KTM Class 92
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The Class 92 is a type of electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...

 soon to be operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...

 on its KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...

 services. 38 sets are currently being built by China's Zhu Zhou Electric Locomotives Co Ltd , in 6-car formations. The first EMU has been delivered on the 23rd of September and it is expected to operate in revenue service by late December 2011. While the remaining sets are expected to be delivered in batches with the final set expected to be delivered by May 2012. Currently, only 2 sets of these KTM Class 92 have been delivered and they are undergoing test runs at the Batu Gajah Rail Depot. The KTM Class 92 will be the first train in Malaysia to have a dynamic route map built into the train. The EMU's complete interior and exterior design is designed by a German design office, Tricon Design AG. The class 92 will be using 65 million euros worth of Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...

made transformers, power converters, traction motors and vehicle control systems.

Formation

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Seating capacity 50 57 57 57 57 50
Designation Mc Tp M M Tp Mc
Class 92 Train 1 C9201 T9201 M9201 M9202 T9202 C9202 Arrived Sept 22 Undergoing Testing
Class 92 Train 2 C9203 T9203 M9203 M9204 T9204 C9204 Arrived Oct 19 Undergoing Testing
Class 92 Train 3 C9205 T9205 M9205 M9206 T9206 C9206
Class 92 Train 4 C9207 T9207 M9207 M9208 T9208 C9208
Class 92 Train 5 C9209 T9209 M9209 M9210 T9210 C9210
Class 92 Train 6 C9211 T9211 M9211 M9212 T9212 C9212
Class 92 Train 7 C9213 T9213 M9213 M9214 T9214 C9214
Class 92 Train 8 C9215 T9215 M9215 M9216 T9216 C9216


Cars 2 and 5 are equipped with a double-arm Z-shaped pantograph.

Cars 3 and 4 are designated women's only car.
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