Siemens Inspiro

OperatorsLines servedSpecificationsCar body constructionCar length18.6–22 m (61 ft 0 in – 72 ft 2 in) over couplersWidth2.63–3 m (8 ft 8 in – 9 ft 10 in) over door stepDoors1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in) exterior sliding or sliding-plug, 2–4 per sideMaximum speed80–100 km/h (50–62 mph)Axle loadTraction systemForced or natural air-cooled Siemens SIBAC IGBT–VVVFElectric system(s)Current collector(s)SeatingTrack gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Siemens Inspiro is a family of electric multiple unit trains designed and manufactured by Siemens Mobility since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsaw Metro on 6 October 2013.

Genesis

In October 2009, Siemens Mobility started development on a new subway product family. It collaborated with DesignworksUSA on design aspects.^[1] The company based its design on Modular Metro vehicles previously produced for Vienna, Oslo and Nuremberg.

Metros using Siemens Inspiro technology

Australia

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply 12 3-car driverless sets for the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport Line. The first trains are expected to enter service in 2026.^[2]

Bulgaria

30 new metro 3-car trainsets have been ordered for the M3 line of the Sofia Metro to enter into service April 2020.^[3][4] The contract includes an option for 30 additional cars to extend these trains to 4 cars long.

Germany

MVG has ordered first 21 six-carriage trains for the Munich U-Bahn in November 2010 (Class C2.11) with second option of 22 units in 2019 (Class C2.12) and third option of 24 units in 2020 (Class C2.13), bringing the total number to 67. MVG has designated the trains as Class C2, differentiating them from C1, which wasn't based on Inspiro. The delivery began in 2012 with the last unit to be delivered in 2024.

VAG ordered 21 four-carriage trains for the Nuremberg U-Bahn in 2015, designated as G1, with the first entry into revenue service in 2020.

Malaysia

Rapid KL - Kajang line in service 4-car trainsets configuration^[5]

Poland

Warsaw Metro in service 6-car trainsets configuration^[6]

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Metro upcoming 2-car and 4-car trainsets configuration for Line 1 and Line 2.^[7][8]

United Kingdom

Siemens was awarded a contract worth £1.5bn for 94 9-car sets based on the Inspiro to replace the existing 1973 Stock used on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. The first of the type is expected to enter service in 2025.^[9] There are also options for a total of 250 trains allowing replacement of all existing trains on the deep-level Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines.

Gallery

• 
  Warsaw Metro train at Kabaty depot.
• 
  Rapid KL train at Semantan
• 
  Inspiro Typ G1 rolling stock for Nuremberg U-Bahn
• 
  Sofia Metro new rolling stock.
• 
  Riyadh Metro rolling stock for the Blue and Red Lines.
• 
  Siemens Inspiro trainset platform

See also

• Alstom Metropolis and Movia

References

External links

• Siemens Inspiro product page
• Siemens Inspiro brochure