Kinki Sharyo SLRV
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| Manufacturer | Kinki Sharyo |
| Entered service | 2010 |
| Number built | 163 |
| Capacity | 98 passengers (seated) |
| Operator(s) | DART |
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| Car body construction | Low alloy high tensile steel |
| Train length | 494 ft (150.57 m) over couplers (four articulated cars coupled together; maximum train length) |
| Car length | 123.5 ft (37.64 m) over couplers. The length of a three-section, articulated car |
| Width | 8.83 ft (2.69 m) |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.81 m) |
| Floor height | Low floor: 16 in (40.64 cm) High floor: 39.5 in (100.33 cm) |
| Entry | Level boarding and steps |
| Doors | Sliding pocket type; 6 per side |
| Articulated sections | 3; designated A, B and C |
| Wheelbase | Motor: 84 in (213.4 cm) Trailer: 70 in (177.8 cm) |
| Maximum speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Acceleration | 2.3 mph/s (3.4 ft/s2; 1.0 m/s2) |
| Deceleration | 3 mph/s (4.4 ft/s2; 1.3 m/s2) |
| Train heating | Yes |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
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The Kinki Sharyo Super Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV) is a light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and modified jointly by the two companies.
The SLRVs are longer and can accommodate more passengers than the Kinki Sharyo-built vehicles from which they were developed, known by DART as its standard Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs), which had been operated by DART Light Rail since it began service in June 1996. DART's original LRVs were built as articulated, two-section cars with operator cabs at both ends.
The SLRVs were designed to both increase passenger capacity and to improve the accessibility of DART's light rail system. Each three-section, articulated SLRV measures 123.5 ft (37.64 m) over couplers, while the maximum train length is four articulated cars coupled together, measuring 494 ft (150.57 m) over couplers in total. An individual SLRV is 31 feet (9.4 m) longer and 33,000 pounds (15,000 kg) heavier than the standard LRVs from which they were developed, which were each 92 feet 8 inches (28.24 m) in length and weighed 107,000 pounds (49,000 kg). The SLRVs have a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h) and can accelerate at a rate of 2.3 mph/s (3.4 ft/s2; 1.0 m/s2).
Working in partnership, DART and Kinki Sharyo created the SLRVs by separating the existing two-section LRVs at their articulation joints and inserting an entirely new section in between, thereby rendering them three-section vehicles. The resulting SLRVs are double-articulated, eight-axle cars, in comparison to the single-articulated, six-axle design of the original LRVs. Each SLRV seats 98 passengers and can accommodate roughly 100 more standing passengers, which allows it to accommodate approximately 25 more seated people (and roughly 50 more overall) than a standard, two-section LRV.
The middle section, variously called "Body C", "C Unit", or "C Car", has a low floor and provides step-free access to the SLRV. It was designed primarily to allow passengers in wheelchairs, as well as those with strollers and bicycles, to embark and disembark more quickly and safely. Each SLRV middle section is also equipped with a bicycle rack.
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