Serie 3000 Madrid
The 3000 series is a series of mobile units of the Madrid Metro (Spain) built by CAF, with various materials from Siemens and Bombardier, during 2006 and that provide service to lines 2, 3, 4, 5 and Ramal.
*Not to confuse with 3000 series from TMB.
Characteristics
The 3000 series consists of narrow gauge cars (1445 mm track width and 2.30 m train width) that have a modern design, based on the wide gauge 8000 series, and a bellows that allows connection between cars through a corridor diaphanous, and also consist of several state-of-the-art technological improvements.
Units
There are two types of electrical units: six cars (two motor cars with a cabin, two trailers and two motors without a cabin; M-R-S-S-R-M) single voltage (they can only operate at a certain voltage) at 1500 Vdc, and four cars (three motors and a trailer; M-R-S-M) dual voltage (they can operate with two different voltages) at 600 and 1500 Vdc with the same performance for both voltages. The 4 car unit can be expanded up to 6 cars.
Inside
All cars are covered with plastics on the inside and have aluminum hatches for ventilation on top, as well as an air conditioning and fire extinguishing system.
All M cars have 16 seats. They also each have a space reserved for wheelchairs that has a seat belt. To allow disabled people access to said space, the first double door on each side of the motor car has a new system that “covers” the gap between the car and the platform. The R and S cars have 26 seats.
Each car has six double doors electrically operated by a microprocessor and with a free passage of 1300 mm. The height of the floor with respect to the track is 1110 mm.
Traction system
The traction system, based on IGBT-type components, is three-phase, with the latest advances in power electronics. The motor bogies each have two three-phase asynchronous motors. In addition, the bogies are soundproofed, to emit as little noise as possible. All units have electric and pneumatic disc brakes. The entire electric brake returns energy to the grid with braking.
Comfort and technologies
To make users’ travel on the Metro more comfortable and safe, each unit has:
- Air-conditioning
- Loudspeakers and illuminated teleindicators to inform travelers of the next station and the door opening side
- Line and train number signs
- Three intercoms per car associated with the brake handles (one for every two doors) and six television monitors
- Closed circuit video surveillance with two cameras per railcar
- Train-ground communication and automatic train control by radio and wireless broadband
- Shock protection system (includes black box)
- Emergency, fire detection and extinguishing and evacuation systems
- Performance against frontal crash (absorption of crash energy) and fire (flame-retardant materials)
Lines on which they circulate
This series is called to replace the 2000 series, and therefore, it will only provide service on narrow gauge lines. In March 2008 they circulate on lines 2, 3 and 4, and currently since August 3, 2010 they do so on the Ramal. They began to circulate on line 3 with its reopening after the works, on September 30, 2006. On line 3 they circulate in compositions of six MRSSRM cars (S motor without cabin) single voltage at 1500 Vcc, whose numbering starts at 3001-3006 , while on lines 2, R, 4 they circulate in compositions of 4 dual-tension MRSM cars, whose numbering starts with 3403-3408.
Since June 13, 2018, twelve trains of this series have been running on line 5, which were transformed into dual-voltage units to be able to provide service on this line.
Although line 1 is also narrow gauge, the trains of this series do not run on this line.
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Manufacturer: CAF, Bombardier, Cofema, Siemens (Spain and Germany)
Years of production: 2006—2011
Production: 90 units
Length: 59,940 mm
Width: 2300 mm
Height: 3620 mm
Track gauge: 1445 mm
Passenger capacity (per trainset): 120 seats
Continuous power: 2280 kW
Max speed: 69 km/h
Tension: 600 V
Weight (per trainset): 111,500 kg
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