News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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