X'Trapolis 2.0
{{Short description|Rolling stock under construction for use on the Melbourne rail network}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox train
| name = X'Trapolis 2.0
| image = X'Trapolis_2.0_set_no._2_transfer_to_East_Pakenham_passing_Hawksburn.jpg
| caption = X'Trapolis 2.0 (Set 2) transfer to East Pakenham passing Hawksburn,
March 2025
| interiorimage = Interior of first carriage of Xtrapolis 2.0 Mockup, Melbourne (52947962692).jpg
| interiorcaption = Interior of the X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-up, June 2023
| stocktype = Electric multiple unit
| manufacturer = Alstom
| factory = Ballarat North Workshops
| family = X'Trapolis
| replaced = Comeng
| yearservice = 2025 (estimated){{Cite web|url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/new-train-and-tram-orders|title=New train and tram orders|website=Victorian Department of Transport|access-date=2021-05-18|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201091609/https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/new-train-and-tram-orders|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ballarat-plant-bags-1b-contract-for-25-new-melbourne-trains-20210518-p57svs.html|title=Ballarat plant bags $1b contract for 25 new Melbourne trains|website=The Age|date=18 May 2021|access-date=2021-05-18|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070132/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ballarat-plant-bags-1b-contract-for-25-new-melbourne-trains-20210518-p57svs.html|url-status=live}}
| numberconstruction = 150 carriages (25 sets) (total)
| numberbuilt =
| numberservice =
| formation = 6-car sets
Mc–Tp–M1–M2–Tp–Mc
| fleetnumbers =
| capacity = 1241 (443 seated, 798 standing)
| operator = Metro Trains Melbourne
| depots = Craigieburn
| lines = {{rcb|Melbourne|Craigieburn|croute}} {{rcb|Melbourne|Upfield|croute}} {{rcb|Melbourne|Frankston|croute}}
{{rcb|Melbourne|Flemington Racecourse|xroute}}
| trainlength = {{convert|143.35|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}}
| carlength = {{plainlist|
- {{convert|24435|mm|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (Mc)
- {{convert|23.62|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (Tp/M)
}}
| width = {{convert|3.03|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|3.7|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (excluding roof equipment)
| floorheight = {{convert|1.17|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| maxspeed = {{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}}
| acceleration = {{convert|1.2|m/s2|abbr=on}}
| deceleration = {{plainlist|
- {{convert|1.15|m/s2|abbr=on}} (service)
- {{convert|1.35|m/s2|abbr=on}} (emergency)
}}
| weight = {{convert|389|t|abbr=on}}Metro Trains Melbourne circular SW.537/2024
| traction =
| traction motors = 16{{Cite tweet|number=1328560665993175040|user=Sam_Hibbins|title= Designs and technical details of the X'Trapolis 2.0|first=Sam|last=Hibbins|website=Twitter|date=2020-11-17|access-date=2021-05-18}}
| poweroutput =
| electricsystem = {{1,500 V DC}} (nominal) from overhead catenary
| collectionmethod = Pantograph
| uicclass = Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
| coupling = Dellner{{cite web |url=https://www.dellner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Reference-projects-Dellner-Australia.pdf |title=Dellner Australia's Footprint |access-date=20 March 2023 |page=8 |website=Dellner |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319201342/https://www.dellner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Reference-projects-Dellner-Australia.pdf |url-status=live }}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1600mm|lk=on}} broad gauge
| notes =
| seating =
}}
The X'Trapolis 2.0 is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains to be used for Metro Trains Melbourne, part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family. Construction of the trains started in 2024,{{Cite web |title=Metro Trains Melbourne on LinkedIn: Production on 25 brand new X'Trapolis 2.0 trains has kicked-off in… |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/metro-trains-melbourne_production-on-25-brand-new-xtrapolis-20-activity-7175703122869202944-TSOH |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}} and testing began in March 2025.{{Cite news |last=Condous |first=Liv |date=8 May 2024 |title=Melbourne is getting 25 new ultra-modern trains called X'Trapolis 2.0, with an almost $1 billion price tag |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/melbourne-is-getting-25-new-ultra-modern-trains-called-xtrapolis-2-0-with-an-almost-1-billion-price-tag-050824 |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=TimeOut}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=5dmA-VlfLePwJK-k&v=r4-IrH4_-sA&feature=youtu.be |title=XTrapolis 2.0 testing on the Werribee line |date=2025-03-10 |last=aussiewongm |access-date=2025-03-17 |via=YouTube}}
The X'Trapolis 2.0 will replace the ageing Comeng fleet on the Craigieburn, Upfield, and Frankston lines.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=X'Trapolis 2.0 - modern trains for a modern Melbourne |url=https://www.vic.gov.au/xtrapolis-modern-trains-modern-melbourne |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}}
Construction
In the 2021-22 state budget, the Victorian Government announced $986 million in funding for an initial order of 25 new X'Trapolis 2.0 trains to be built by rolling stock manufacturer Alstom, which built the original X'Trapolis 100 trains used on much of the Melbourne rail network.{{Cite web |title=Brand-New Trains To Improve Travel And Back Victorian Jobs {{!}} Premier of Victoria |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/brand-new-trains-improve-travel-and-back-victorian-jobs |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |language=en}}
The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains are to replace the ageing Comeng fleet, with the new trains being described as "more accessible, reliable and energy efficient".{{Cite web |title=X'Trapolis trains to be Ballarat built |url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/about/transport-news/news-archive/xtrapolis-trains-to-be-ballarat-built |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130130125/https://transport.vic.gov.au/about/transport-news/news-archive/xtrapolis-trains-to-be-ballarat-built |archive-date=30 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=Victoria Department of Transport}} The $986 million funding also included an upgrade to the Craigieburn train maintenance facility, to support maintaining and storing the new fleet.
The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains are being built at Alstom's Ballarat North Workshops with a 60% local content quota to support local manufacturing jobs. The government claims the project will support 750 jobs and ensure continued operation of the Ballarat North Workshops,{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Timna |date=2021-05-18 |title=Ballarat plant bags $1b contract for 25 new Melbourne trains |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ballarat-plant-bags-1b-contract-for-25-new-melbourne-trains-20210518-p57svs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070132/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ballarat-plant-bags-1b-contract-for-25-new-melbourne-trains-20210518-p57svs.html |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=2021-11-30 |website=The Age |language=en}} following concern by Alstom and trade unions about the facility's future.
On 19 November 2024, the first X'Trapolis 2.0 train manufacturing was completed at Alstom Ballarat Workshops.{{Cite web |last=B |first=Kate |date=2024-11-19 |title=First X'Trapolis 2.0 train rolls off Ballarat production line |url=https://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/first-xtrapolis-2-0-train-rolls-off-ballarat-production-line/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Australian Manufacturing |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=First Bigger, Better X'Trapolis 2.0 Train Built In Ballarat |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/first-bigger-better-xtrapolis-20-train-built-ballarat |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}} Testing of these trains under its own power began on 7 March 2025 on the Werribee line, between Newport sidings and Laverton Railway Station.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vic.gov.au/xtrapolis-modern-trains-modern-melbourne |title=X'Trapolis 2.0 - modern trains for a modern Melbourne |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=Victorian Government |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=5dmA-VlfLePwJK-k&v=r4-IrH4_-sA&feature=youtu.be |title=XTrapolis 2.0 testing on the Werribee line |date=2025-03-10 |last=aussiewongm |access-date=2025-03-17 |via=YouTube}}
Design
The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains consist of a permanent configuration in six-car sets unlike the three-car sets of the Comeng, X'Trapolis 100 and Siemens Nexas trains.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-up |url=https://danielbowen.com/2023/06/02/xtrapolis-2-0-mock-up/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Daniel Bowen |language=en-AU}} Like the High Capacity Metro Train, the trains have a walk-through design. The trains' maximum capacity is 1241 people, compared to the 1127-person capacity of a six-car Comeng train.
Features of the X'Trapolis 2.0 also include:
- Modernised doors to reduce the boarding times at stations to under 40 seconds
- Passenger information systems that would display that train's journey in real time
- Higher energy efficiency to work with a lower network voltage, to fit in line with modern rail systems overseas
- New interior designs including tip-up seating to allow space for wheelchair spaces
- Designated bicycle storage areas
- Semi-automatic wheelchair ramps located behind driver cabs{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Timna |date=2019-07-15 |title=New train designs revealed, but contract under threat |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-train-designs-revealed-but-contract-under-threat-20190715-p527eh.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715232339/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-train-designs-revealed-but-contract-under-threat-20190715-p527eh.html |archive-date=15 July 2019 |access-date=2021-11-30 |website=The Age |language=en}}
In the first half of 2023, a life-size mock-up of the train was displayed to receive feedback on its design and accessibility features.{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Ray |date=2023-05-17 |title=Show and tell for X'Trapolis 2.0 train mock-up |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/show-and-tell-for-xtrapolis-2-0-train-mock-up/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Rail Express |language=en-AU}} The train is planned to feature 20 dedicated accessibility spaces and the ability to count passengers.