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Taipei Metro C381

Overview

  • Manufacturers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan Rolling Stock Company (assembly only)
  • Year of Manufacture: 2010-2013
  • In Service: October 7, 2012
  • Number Built: 24 Sets, 144 Carriages in total
  • Car Number: 501-548
  • Lines Served: Tamsui-Xinyi Line and Songshan-Xindian Line
  • Depots: Beitou Depot and Xindian 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: 23,710 mm (lead vehicles) and 23,500 mm (middle vehicles)
    • Width: 3,180 mm
    • Height: 3,585 mm
  • Weight:
    • Driver Motor Car: 40.1 t
    • Motor Car: 39.2 t
    • Trailer Car: 34.8 t
    • Total: 228.2 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、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