Siemens Inspiro

The Siemens Inspiro is an electric multiple unit designed and manufactured by Siemens Transportation Systems since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsaw Metro on 6 October 2013.

Siemens Inspiro
Siemens Inspiro on M2 line of Warsaw Metro
Interior of Inspiro for Riyadh Metro.
In service2013–present
ManufacturerSiemens Mobility
Formation2–8 cars trainsets
Capacity174 seats
1,554 seating and standing
Operator(s) Warsaw Metro
Munich U-Bahn
Rapid Kuala Lumpur
Riyadh Metro
Sofia Metro
Nuremberg U-Bahn
London Underground
Specifications
Car lengthapprox. 89,560 mm
Width3.1 m (10 ft) (across door leaves)
Height1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) (Floor height)
Maximum speedDesign: 100 km/h (62 mph)
Operation: 80 km/h (50 mph)
Electric system(s)750 V third rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Genesis

In October 2009, Siemens Mobility started development on a new subway product family. It collaborated with DesignworksUSA on design aspects.[1] The company based its design on Mo.Mo vehicles previously produced for Vienna, Oslo and Nuremberg.

Metros using Siemens Inspiro technology

Poland

Warsaw Metro in service 6-car trainsets configuration[2]

Malaysia

Rapid KL - Kajang line in service 4-car trainsets configuration[3]

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Metro upcoming 2-car and 4-car trainsets configuration for Line 1 and Line 2.[4][5]

United Kingdom
Main article: New Tube for London

Siemens were awarded a contract worth £1.5bn for 94 2024 stock sets based on the Inspiro to replace existing stock used on the Piccadilly line. The first of the type is expected to enter service in 2025.[6]

Bulgaria

20 new metro 3-car trainsets have been ordered for the M3 line of the Sofia Metro to enter into service April 2020.[7] The contract includes an option for 10 additional trainsets.[8]

Germany

Munich U-Bahn has ordered first 21 six-carriage trains (Class C2.11) in November 2010 with second option of 22 units (Class C2.12) in 2019 and third option of 24 units (Class C2.13) in 2020, bringing the total number to 67. Munich U-Bahn has designated the trains as Class C2, differentiating them from C1, which wasn't based on Inspiro. The delivery began in 2012 with the last unit to be delivered in 2024.

Nuremberg U-Bahn ordered 21 four-carriage trains, designated as G1, in 2015 with the first entry into revenue service in 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Warszawa metro selects Siemens Inspiro". Railway Gazette. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. "Inspiro Metro Trains, Metro Warszawskie, Warsaw, Poland". railway-technology.com.
  3. "Siemens Inspiro Metro". bmwgroupdesignworks.com.
  4. "Siemens to supply Inspiro trains for the Riyadh metro". railwaygazette.com.
  5. "Siemens to supply 74 Inspiro metros to Riyadh". globalrailnews.com.
  6. "Siemens bags £1.5bn contract to build new generation Tube trains | Global Rail News". Global Rail News. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  7. Newag and Siemens present first Sofia Line 3 metro train
  8. Siemens i Newag z umową na Inspiro dla Sofii
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