Taipei Metro C341
The Taipei Metro C341 is the third generation of electric multiple units on the Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan. Built by Siemens Mobility and SGP Verkehrstechnik in Austria, and it was introduced in 2003, and it currently serves the Bannan line.
Taipei Metro C341 | |
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The exterior design of a C341 train | |
In service | 2003–present |
Manufacturer | Siemens Mobility, SGP Verkehrstechnik |
Built at | Vienna, Austria[1] |
Family name | Modular Metro |
Constructed | 2003 |
Number built | 36 vehicles (6 sets) |
Formation | 3 x 2–cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 201/202–211/212 |
Capacity | 1914 passengers |
Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |
Depot(s) | Tucheng, Nangang |
Line(s) served | Bannan line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless Steel |
Car length | 23.5 m (77 ft) |
Width | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
Height | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
Maximum speed | Design: 90 km/h (56 mph) Service: 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Weight | 39.5 t (DM1/M2) 34 t (T) |
Traction system | IGBT-VVVF (Siemens) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC Third rail |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative and disc brakes[2] |
Safety system(s) | ATC (ATO), ATS |
Coupling system | Tomlinson |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
History
The C341 stands out among other Taipei Metro trains for not being directly procured by the Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) but rather by Continental Engineering Corporation, the project contractor of the Tucheng Line. Continental Engineering initially intended to procure the new trains from KOROS (now Hyundai Rotem) of South Korea but this proposal was rejected by DORTS. Hence, Continental Engineering purchased six new six-car trainsets from Siemens, the supplier of the earlier C321 trains, at NT$ 2,248 million; the price per car for the C341 was hence 1.5 times more than that for the C321, which were directly procured by DORTS. The C341 trains were handed over to DORTS from mid-September to mid-November 2004 and began operations on the Bannan Line in January 2005.[3]
With the launch of the C341, the number of extra trains in the morning peak time of the Bannan line increased from three trains and six trains to four trains and eight trains, helping reduce headways on the Bannan Line from 4 minutes to 3 minutes and 20 seconds on average.[3]
Design
The design of the C341 train is very similar to the earlier C321 trains. However, upon closer inspection, there are several subtle differences with the car body, detrainment door, gangways and windows. Most notably, the trains initially did not have side LED destination displays or line colour indicators as they could not be installed during the warranty period.[4] Such passenger information displays have however since been retrofitted.[5] The interior design is very similar to the C321 trains.
Another notable difference between the C341 and C321 is the motor sounds. The C341 uses IGBT-VVVF inverters instead of the GTO-VVVF of the C321.
Deployment
They are currently in service on the Bannan line.
Trains
A complete six-car trainset consists of an identical twin set of one driving motor car (DM1), one trailer car (T) and one intermediate motor car (M2) permanently coupled together. The configuration of a C341 trainset in revenue service is DM1–T–M2–M2–T–DM1.
Each car is assigned its own four-digit serial number, which ranges from x201 to x212.
- The first digit (the 'x' above) indicates the position of the car. Hence, DM1 cars use the number x=1, T cars x=2, and M2 cars x=3
- The other three digits are the identification number of the train the car is part of. A full-length train of six cars consists of two identification numbers, one for the first three cars, and another for the second three. The bigger number is always equal to the smaller number plus one, and the smaller number is always an odd number. For example, a train of six cars would have serial numbers 1201, 2201, 3201, 3202, 2202, and 1202, respectively.
See also
- Taipei Metro C301
- Taipei Metro C321
- Taipei Metro C371
- Taipei Metro C381
- Taipei Metro VAL256
- Taipei Metro CITYFLO650
References
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- 蘇, 昭旭 (2014). 台灣鐵路火車百科:台鐵·高鐵·捷運 第三版. Taiwan: 人人出版. ISBN 9789865903404.
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