The Siemens Modular Metro is a family 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...

 trains for rapid transit

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 systems produced by Siemens Transportation Systems

Siemens Transportation Systems

Siemens Mobility is a division of the German Siemens AG conglomerate. The Mobility sub-division brings together Siemens competencies in rail, road, and air traffic solutions....

 and used by rail operators around the world. The vehicle concept was launched in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 in 2000 and is a modular concept allowing many variants of metro vehicles. Previously known as Modular Mobility, Siemens still use the abbreviaton Mo.Mo.

Technology

The train is designed for use on systems in the 20,000 to 60,000 passengers/hour range. The design of the train bodies is by Porsche Design. Modules in the system include various vehicle ends, doors, gangways, roof-mounted air-conditioning, and interiors. Many combinations of motor cars and trailers are possible, with individual vehicle lengths from 17 to 25 metres and widths from 2.6 to 3.2 metres. Stainless steel or aluminium construction is available, in three cross-sections: straight sidewalls, sidewalls sloping at 3 degrees, and contoured.

Operators

• Bangkok Metro
  Bangkok Metro
  The MRT , sometimes referred to as the Bangkok Metro, is Bangkok's underground metro system in Thailand. It was constructed under a concession concept...
  
   Blue Line: each train consists of two motor cars and a centre trailer car.

• Bangkok BTS Skytrain Light Green Line: 35 three-car units, each train consists of two motor cars and a centre trailer car. Will be upgrade to two motor cars and two centre trailer cars in Q3 2012.

• Nuremberg U-Bahn
  Nuremberg U-Bahn
  The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a metro run by VAG Nürnberg , which itself is a member of the VGN . The Nuremberg U-Bahn is Germany's newest metro...
  
   Line U2 and U3: designated DT3, 30 two-car driverless trains, 36m long, 2.9m wide with an inter-car gangway. 80 seats and room for 240 standing passengers.

• Melbourne Train System
  Railways in Melbourne
  The Melbourne rail network is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne under franchise from the Government of Victoria. The network is based on a commuter rail model centred on the Melbourne Central Business District and Flinders Street Station, rather than a rapid transit model, with a focus on...
  
   Western and South Eastern Lines: designated 'Siemens
  Siemens (train)
  The Siemens Nexas comprises 72 triple car electrical multiple unit trains built by Siemens Mobility for the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia from 2002-2005. The design of the trains was based on the Siemens Modular Metro concept built in Austria...
  
  ' trains, 72 three car sets from 2003.

• Shanghai Metro
  Shanghai Metro
  The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...
  
  : 28 six-car modular trains for Line 4
  Shanghai Metro Line 4
  Line 4 on the Shanghai Metro network is a loop line in the city of Shanghai. It follows the Inner Ring Road for most of the route, extending into Pudong across the Huangpu River...
  
  , 10 trains for an extension of Line 1
  Shanghai Metro Line 1
  Line 1 is the main north-south line of the Shanghai Metro and was the first line to open, in 1995. It runs from Fujin Road in the north, via Shanghai Railway Station to Xinzhuang in the south...
  
  . First two trains in Vienna, remainder built in China.

• Oslo T-bane
  Oslo T-bane
  The Oslo Metro is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of six lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of . It has a daily ridership of 268,000 with 105 stations of which 16...
  
  : designated MX3000
  MX3000
  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 Kollektivtransportproduksjon, and five by Akershus County Municipality. They replaced the older T1000...
  
  , 78 three-car units.

• Guangzhou Metro
  Guangzhou Metro
  Guangzhou Metro is the metro system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.The earliest effort of preparation...
  
   Line 3: 120 cars with Zhuzhou Electrical Locomotive Works.

• Vienna U-Bahn
  Vienna U-Bahn
  The Vienna U-Bahn is a rapid transit system consisting of five lines. It is the backbone of one of the best performing public transport systems worldwide according to UITP in June 2009. More than 1.3 million passengers use the Vienna U-Bahn every day...
  
  : designated Type V, 2-car units.

Design Origins

The bodies of the trains evolved from the 1993 DT2 Series used in the Nuremberg U-Bahn

Nuremberg U-Bahn

The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a metro run by VAG Nürnberg , which itself is a member of the VGN . The Nuremberg U-Bahn is Germany's newest metro...

 whose design in turn came from production of the A Series built for the nearby Munich U-Bahn

Munich U-Bahn

The Munich U-Bahn system is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. "U-Bahn" is the German contraction for Untergrundbahn or "subway." It is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft...

, but now also used in Nuremberg.

External links

• Siemens MoMo flyer - 'The City needs Mobility'
• Porsche Design portfolio