RENFE Class 449

RENFE Class 449
300px Series 449 EMU close to Vilamalla near Figueres, Catalonia.
300px The interior of a 449 train.
In service	2009-present
Manufacturer	CAF, Mitsubishi
Constructed	2008-2011
Entered service	2009
Formation	3-car trainsets
Capacity	270
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Specifications
Car length	25,397 mm (83 ft 3.9 in) (cars with driver cab) / 24,704 mm (81 ft 0.6 in) (other cars)
Width	2,940 mm (9 ft 7.75 in)
Height	4,265 mm (13 ft 11.91 in)
Doors	6 per car
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight	157 t (154.5 long tons; 173.1 short tons)
Power output	2,400 kW or 3,218.5 hp
Acceleration	0,8 m/s²
Deceleration	1 m/s²
Electric system(s)	3 kV DC, 50 Hz Catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	ASFA
Coupling system	Yes
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) (iberian gauge)

The RENFE Class 449 is the name for a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF, Alstom and Siemens for regional services around Spain, under the brand Media Distancia. The first units entered service in 2009.

Services

Class 449 units operate on MD (Media Distancia), Regional Exprés or Intercity regional rail services.

They also operate on Rodalies de Catalunya Rodalies de Catalunya regional rail services R11, R15 and R16.

Gallery

• J23 554 Bf Barcelona Francia, 9 449 527.jpg

  A 449 EMU at Barcelona Estació de França

• S2781 Bf Madrid Chamartín, 9 449 009.jpg

  A Class 449 EMU in Chamartín station, Madrid

• 449 León Madrid.jpg

  A 449 EMU from Léon to Madrid at Valladolid-Campo Grande

• S1778 Bf Córdoba, 449 044.jpg

  A 449 EMU in Córdoba

• Nueva Estación de Vigo-Guixar (6088175154).jpg

  A 449 EMU departing Vigo-Guixar in 2011

See also

• Renfe Operadora