The AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 are two series of
Alstom Metropolis
The Alstom Metropolis is a family of electric multiple units designed and produced by the French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom. It is designed for high capacity rapid transit or metro rail infrastructure systems. Trains can be run in various ...
heavy rail rolling stock that operate on lines
M2 and
M4 of the
Budapest Metro
The Budapest Metro (, ) is the rapid transit system in the Hungary, Hungarian capital Budapest. Opened in 1896, it is the world's second oldest electrified underground railway after the City and South London Railway of 1890, now part of the Lon ...
.
Since 2009, 22 AM5-M2 sets have been constructed for use on Line M2 with delivery to be completed by 2013. A further 22 AM4-M4 sets have been constructed since 2012 for use on Line M4 with delivery due to be completed by 2014.
On December 5, 2016, an accident occurred on
Metro Line M2 which involved an AM5-M2 rolling stock. An incoming train collided with a waiting train at the
Pillangó utca metro station
Pillangó utca (lit. Butterfly street) is a station of the M2 (East-West) line of the Budapest Metro. The station was opened on 2 April 1970 as part of the inaugural section of Line M2, between Deák Ferenc tér
The Deák Ferenc square ( Hung ...
. This was the first serious accident in the history of the Budapest metro. The accident did not result in a fatality, but according to the prosecution, a total of twenty-one were injured, five of whom were classified as serious.
References
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Budapest Metro
Alstom multiple units