SL C30
{{Short description|Stockholm Tunnelbana train type}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox train
| name = SL C30
| image = Liljeholmen tunnelbana, SL C30, 20240210 - 16.jpg
| imagealt =
| caption = An arriving C30 train at T-Centralen metro station
| interiorimage = File:C30, interiör, 20220730 (cropped).jpg
| interiorcaption = Interior of a C30 carriage
| stocktype =
| service = 2020–present
| manufacturer = Bombardier Transportation
Alstom
| assembly = Hennigsdorf, Germany
| family = Movia
| replaced = All remaining SL CX trains
| yearconstruction = 2016–2024
| yearservice = 11 August 2020
| refurbishment =
| numberconstruction = Total delivery of 464 carriages (116 sets)
| numberbuilt =
| numberservice =
| formation = 4 cars (A1–B1–B2–A2) per unit, 2 units per train
| fleetnumbers = 2301–2416
| capacity = 634 per unit at 5 standees/m2{{Cite web|title=Nu börjar de nya tågen rulla i Stockholms tunnelbana|url=https://www.dn.se/sthlm/nu-borjar-de-nya-tagen-rulla-i-stockholms-tunnelbana/|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|date=2020-08-12|access-date=2020-08-15|language=sv}}
| operator = MTR (under contract from Storstockholms Lokaltrafik)
| depots = Norsborg and Nyboda depots
| lines = Red line on the Stockholm metro
| carbody = Welded aluminium extrusions{{Cite web|title=MOVIA C30 Metro – Stockholm, Sweden|url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/projects/project.MOVIA-C30-Stockholm-Sweden.html|website=Bombardier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113021201/http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/projects/project.MOVIA-C30-Stockholm-Sweden.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-01-13|access-date=2022-07-12}}
| trainlength = {{convert|70|m|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}} per unit
| carlength =
| width = {{convert|2915|mm|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|3915|mm|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}}
| floorheight = {{convert|1155|mm|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}}
| platformheight =
| entrylevelorstep =
| art-sections =
| wheeldiameter = {{convert|825|mm|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|11|m|ftin|frac=64|abbr=on}} between boogie centers
| maxspeed = {{plainlist|
- {{convert|90|km/h|abbr=on}} (design)
- {{convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}} (service)
}}
| weight = {{convert|116|t|abbr=on}}
| acceleration = {{convert|1.1|m/s2|abbr=on}}
| deceleration = {{convert|1.1|m/s2|abbr=on}}
| traction = Alstom MITRAC TC1500 SiC–VVVF{{cite web|url=https://rail.bombardier.com/en/about-us/worldwide-presence/sweden/en.html/bombardier/news/2018/bt-20181019_mobility-technology-leader-bombardier-transportation/en|website=Bombardier Transportation|access-date=7 January 2022|date=19 October 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812014702/https://rail.bombardier.com/en/about-us/worldwide-presence/sweden/en.html/bombardier/news/2018/bt_20180315_bombardier-celebrates-success-of-new-energy-saving-p/en|archive-date=2021-08-12|title=Bombardier Transportation highlights latest mobility innovations for the future of Nordic public transport at Persontrafik in Stockholm}}
| traction motors = 12 × Bombardier TM1820AS 3-phase AC induction motor
| poweroutput =
| transmission =
| aux =
| powersupply =
| hvac =
| electricsystem = 650–{{750 V DC|conductor=y}}
| collectionmethod = Contact shoe
| uicclass = 2′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′2′
| bogies = Bombardier FLEXX Eco
| brakes =
| safety = ATC/ATO and CBTC (not in use)
| coupling = Dellner Type 330
| multipleworking =
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
}}
The SL C30 is a type of metro train used on the Stockholm metro in Stockholm County, Sweden.
The first C30 set was inaugurated in 2020 on the Red line, and they have subsequently replaced all the older rolling stock dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-19 |title=Första nya tunnelbanetåget på plats |url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sl/pressreleases/foersta-nya-tunnelbanetaaget-paa-plats-2549298 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Mynewsdesk |language=sv}} 116 sets have been delivered to Stockholm by Bombardier Transportation and subsequently by Alstom.[https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardier-wins-order-supply-new-generation-movia-metro-fleet-stockholm Bombardier Wins Order to Supply New Generation MOVIA Metro Fleet for Stockholm]{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Fler C30-vagnar köps in |url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sl/news/fler-c30-vagnar-koeps-in-479185 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Mynewsdesk |language=sv}} A set consists of four carriages which are attached by gangways.
The train is based on the Movia platform,{{cite web|access-date=2023-12-26|language=sv|title=Stockholms nya tunnelbanetåg står modell i Jönköping|url=https://www.infrastrukturnyheter.se/20190804/15481/stockholms-nya-tunnelbanetag-star-modell-i-jonkoping|work=www.infrastrukturnyheter.se}} which is the same as its predecessor, the C20.{{cite web|access-date=2023-12-26|title=SL C20 — Trainspo|url=https://trainspo.com/model/4053/|work=trainspo.com}} The C30 has air conditioning and more wheelchair space, compared to the C20.{{cite web|access-date=2017-02-07|language=sv|title=Stockholms nya t-banetåg får designpris – här är detaljerna|url=http://www.stockholmdirekt.se/nyheter/stockholms-nya-t-banetag-far-designpris-har-ar-detaljerna/repqbf!XmMV3YZjdTGO7hDlLl2gg/|work=www.stockholmdirekt.se}}
Technical details
The C30 trains are based on the Alstom Movia platform, which also underpins the older C20 trains. The Movia design was originally developed by Adtranz before the company's acquisition by Bombardier Transportation.
Each C30 unit measures 70.0 metres in length, and two units are normally coupled to form a 140-metre train, corresponding to the maximum platform length on the Stockholm metro.{{Cite web |date=August 2015 |title=Samråd Tunnelbana |url=https://nyatunnelbanan.se/wp-content/uploads/files/samradsfolder.pdf |website=Region Stockholm}} In comparison, the C20 stock consists of 46.5-metre-long units, while earlier "CX" series trains were approximately 17 metres long.{{Cite web |title=Stockholms tunnelbana |url=https://people.kth.se/~e95_lra/tunnelbana/text/vagnar.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=people.kth.se}} Each C30 unit is composed of four car bodies, designated A1, B1, B2, and A2, and accommodates approximately 140 seats.{{Cite web |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2019-03-13 |title=Ståplats och fler passagerare i nya tunnelbanetågen |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/folj-med-in-i-de-nya-tunnelbanevagnarna |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}
The C30's bogie arrangement follows a conventional design, with two bogies under each car body, unlike the C20, which uses four bogies per unit. The cars are interconnected with full-width, open gangways covered by flexible bellows. The car bodies are constructed from aluminium rather than steel, and the underframe and bogies are enclosed to reduce noise, drag, and ice build-up during winter conditions.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Although the C30 offers fewer seats per metre than the C20, it provides improved comfort, including full air conditioning, reduced noise levels, wider doorways, and a smoother ride, supported by newly developed Flexx bogies. A C30 unit weighs approximately 116 tonnes, corresponding to 1.66 tonnes per metre, which is about 15% heavier than a C20 unit.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Manufacturing was divided between Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST) in China and Bombardier’s plant in Hennigsdorf near Berlin, Germany. Climatic testing was conducted at Rail Tec Arsenal’s facilities in Vienna, Austria.{{Cite web |last=Orring |first=Anna |date=2017-07-05 |title=Röda linjen testkör i Berlin |url=https://www.nyteknik.se/fordon/roda-linjen-testkor-i-berlin/635833 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.nyteknik.se |language=sv-SE}}
The initial procurement included 96 trains for a cost of 5.1 billion SEK (at 2013 prices), later expanded to 116 trains, with a price per 140-metre train of approximately 106 million SEK.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-25 |title=Barcelona, Nuremberg and Stockholm: three cities, three new types of metro |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/barcelona-nuremberg-and-stockholm-three-cities-three-new-types-of-metro/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Urban Transport Magazine |language=en-US}}
The C30 features LED headlights and an exterior with smooth, painted aluminium panels, replacing the bare corrugated sheet metal used on C20 rolling stock.
Service
C30 trains were first introduced into passenger service on the Red line. Once the full fleet is delivered, surplus units will be deployed on the Blue line.{{cite web|access-date=2019-10-30 |title=Nya tunnelbanevagnar även till blå linje |url=https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/nyheter/nya-tunnelbanevagnar-aven-till-bla-linje/repsjw!vXP823KyX38hqH5r7XFg/ |work=www.stockholmdirekt.se}} C20 trains replaced by C30 units on the Red line have been reassigned to the Green and Blue lines.
Interior
The C30 is equipped with speech-synthesised passenger announcements, using the Elin voice developed by Acapela Group, replacing the earlier pre-recorded Linda voice.{{cite news|date=15 February 2023 |author=Karin Lindgren Strömbäck |access-date=17 December 2023 |title=Rösten i trafiken|trans-title=The Voice in Traffic |newspaper=Språktidningen|url=https://se.readly.com/magazines/spraktidningen/2023-02-24/63e1f51a5e0cdaea018b85d1}}
The interior includes air conditioning throughout, expanded areas for pushchairs and wheelchairs, and an emphasis on standing room, meaning slightly reduced seating capacity compared to previous stock.[https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/folj-med-in-i-de-nya-tunnelbanevagnarna SVT] 13 March 2019[https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/premiartur-med-nya-tunnelbanetaget-pa-roda-linjen SVT] 23 October 2019
File:C30 Carriage.jpg
File:C30 interior 200909 1.jpg
File:C30 Metro 20200811 01.jpg
The seat upholstery, woven from wool, features a pattern inspired by the paving of Sergels torg.{{cite web|date=2022-09-01 |title=Här är SL:s hemliga mönster på tunnelbanans säten |url=https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/har-ar-sls-hemliga-monster-pa-tunnelbanans-saten-6.27.38498.4c5dff25f8 |work=www.mitti.se}} Most seats are dark-grey, while yellow seats are reserved for passengers with special needs. Some fabric patterns incorporate subtle images, such as a girl with a balloon or couples holding hands.
File:C30 Chair Fabirc Couple.jpg
File:C30 Metro 20200811 05 detalj.jpg
File:C30 Chair fabric design Girl with ballon.jpg
Certain ventilation grilles beneath the windows are perforated with decorative motifs as easter eggs, including the Swedish Three Crowns symbol, Pac-Man figures, media control icons, and heart shapes.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-27 |title=IN PICTURES: The secret Pac-Man feature on Stockholm's new metro trains |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20190527/in-pictures-the-secret-pac-man-feature-on-stockholms-new-metro-trains |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=The Local Sweden |language=en}}
File:C30 Ventilation plate Three Crowns.jpg
File:C30 Ventilation Plate Leafs.jpg
File:C30 Plate PlayRec.jpg
To match the new C30 stock, the older C20 trains underwent a mid-life refurbishment between 2019 and 2023, which introduced longitudinal seating on one side of each carriage, removal of seats to provide wheelchair and pushchair spaces, replacement of upholstery including marked priority seats, and the installation of information screens and additional CCTV cameras.{{Cite web |title=C20 uppgraderades – så här gick det till |url=https://sl.se/aktuellt/puls/c20-uppgraderades-sa-har-gick-det-till |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=sl.se |language=sv}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/stockholms-nya-t-banetag-far-designpris-har-ar-detaljerna/repqbf!XmMV3YZjdTGO7hDlLl2gg/ Stockholms nya t-banetåg får designpris – här är detaljerna]
- [https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/folj-med-in-i-de-nya-tunnelbanevagnarna Ståplats och fler passagerare i nya tunnelbanetågen]
- [https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/premiartur-med-nya-tunnelbanetaget-pa-roda-linjen Här är nya tunnelbanetåget – premiärtur på röda linjen]
- [https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/nya-tunnelbanevagnar-aven-till-bla-linje/repsjw!vXP823KyX38hqH5r7XFg/ Nya tunnelbanevagnar även till blå linje]
- [https://www.nyteknik.se/fordon/roda-linjen-testkor-i-berlin-6860218 Röda linjen testkör i Berlin]
- [https://www.sll.se/verksamhet/kollektivtrafik/aktuella-projekt/C30/Nyheter/2020/10/c30-kor-i-skarpt-lage/ Nya tunnelbanetåget C30 trafikerar i skarpt läge]
- https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sl/news/fler-c30-vagnar-koeps-in-479185
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