Alstom Ist: model of subway car used on the Istanbul Metro

Alstom Ist. on the Golden Horn metro bridge (Istanbul)

The Alstom Metro train is one of the two primary train models operating on Istanbul’s M2 line, alongside the more prevalent Hyundai Rotem Metro.

Alstom is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets.

It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains along with trams.

Assembly: Alstom (France)

Year of production: 2000

Production: 50 units

Length: 20.2 m (66 ft 3 in)

Width: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)

Height: 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)

Capacity: 130 passengers/wagon

Engine: CAF-Mitsubishi MMTB AC

Power: 1440 kW

Max speed: 80 km/h

Weight: 37.5 tonnes

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