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Taipei Metro C371

Overview

  • Manufacturers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan Rolling Stock Company (assembly only)
  • Year of Manufacture: 2005-2009
  • In Service: 2006
  • Number Built: 52 Sets (6-car), 3 Sets (3-car), 321 Carriages in total
  • Car Number: 301-338, 397-399 and 401-466
  • Lines Served:
    • 6-Car Sets: Songshan-Xindian Line and Zhonghe-Xinlu Line
    • 3-Car Sets: Xinbeitou Branch Line and Xiaobitan Branch Line
  • Depots: Xindian Depot, Beitou Depot, Zhonghe Depot, Xinzhuang Depot and Luzhou 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
    • 3-Car Sets: 2 motor cars and 1 trailer car
  • Car Specifications:
    • Length: 23,500 mm
    • Width: 3,180 mm
    • Height: 3,585 mm
  • Weight:
    • Driver Motor Car: 40 t
    • Motor Car: 39 t
    • Trailer Car: 35 t
    • Total: 228 t (6-car set); 115 t (3-car set)
  • Design Capacity: 368 passengers per car (66 seats), 2208 passengers in total
  • Service Speed:
    • Main Line: 80 km/hr
    • Xiaobitan Branch Line: 65 km/hr
    • Xinbeitou Branch Line: 25 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、ATS

Mechatronic Systems

  • Traction Motor: Mitsubishi Electric 3-phase AC Induction Motor
  • Motor Output: 4 x 175 kW
  • Power Output: 2.8 MW (6-car set); 1.4 MW (3-car set)
  • Traction System: Mitsubishi Electric IGBT-VVVF
  • Braking Systems: Regenerative and Nabtesco Disc Brakes