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Taipei Metro C301

Overview

  • Manufacturers: Union Rail Car Partnership (a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries)
  • Year of Manufacture: 1992-1993
  • In Service: March 28, 1997
  • Number Built: 22 Sets, 132 Carriages in total
  • Car Number: 01-44
  • Lines Served: Tamsui-Xinyi Line
  • Depot: Beitou Depot

Technical Specifications

Basic Information

  • Track Gauge: 1,435 mm Standard Guage
  • Wheel Diameter: 850 mm
  • Coupling System: Tomlinson
  • Body: Stainless Steel
  • Formation: 6-car sets, 4 motor cars and 2 trailer cars
  • Car Specifications:
    • Length: 23,500 mm
    • Width: 3,180 mm
    • Height: 3,585 mm
  • Weight:
    • Motor Car: 39.5 t
    • Trailer Car: 34 t
    • Total: 216 t
  • Design Capacity: 368 passengers per car (66 seats), 2208 passengers in total
  • Service Speed: 80 km/hr
  • Design Speed: 90 km/hr
  • Acceleration: 1 m/s²
  • Service Deceleration: 1 m/s²
  • Emergency Deceleration: 1.3 m/s²
  • Electric System: 750 V DC Third Rail (Contact Shoe)
  • Safety System: ATC, ATO and ATS

Mechatronic Systems

  • Traction Motor: Westinghouse 3-phase AC Induction Motor
  • Motor Output: 4 * 135 kW
  • Power Output: 2.32 MW
  • Traction System:
    • Original: Westinghouse GTO-VVVF (1992-2017)
    • Refurbished: Bombardier MITRAC IGBT-VVVF (2017-present)
  • Braking Systems: Regenerative and Disc Brakes