OS MX3000
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An MX3000 at Bergkrystallen
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| In service | 2007–present |
| Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Family name | Siemens Modular Metro |
| Replaced | T1000/T1300, T2000 |
| Constructed | 2005–2012 |
| Number built | 115 (as of February 18, 2014) |
| Formation | 3 or 6 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 493 passengers (3 cars) 986 passengers (6 cars) |
| Operator(s) | Sporveien T-banen |
| Depot(s) | Ryen |
| Line(s) served | All Oslo Metro lines |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 54.14 m (177 ft 7 in) (3 cars) |
| Width | 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) (Design) 70 km/h (43 mph) (service) |
| Weight | 98 t (96 long tons; 108 short tons) (empty) 147 t (145 long tons; 162 short tons) (with payload) |
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Safety system(s) | ATP |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
MX3000 is an electric train used on Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The multiple units are produced by Siemens, who started serial delivery in 2007. Seventy-eight three-car units have been ordered by Sporveien, and five by Akershus County Municipality. They replaced the older T1000 and T1300 stock that was used on the Oslo Metro since 1966. By 2010, the last T1000 and T1300 trains have been retired and replaced by 83 three-car units. 32 additional sets were ordered, and the final train set was delivered in 2014, increasing the fleet to 115 units.
The trains are built as units of three cars, though they are often operated as double units. Empty 12 wagons (four unit) trains are seen every night, going from the main service area at Ryen to Stortinget metro station, where they are ready to be decoupled into shorter trains for the next day. The units are 54.14 meters (177 ft 7 in) long, and weigh 98 tonnes (96 long tons; 108 short tons) empty. They have a power output of 1,680 kilowatts (2,250 hp), allowing speeds of 70 km/h (43 mph). Seated capacity is 138 seats, and total capacity is 493 passengers.The first series of 33 units were ordered in 2003, followed by an additional order for 30 in 2005, 15 in 2008, and 32 in December 2010. The trains have been financed by Oslo Package 2, and each unit costs about 45 million kr.
In 1966, the Oslo Metro opened as an upgrade of two existing suburban tramways, the Østensjø- and Lambertseter Lines. By 1970, the system was supplemented by the Grorud- and Furuset Lines. They only operated to the eastern suburbs. In 1987, the system was expanded to connect to the western network, that remained a suburban tramway with overhead wires, two-car platforms and an inferior signaling system. In 1993, the Sognsvann Line was converted to metro standard, with the Røa Line following two years later. When the order for the MX3000 trains was placed, the Kolsås- and Holmenkoll Lines still used overhead wires, and would not be able to use the new stock. Both systems were at the time being considered for conversion to light rail systems, that would connect to the Lilleaker- and Ullevål Hageby Line, respectively.
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