The Meneghino Metro is equipped with an integral air conditioning system, on board an advanced audio-video information system for stop/connection announcements and an integrated passenger information system with video surveillance devices.
In addition, the structure, bogies and doors have been designed to provide a noiseless ride and coaches are fully connected to provide a unique large, comfortable and safe space for metro transit passengers.
Contract
After an initial supply of 27 trains, in 2008 an additional 13 trains were ordered for a total of 40 trains. The trains are made up of six permanently coupled coaches, including two identical, functionally independent traction units, with a driver's cab at each end. Each traction unit consists of two identical motor cars and a trailer with driver's cab (Rp+M1+M2). All the coaches are intercommunicating and the trains can be operated on the three lines (M1, M2, M3) with different power supply voltage (750 Vdc/1500 Vdc) and different signalling systems.
The 39m long four-car sets have three motor and two trailer bogies and a capacity of 290 passengers plus two dedicated spaces for passengers with reduced mobility.
Passenger service can be completed in a single and / or multiple configuration and there is a driver's cab at each end of the train.
These trains have the following characteristics:
- Body structure in aluminium or stainless steel.
- Fibreglass or light alloy furniture with easily customisable layout and design.
- A propulsion system based on single or double IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) inverter and trucks equipped with two motors for line voltages 750V, 1500V or 3000V.
- TCMS (Train Control & Monitor System) on Ethernet Bus, integrated with PIS (Passenger Information System) with the functions of security, energy management and Multifunction Vehicle Bus bus dedicated to the functions of traction and braking.
Contracts
The first contract with Comune di Genova was signed in 2012 and included the delivery of seven third-generation vehicles. The first vehicle entered into revenue service in March 2016 - these trains serve Genova Metro Line Brignole - Brin.
The 10000 series fleet has been designed to ensure passenger comfort and safety whilst travelling across Tokyo. Offering a clean, efficient and reliable way of commuting to work and moving across the city for tourists, a single train can accommodate over 1,500 passengers in a 10-car formation.
The 10000 series was conceived in 2004 as a new generation train that would look towards the future as well as being safer and more reliable than previous designs.
The first set entered service in September 2006; more sets were later built and put into service progressively. The 10000 series sets were the first trains to be ordered by the then-newly formed Tokyo Metro.
In addition to being used on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin Lines, the sets are also used for through-running through to and from the Tobu Tōjō Line, Seibu Yūrakuchō and Ikebukuro Line, Tokyu Tōyoko Line, and Yokohama Minatomirai Laine.
The Miami Dade County Metro are modern, environmentally friendly and equipped with LED lighting with low energy consumption.
Interiors include a CCTV (closed circuit television) security system, with a WiFi connection for passengers, bicycle racks, folding seats and composite floor panels fully compliant to specific Florida and U.S. requirements and standards.
The trains have the following characteristics:
- Body structure in aluminium or stainless steel.
- Fibreglass or light alloy furniture with easily customisable layout and design.
- A propulsion system based on single or double IGBT inverter and trucks equipped with two motors for line voltages 750V, 1500V or 3000V.
- TCMS (Train Control & Monitor System) on Ethernet bus, integrated with PIS (Passenger Information System) with the functions of security, energy management and MVB bus dedicated to the functions of traction and braking.
Contract
The contract with Miami Dade County includes the delivery of 68 metro cars. The first two-car train was delivered from Hitachi Rail’s plant in Miami to Miami Metrorail in March 2017 and it started revenue service in November 2017.
These Milan Metro are composed of two equal and independent traction units (UdT) intended to serve in trains of six cars permanently coupled with a driver’s cab at both ends. The two traction units are configured as follows: a motor car “M1” with cab, a trailer car “T” and an intermediate motor car “M2”.
Trains are equipped with an advanced system of video-audio information to passengers, with the possibility to share information on the network even during passenger operation. The system is also fully integrated with on-board video surveillance and diagnostics.
Contract
In 2012 a contract, including the delivery of 60 trains “Leonardo” for the Line 1 and Line 2 of Milan Metro, was signed with ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A); deliveries were completed in May 2020.
Additionally, in July 2018, a new contract, to manufacture 12 more “Leonardo” metro trains for Milan metro was signed; deliveries were completed in July 2021.
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide a new metro fleet of railcars and a Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.
The project features 78 state-of-the-art Hitachi railcars and the replacement of the existing signalling system with an advanced CBTC system. The new Baltimore metro has been designed to be highly innovative in terms of safety, passenger comfort and design, with a 30-year life-cycle capable of providing an average metro journey journey of 80,000 miles per year.
Each bi-directional vehicle has a minimum composition of two identical stainless steel cars, "married pair", with the ability for multiple compositions. Each car has 76 seats and a total capacity of 196 passengers. The floor structure guarantees fire resistance for at least 30 minutes, in compliance with the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 130 requirements. Each car is fully-motorised, with an IGBT inverter per each motor bogie.
All interiors, seat layouts, arrangement of accessories, and heating and lighting systems are designed to provide maximum comfort to passengers and to meet the requirements for access, travel and movement under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The vehicle is equipped with a ground / train communication system, a modern passenger information system and WiFi connection as well as a state-of-the-art integrated diagnostic system in the driver’s cab.
Particular care during the vehicle’s design has been given to the choice of materials able to reduce the weight and therefore energy use, in compliance with fire and smoke emission regulations, as well as to the maintenance of the new metro trains. The car head will be made of fibreglass and, combined with the presence of shaped LEDs, will deliver a modern and innovative design.
In 2009, Hitachi Rail signed a contract with SEINFRA, Secretaria da Infraestrutura do Estado do Ceará, for the delivery of 20 electric trains for Metro Fortaleza (Brazil). In 2012 the client exercised the option for the delivery of an additional five vehicles, bringing the total supply to 25 electric trains.
The trains run on the South Line, a 23km metro line connecting the city centre with Maracanaù.
The air-conditioned trains are 40 metres-long and have a capacity of 445 passengers. The vehicles were delivered from December 2010 to May 2016, with entry into service from December 2010 and are currently in commercial operation.
