R211 (New York City Subway car)
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Rendering of the proposed exterior of an R211
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| Manufacturer | TBA |
| Family name | NTT (New Technology Train) |
| Replaced | |
| Number under construction | 0 (in planning) (1175 proposed) (1695 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 1175-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 1175 cars, or 1695 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 535 cars will comprise ten R211T open-gangway prototype cars, 75 R211S cars to replace the remaining 63-car R44 fleet on the Staten Island Railway, and 450 R211A cars that will partially replace the 750 aging R46 cars as well as R32s that are not replaced by the R179s. There will be an option for up to 640 R211T cars. There would also be one additional option for up to 520 cars, meaning that the total number of cars in the fleet could total 1695.
The option cars would finish replacing the older R32s and R46s. Any additional cars not replacing existing rolling stock will be used to expand the system's fleet. The R211Ts would also increase capacity and allow passengers to walk seamlessly from one car to the next. The delivery of the R211S cars is scheduled to be completed by December 2026.
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, an R143 test train was operated.
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