Astra IVA
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A Bucharest Metro train Astra IVA on Bucharest Metro Line M3
An Astra IVA train at Universitate station
Astra IVA is a family of metro train used by Bucharest Metro, and built from 1976 to 1992 by ASTRA Vagoane S.A. in Arad, Romania.
The trains used on the system are made up of various trainsets (rame) connected together. Each trainset is made up of two permanently connected train-cars (B'B'-B'B' formation) that can only be run together.
As of July 2014, the Astra Arad rolling stock is approaching the end of its service life, so the cars are being gradually phased out.[1]
Specifications
- Car Builder: ASTRA
- Unit Numbers: 001-252 (001* and 002* prototypes)
- Car Length: 2 × 19,000 mm (748.0 in)
- Car Width: 3,100 mm (122.0 in)
- Car Height: 3,600 mm (141.7 in)
- Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
- Total Weight: 2 × 36,000 kg (79,000 lb)
- Propulsion System: 4 × 215 KW AC Motors
- Power (Third Rail): 750 VDC
- Acceleration: 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2)
- Deceleration: 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2)
- Emergency Deceleration: 2 m/s2 (6.6 ft/s2)
- Max. Speed: 80 km/h
- Total Seating: 2 × 34
- Normal capacity: 2 × 166
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs
- Number of cars produced: 2 × 254 (508)
Source: metroubucuresti.webs.com[2]
See also
References
- ↑ IVA at transira.ro
- ↑ Bucharest Metro Rolling stock
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Astra IVA. |
- Page on the ASTRA IVA cars (Romanian)
- ASTRA/IVA (Romanian)
- ASTRA/IVA modernized by Alstom (Romanian)
