Barcelona Metro 9000 Series

9000 Series
Exterior
Interior
Manufacturer	Alstom
Family name	Metropolis
Replaced	1000 and 1100 Series
Entered service	13 March 2008
Number built	56
Number in service	43
Formation	MA1-MB1-R-MB2-MA2
Capacity	112 seats[1]
Operator(s)	Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Line(s) served
Specifications
Train length	86.094 m (282.46 ft)[2]
Width	2,710 mm (107 in)[3]
Height	3,859 mm (151.9 in)[3]
Doors	4 double
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

The 9000 Series is a series of heavy rail rolling stock that operates on lines 2, 4, 9 and 10 of the Barcelona Metro. Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) awarded the contract for the construction of the 9000 series to Alstom in 2002.^[4] Constructed in Belgium, France and Spain, they are part of the Alstom Metropolis family of underground trains.^[5] Today, the 9000 series also operates on the Santo Domingo Metro and Lima Metro in Latin America.^[6][7]

Order and entry into service

TMB's contract with Alstom originally specified 50 driverless trains for line 9 only: in July 2005, however, TMB modified the contract to specify 34 semi-automatic trains for lines 2 and 4, and 16 driverless trains for line 9. In April 2009, TMB extended the contract to order 6 additional driverless trains for line 9.^[8]

24 trains entered service on Line 2 from 13 March 2008, cascading the 2100 Series to Line 4. 10 trains also entered service on Line 4 with the 2100 Series, replacing the remaining 1000 and 1100 Series trains. The remaining 16 trains entered service on Lines 9 and 10 when the first stages of the lines opened from 13 December 2009, with six more trains to follow when more sections of lines 9 and 10 open.^[9][10]

Design

The trains are capable of speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph).^[9]

In Barcelona, each train consists of five walk-through cars with longitudinal seating throughout: a five-car train has 112 seats and a three-car train has 64 seats.^[1] The end cars contain dedicated spaces for wheelchair users and bicycles.^[11]

The trains have closed-circuit television and passenger alarms for public safety,^[4] visual and audible door indicators, LCD screens for travel information and advertising, and line maps with lights that indicate the next stations. SEC Lighting provided the semi-recessed fluorescent saloon lighting for the trains.^[12]

Variations

In Barcelona, there are two versions of the 9000 series fleet:

• 34 trains on lines 2/4 have segregated driver cabs and red dot-matrix running numbers, although passengers can still see through the front. They are capable of manual and automatic operation.
• 22 trains on lines 9/10 are automatic and driverless.^[13] However, driver controls are available if necessary, and they have front-end evacuation ramps and a smaller front window.^[14][15]

Operation

The 9000 Series presently operate on lines 2, 4 (the latter running in conjunction with the 2100 series), 9 and 10. In an unlikely event of a shortage of trains, they may operate on any standard gauge sections with an overhead power supply.

Roster

Individual cars of the 9000 Series have a four-digit number beginning with 9: originally, the car numbers ranged from 9001 to 9200 for the motor cars, and R9001 to R9550 for the trailer cars, with 50 trains available in total. Due to the order for 6 additional trains in April 2009, the numbering ranges for the 9000 Series is currently as follows:^[16][17]

Lines	Range
	MA/MB	R
	9001 to 9136	R9501 to R9534
	9137 to 9224	R9535 to R9556

In further detail:

Roster (as of 27 March 2015)[17]
No.	Formation	Operation	Status	Lines
01	9001-9002-R9501-9003-9004	Semi-automatic	In service
02	9005-9006-R9502-9007-9008	Semi-automatic	In service
03	9009-9010-R9503-9011-9012	Semi-automatic	In service
04	9013-9014-R9504-9015-9016	Semi-automatic	In service
05	9017-9018-R9505-9019-9020	Semi-automatic	In service
06	9021-9022-R9506-9023-9024	Semi-automatic	In service
07	9025-9026-R9507-9027-9028	Semi-automatic	In service
08	9029-9030-R9508-9031-9032	Semi-automatic	In service
09	9033-9034-R9509-9035-9036	Semi-automatic	In service
10	9037-9038-R9510-9039-9040	Semi-automatic	In service
11	9041-9042-R9511-9043-9044	Semi-automatic	In service
12	9045-9046-R9512-9047-9048	Semi-automatic	In service
13	9049-9050-R9513-9051-9052	Semi-automatic	In service
14	9053-9054-R9514-9055-9056	Semi-automatic	In service
15	9057-9058-R9515-9059-9060	Semi-automatic	In service
16	9061-9062-R9516-9063-9064	Semi-automatic	In service
17	9065-9066-R9517-9067-9068	Semi-automatic	In service
18	9069-9070-R9518-9071-9072	Semi-automatic	In service
19	9073-9074-R9519-9075-9076	Semi-automatic	In service
20	9077-9078-R9520-9079-9080	Semi-automatic	In service
21	9081-9082-R9521-9083-9084	Semi-automatic	In service
22	9085-9086-R9522-9087-9088	Semi-automatic	In service
23	9089-9090-R9523-9091-9092	Semi-automatic	In service
24	9093-9094-R9524-9095-9096	Semi-automatic	In service
25	9097-9098-R9525-9099-9100	Semi-automatic	In service
26	9101-9102-R9526-9103-9104	Semi-automatic	In service
27	9105-9106-R9527-9107-9108	Semi-automatic	In service
28	9109-9110-R9528-9111-9112	Semi-automatic	In service
29	9113-9114-R9529-9115-9116	Semi-automatic	In service
30	9117-9118-R9530-9119-9120	Semi-automatic	In service
31	9121-9122-R9531-9123-9124	Semi-automatic	In service
32	9125-9126-R9532-9127-9128	Semi-automatic	In service
33	9129-9130-R9533-9131-9132	Semi-automatic	In service
34	9133-9134-R9534-9135-9136	Semi-automatic	In service
35	9137-9138-R9535-9139-9140	Automatic	In service
36	9141-9142-R9536-9143-9144	Automatic	In service
37	9145-9146-R9537-9147-9148	Automatic	In service
38	9149-9150-R9538-9151-9152	Automatic	In service
39	9153-9154-R9539-9155-9156	Automatic	In service
40	9157-9158-R9540-9159-9160	Automatic	In service
41	9161-9162-R9541-9163-9164	Automatic	In service
42	9165-9166-R9542-9167-9168	Automatic	In service
43	9169-9170-R9543-9171-9172	Automatic	In service
44	9173-9174-R9544-9175-9176	Automatic	Stabled
45	9177-9178-R9545-9179-9180	Automatic	Stabled
46	9181-9182-R9546-9183-9184	Automatic	In service
47	9185-9186-R9547-9187-9188	Automatic	In service
48	9189-9190-R9548-9191-9192	Automatic	In service
49	9193-9194-R9549-9195-9196	Automatic	In service
50	9197-9198-R9550-9199-9200	Automatic	In service
51	9201-9202-R9551-9203-9204	Automatic	In service
52	9205-9206-R9552-9207-9208	Automatic	In service
53	9209-9210-R9553-9211-9212	Automatic	In service
54	9213-9214-R9554-9215-9216	Automatic	In service
55	9217-9218-R9555-9219-9220	Automatic	Stabled
56	9221-9222-R9556-9223-9224	Automatic	Stabled

The 11 automatic trains that are stabled at present will go into service when more sections of lines 9 and 10 open.

9000 Series abroad

A pair of 9000 series are tested on the Santo Domingo Metro.

Two other metro systems operate the 9000 series, with segregated driver cabs and walk-through cars: the Santo Domingo Metro operates 34 three-car trains with a similar external livery,^[6][18] and the Lima Metro has operated 19 five-car trains in its own external and internal livery since February 2013.^[7] All of these trains were also manufactured in Belgium, France and Spain.

9000 Series in culture

The Via Oberta miniature railway operates a live steam scale (1:11) version of the 9000 series in the Barcelona Metro livery.^[19][20]

Citations

1. Badia 2009, p. 6
2. Badia 2009, p. 7
3. Badia 2009, p. 5
4. "Brochure - Rolling Stock - Metropolis Metro - English" (PDF). Alstom. 27 May 2008. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
5. "BcnRail 2009 highlights urban rail technology". Railway Gazette International. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
6. "A Subway In Santo Domingo". Santo Domingo Live. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
7. "FOTOS: Trenes que operarán en el Metro de Lima zarparon de España" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
8. Badia 2009, p. 3
9. "Metropolitanos y tranvías" (PDF). 2009 Anuario del Ferrocarril (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
10. "La L-9 arribarà el 13 de desembre a cinc estacions de Santa Coloma" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
11. "ALSTOM exhibe el nuevo metro sin conductor" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fira Barcelona. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
12. "Metro Barcelona - Alstom" (PDF). SEC Lighting. 10 October 2012. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
13. "Barcelona metro network continues to grow". European Metropolitan Transport Authorities. December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
14. "Automated Metro, safer and more efficient". Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
15. Badia 2009, p. 22-23
16. Badia 2009, p. 22
17. "Metro de Barcelona - 9000" (in Spanish). Listado Del Material Ferroviario Español (listadotren.es). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
18. "Alstom delivers the first Metropolis train sets for Line 2 of Santo Domingo metro". Alstom. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
19. "Modelisme Tripulat" (in Catalan). Via Oberta. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
20. "Característiques i Dimensions" (PDF). Material Mòbil Unitat de Tren S.9000 FCMB (in Catalan). Via Oberta. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

References

• Badia, Xavier (2009), "Trens S-9000 - Railgrup Octubre 09" (PDF), Barcelona Metròpolis L-9, Alstom Transport, retrieved 6 April 2015