Stadler METRO
{{Short description|Multiple unit passenger trainset built by Stadler Rail}}
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Stadler METRO is an electric multiple unit and battery electric multiple unit train made by Stadler Rail for use on heavy and light railways.{{Cite web |title=Produktdetail - Stadler |url=https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/products/detail-all/underground-trains/35/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504002909/https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/products/detail-all/underground-trains/35/ |archive-date=2021-05-04 |access-date=2024-08-20}} They are currently used on Berlin U-Bahn as BVG Class IK, on Minsk Metro as M110/M111 series, on Glasgow Subway as the G3 stock,{{Cite news |date=2016-03-04 |title=New Subway trains unveiled - SPT |url=http://www.spt.co.uk/2016/03/new-subway-trains-unveiled/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127071209/http://www.spt.co.uk/2016/03/new-subway-trains-unveiled/ |archive-date=27 January 2018 |access-date=2018-02-12 |work=SPT |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2016-03-04 |title=New trains unveiled for Glasgow Subway |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35725014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103125925/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35725014 |archive-date=2018-11-03 |access-date=2018-02-12 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} on Merseyrail services in Merseyside as the Class 777 and on the Tyne and Wear Metro as the Class 555s.{{Cite web |title=First Class 555 EMU enters service on Tyne and Wear Metro |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/2024/12/18/first-class-555-emu-enters-service-on-tyne-and-wear-metro |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.railmagazine.com |language=en}} They will soon be used on the MARTA subway system of Atlanta, Georgia as the CQ400s,{{Cite web |last=Barrow |first=Keith |date=April 2019 |title=MARTA orders 127 trainsets from Stadler |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/marta-orders-127-trainsets-from-stadler/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723040424/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/marta-orders-127-trainsets-from-stadler/ |archive-date=2019-07-23 |access-date=2019-11-12 |website=Railway Age}} and on the Lisbon Metro as the ML 20 and ML 24 series.
Specification
METRO trains are a fully customizable electric multiple unit train, primarily for urban rapid transit systems, that can be built from two to ten cars, and can accommodate up to 900 passengers.
The trains are fully electric, either using third rail, pantograph, or batteries for power, however only two of the three options can be picked due to space limitations on the trains.{{Cite book |url=https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmer_ipemu0922e.pdf |title=Metro Class 777 IPEMU – Merseytravel, Liverpool (UK) |date=6 September 2022 |publisher=Stadler Rail Group |location=Bussnang |id=MMER_IPEMU0922e |access-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228121502/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmer_ipemu0922e.pdf |archive-date=28 December 2022 |url-status=live}}
The battery variation of the train can do between {{convert|20|and|55|km|abbr=in}} without charging,{{Cite web |last=ybnews |date=2021-07-15 |title=Battery breakthrough will see Merseyrail network extended |url=https://lbndaily.co.uk/battery-breakthrough-will-see-merseyrail-network-extended/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Liverpool Business News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013452/https://lbndaily.co.uk/battery-breakthrough-will-see-merseyrail-network-extended/ |url-status=live }} and can be recharged in less than 15 minutes.
While most variants have interior and exterior similarities, such as automatic sliding steps to allow for step free access, a majority of the features on each train are completely customizable to fit the demands and needs of the customer.
Operators
= Belarus =
In 2016, the Minsk Metro placed an order for 10 units containing six four-car and four five-car trainsets that will replace older rolling stock.{{Cite news |date=December 2017 |title=Minsk metro order confirmed. |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=126500649&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |work=Railway Gazette International |pages=14 |access-date=2024-08-26 |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013613/https://login.ebsco.com/?requestIdentifier=a3356433-341f-4995-8738-93f9e4625642&acrValues=uid&ui_locales=en-gb&redirect_uri=https://logon.ebsco.zone/api/dispatcher/continue/prompted?state=YWRmY2ZmOWM4NWUzNGMyZmFiYTEyNGFkYzc3YTJmNTA=&authRequest=eyJraWQiOiIxNjg2MTQ5MjEzNjMxIiwiYWxnIjoiUlMyNTYifQ.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.drTJhA9Bhvn1tmhtaKfLMm2q6is800-qssaxUEQ_Pj-Ywt4gAZUbuYAo21ruHfyXZZajecqGVB2ZQyOTOgrcQQVnU8nyTdjPKvrh-34XNKfX4wxir50rP0dwIsZPzCZcqr4apeN-FzcZi4cAQh0wkVAs3FckcpQ9CjcVfPedIWvnVwjY1DctwKX1BgLbwHNt490eD4JUqHTrf7JLm9hv2UOlX4QWqiV4FoscPas5BMdwee1agW6nfHnVuTql60FAcdkvIx5ET9kLYmNLqIZ4ZIgvVNISlBqBrZ00IOexp-XvFGtDSRq1BxoJxWkoAhHQvt5IkU9uAroq_ba7Mo_yAA |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Stadler |title=METRO TRAINS FOR MINSK METRO |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/metro%20minsk_en.pdf |archive-date=2024-08-28 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Stadlerrail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013403/https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/metro%20minsk_en.pdf |url-status=live }}
= Germany =
In August 2011, BVG placed an order with Stadler for 40 four-car units in the form of the BVG Class IK for the small-profile network of the Berlin U-Bahn{{Cite web |publisher=Stadler Rail |title=IK-type underground trains |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/tbvg0713e.pdf |archive-date=2023-12-09 |access-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209231417/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/tbvg0713e.pdf |url-status=live }}https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/tbvg0713e.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209231417/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/tbvg0713e.pdf |date=2023-12-09 }}{{Cite news |title=BVG: Die neue U-Bahn ist zu dick |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-neue-u-bahn-ist-zu-dick-2365732.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |language=de-DE |issn=1865-2263}} In August 2015, the first two units arrived and were put into passenger service as prototypes. Upon a successful trial phase, the other 38 units where delivered and put in service.
Stadler are also working on other trains for the BVG in the form of the BVG Class J and JK, which will be a mixture of two- and four-car units.{{Cite web |title=J-CLASS UNDERGROUND TRAINS |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mbvgtj0622e.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722101340/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mbvgtj0622e.pdf |archive-date=2023-07-22 |access-date=2024-08-28}}{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/stadler-unveils-berlins-jk-small-profile-u-bahn-cars/63009.article |title=Stadler unveils Berlin's JK small-profile U-Bahn cars |work=Metro Report International |date=25 November 2022 |access-date=23 October 2024}} Stadler state they are making 376 cars as two or four car units for the network.{{Cite web |title=METRO JK SERIES |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mjk_bvg0924_en.pdf }}
= Italy =
In 2021, Stadler signed a contract with Ente Autonomo Volturno to supply and maintain up to 40 units.{{Cite web |title=EMU FOR THE VESUVIAN RAILWAY LINES |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/emueav0923_en.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029170831/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/emueav0923_en.pdf |archive-date=2023-10-29 |access-date=2024-08-28}}
= Portugal =
In 2021, Stadler won a contract to supply 14 three-car trains for Lisbon Metro.{{Cite web |title=Stadler and Siemens Mobility consortium wins contract to modernize and upgrade the Lisbon Metro |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/2021_0507_media%20release_metro%20lisbon_en.pdf |date=10 May 2021}} They are designated as the ML 20 series. The first train was delivered on 9 August 2024 and is planned to enter service in January 2025.{{cite web | url=https://www.metrolisboa.pt/institucional/2024/08/09/metropolitano-de-lisboa-recebe-as-primeiras-novas-carruagens/ | title=Metropolitano de Lisboa recebe as primeiras novas carruagens | date=9 August 2024}}
In October 2024, Lisbon Metro again signed a contract with Stadler, this time for the supply of 24 three-car trains with an option for 12 more, designated as the ML 24 series.{{cite web | url=https://www.metrolisboa.pt/institucional/2024/10/30/apresentacao-das-novas-unidades-triplas-ml-24-no-ambito-do-contrato-assinado-para-a-aquisicao-de-24-unidades-triplas/ | title=Metropolitano de Lisboa apresenta as novas carruagens da série ML 24 no âmbito do contrato assinado para a aquisição de 72 novas carruagens | date=30 October 2024}}
= Spain =
Between 2007 and 2013, Metrovalencia, operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, received Series 4300 trains manufactured by Vossloh.{{cite web |url=https://vialibre-ffe.com/noticias.asp?not=516 |title=Las primeras ocho unidades fabricadas por Vossloh ya circulan por la red de FGV |language=es |trans-title=The first eight units manufactured by Vossloh are now in service on the FGV network |work=Via Libre |date=2007-07-10 |access-date=2024-10-20}}{{cite web |url=https://vialibre-ffe.com/noticias.asp?not=9823 |title=Renovación total de los trenes de Metrovalencia con las nuevas unidades 4300 |language=es |trans-title=Total renovation of Metrovalencia trains with the new 4300 units |work=Via Libre |date=2012-11-22 |access-date=2024-10-20}} Following the purchase of Vossloh's factory in Valencia by Stadler, the trains have been part of the METRO range.{{Cite web |title=METRO TRAINS SERIES 4300 |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mfgv0216e.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224002656/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mfgv0216e.pdf |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2024-08-28}}
In 2017, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya placed an order for 15 METRO units for use on the Barcelona–Vallès Line. The four-car trains are 80{{nbsp}}m long and designated class 115.{{Cite web |title=SERIES 115 EMU |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/emuut115fgc0821_en.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224002746/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/emuut115fgc0821_en.pdf |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2024-08-28}}{{cite web |url=https://www.railjournal.com/rolling-stock/fgc-orders-15-emus-from-stadler-rail-valencia/ |title=FGC orders 15 EMUs from Stadler Rail Valencia |work=International Railway Journal |last=Barrow |first=Keith |date=2018-01-10 |access-date=2024-10-20}} The first train entered service in March 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.trenvista.net/noticias/entra-en-servicio-la-serie-115-de-fgc/ |title=Entra en servicio la serie 115 de FGC |language=es |trans-title=Entry into service of FGC Class 115 |work=Trenvista |last=Bustos |first=Miguel |date=2022-03-09 |access-date=2024-10-10}}
= United States =
In March 2019, MARTA rail placed an order for 127 units. Designated CQ400, they are due to be delivered and starting services in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Fingert |first=Tyler |date=2022-12-17 |title=MARTA gives customers glimpse of future railcars |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/marta-gives-customers-glimpse-of-future-railcars |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013402/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/marta-gives-customers-glimpse-of-future-railcars |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=HEAVY RAIL METRO |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmarta1222e_us.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029195922/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmarta1222e_us.pdf |archive-date=2023-10-29 |access-date=2024-08-28}}
= United Kingdom =
In 2016, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) placed an order worth £280{{Nbsp}}million for Glasgow Subway G3 stock trains, and general railway modernisations with Stadler and Ansaldo STS.{{Cite web |date=3 January 2018 |title=Glasgow Subway trains first in UK to run with no staff on board |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/glasgow-subway-trains-first-in-uk-to-run-with-no-staff-on-board-1-4652242 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135049/https://www.scotsman.com/news/glasgow-subway-trains-first-in-uk-to-run-with-no-staff-on-board-1-4652242 |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |website=www.scotsman.com |language=en}} These trains have provisions to become driverless.{{Cite news |date=2016-08-23 |title=Subway Revival – Glasgow to introduce UTO |url=https://www.railengineer.uk/2016/08/23/subway-revival-glasgow-to-introduce-uto/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080031/https://www.railengineer.uk/2016/08/23/subway-revival-glasgow-to-introduce-uto/ |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=2018-02-12 |work=Rail Engineer |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=METRO GLASGOW EMU |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mspt0522e.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006234732/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mspt0522e.pdf |archive-date=2023-10-06 |access-date=2024-08-28}}
In December 2016, Merseytravel placed an order with Stadler for 52 units, later increasing this to 53, in the form of British Rail Class 777.{{Cite web |last=Barrow |first=Keith |date=16 December 2016 |title=Stadler to supply new Merseyrail trains |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/commuter-rail/stadler-to-supply-new-merseyrail-trains.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710115043/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/commuter-rail/stadler-to-supply-new-merseyrail-trains.html |archive-date=10 July 2018 |access-date=16 December 2016 |website=International Railway Journal}}{{Cite web |title=METRO MERSEYRAIL EMU |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmer21_en.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218205122/https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mmer21_en.pdf |archive-date=2024-02-18 |access-date=2024-08-28}} On 23 January 2023, the units began passenger service; however, the rollout has not completed due to teething issues. {{As of|2024|8}}, the rollout is in its final phase.{{Cite web |last1=Kirwin |first1=Ellen |last2=Thorp |first2=Liam |date=2023-01-23 |title=Updates as first new Merseyrail train finally welcomes passengers |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-updates-first-new-merseyrail-26045701 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123085948/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-updates-first-new-merseyrail-26045701 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Thorp |first=Liam |date=2023-07-13 |title=Update on new Merseyrail trains as roll out progresses |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/update-new-merseyrail-trains-roll-27307866 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921151009/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/update-new-merseyrail-trains-roll-27307866 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Northern Line Route & Timetable Changes |url=https://www.merseyrail.org/journey-planning/plan-your-journey/northern-line-route-timetable-changes/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.merseyrail.org |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013404/https://www.merseyrail.org/journey-planning/plan-your-journey/northern-line-route-timetable-changes/ |url-status=live }}
Throughout the rollout of the Class 777 units Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has criticised Stadler and requested compensation for the "frustratingly poor" roll-out of the trains.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-08 |title=Liverpool train delays 'frustratingly poor', Mayor Steve Rotheram says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67353857 |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614092921/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67353857 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=Metro Mayor slams train maker Stadler over 'frustratingly poor' performance of new fleet {{!}} TheBusinessDesk.com |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2123797-metro-mayor-slams-train-maker-stadler-over-frustratingly-poor-performance-of-new-fleet |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=North West |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013406/https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2123797-metro-mayor-slams-train-maker-stadler-over-frustratingly-poor-performance-of-new-fleet |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2024-01-17 |title=Merseyrail battery-powered trains 'introduced too soon' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-68006861 |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820132701/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-68006861 |url-status=live }}
In January 2020, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) placed an order for 42 units,{{Cite web |title=METRO EMU |url=https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mnex0522_en.pdf |access-date=2024-08-28 |archive-date=2024-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013403/https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mnex0522_en.pdf |url-status=live }}https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mnex0522_en.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828013403/https://stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/mnex0522_en.pdf |date=2024-08-28 }} later increasing this to 46 to cope with expected passenger demands.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Metro's new train fleet |url=https://www.nexus.org.uk/newmetrotrains |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003152652/https://www.nexus.org.uk/newmetrotrains |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=29 May 2021 |website=Nexus |publisher=Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive |quote=}}{{Cite web |date=28 January 2020 |title=Stadler to build Tyne & Wear metro fleet |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/stadler-to-build-tyne-and-wear-metro-fleet/55643.article |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=Railway Gazette International |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820132700/https://www.railwaygazette.com/stadler-to-build-tyne-and-wear-metro-fleet/55643.article |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=11 March 2020 |title=Rail in the 2020 budget |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/rail-in-the-2020-budget/55997.article |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Railway Gazette International |language=en |archive-date=2020-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321103629/https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/rail-in-the-2020-budget/55997.article |url-status=live }} The Metro's Class 555 had similar issues to Merseyrail's Class 777, with Nexus fining Stadler £1.4{{nbsp}}million for "underperformance".{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=Tyne and Wear Metro operator fines Stadler £1.4m for underperformance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ellgdknko |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820132700/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ellgdknko |url-status=live }} The first of the class was introduced on 18 December 2024.{{Cite web |title=Metro's first new train enters customer service {{!}} nexus.org.uk |url=https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-first-new-train-enters-customer-service |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.nexus.org.uk |language=en}}
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