R211
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Rendering of the proposed exterior of an R211
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| Manufacturer | TBA |
| Family name | NTT (New Technology Train) |
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| Number under construction | 0 (in planning) (1025 proposed) (1545 with all options exercised) |
| Number built | 0 (in planning) |
| Fleet numbers | TBA |
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| Specifications | |
| Train length | 5-car train: 301.05 feet (91.76 m) 10-car train: 602.1 feet (183.5 m) |
| Car length | 60.21 feet (18.35 m) |
| Width | TBD |
| Height | TBD |
| Doors | 8 per car |
| Maximum speed | TBD |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | TBD |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The R211 is a future new technology (NTT) New York City Subway car for the B Division. The MTA will invest $3.188 billion in this 1,025-car order. These future cars are anticipated to replace the remaining R32s, all R44s on the Staten Island Railway, and possibly all remaining R46s.
The contract's project totals 1025 cars, or 1545 with all options exercised, that will all be linked in 5-car sets. The contract is split into three parts: R211A, R211S, and R211T. The base order of 285 cars will comprise 10 R211T open-gangway prototype cars, 75 R211S cars to replace the remaining 63-car R44 fleet on the Staten Island Railway, and 200 R211A cars that will partially replace the 752 aging R46 cars as well as R32s that are not replaced by the R179s. There will be an option for either 740 R211A or R211T cars, depending on the success of the prototype R211T. These cars would finish replacing the older R32s and R46s. There would also be one additional option for up to 520 cars, meaning that the total number of cars in the fleet could total 1545. Any additional cars not replacing existing rolling stock will be used to expand the system's fleet. The R211Ts will be designed to increase capacity and allow passengers to walk seamlessly from one car to the next.
The doors on the R211s will be 58 inches (150 cm) wide, wider than the current MTA standard of 50 inches (130 cm), thereby projected to reduce station dwell time by 32%. This design change partially incorporates part of the design of the R110A prototype subway cars, which have doors that are 63 inches (160 cm) wide. The new cars will have Wi-Fi installed, USB chargers, digital advertisements, digital customer information displays, illuminated door opening alerts, and security cameras, unlike the current New Technology Trains, which lack these features. It was announced in July 2016 that the cars would have open gangways that allowed passengers to move between cars during train movement. To test out the curve radius and gangway flex in the existing 60-foot long cars, R143s #8269-8272 are being used as a test train.
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