Metro M1 is a
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type of
metro
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train, which is used on
line C of the
Prague Metro. These Metro trains were made by the companies
ČKD
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History
ČKD was formed i ...
,
Siemens and
ADTranz mainly from 2000 to 2003 and were developed especially for
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. These metro trains replaced the metro
81-71M.
Description
The Metro M1 train consists of five units. Because of differences in the technical equipment of each car, the train is indivisible. It is driven by
asynchronous motors with
microprocessor control
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, in contrast to the motors used in Soviet trains. The train has a central control system that allows the train crew, data collection and evaluation, including diagnostics. Maximum capacity of one car is 48 seats (40 for the first and last car) for sitting and 252 standing places (242 for the first and last car).
The metro runs automatically, the driver only ensures the door opening and closing and reporting of stations. The metro is checked from the central dispatching of the Prague metro. The maximum speed of Metro M1 is , but the maximum speed in operation is reduced to
Train service life is estimated at thirty years. The designer of the trains is Ing. Arch. Patrik Kotas. The width of the door is , the height from floor to ceiling is {{convert, 210, cm, ftin.
M1 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
Metro M1 has been developed as a light rail of the new millennium. In 1995, a contract for the delivery of M1 trains was signed between the companies Siemens, ADTranz, ČKD and Prague Transport Company (DPP). The first train appeared in Prague in July 1998 within test operation. Main serial production took place between 2000 and 2003. Since 2003, this type is the only train in use on
line C. In 2003, 40 units operated on this line. Further deliveries of M1 took place in response to the extension of line C in 2004 and 2008. These trains were made only by Siemens, without ČKD and ADTranz.
Currently, there are 53 M1 trains in Prague, further deliveries are not planned. In the morning rush hour 42 metro trains are in operation, the minimum interval between 2 trains is 90 seconds.
M1 in Maracaibo
As well as in Prague, for which it was specially developed, the M1 also runs in
Maracaibo,
Venezuela
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. In Maracaibo, trains only have three cars and green-white paint, and use overhead lines instead of third rail.
Gallery
File:Metro Praha, 2004.JPG, Metro M1 on a test track in 2000
File:Depo Kačerov, soupravy M1.jpg, Metro M1 trains in Depo Kačerov
File:Metro M1, the cabine.jpg, M1 metro - cabin of the driver
File:4 Metro.jpg, From left: Metro M1, 81-71M, 81-71 and Ečs (at present, in operation Metro M1 and 81-71M)
File:Střížkov, vlaky metra ve stanici, pohled směrem ke stanici Prosek.jpg, Metro M1, Střížkov station on line C
File:Metro in depo, Prague.JPG, Metro M1 in Depo Zličín
File:Metro_de_Maracaibo_II.jpg, Metro M1 in Maracaibo, Venezuela
References
Summary informationPrague Transport Company - technical specificationArticleWeb of the Patrik KotasPrague Transport Company - vizualization
Electric multiple units of the Czech Republic
Prague Metro
750 V DC multiple units