AM5-M2 and AM4-M4

Rapid transit rolling stock used on Budapest Metro
100.16 m (328 ft 7+1⁄4 in)Car length
  • Mc: 19.846 m (65 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
  • M: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
  • T: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Width2,780 mm (9 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Height3,696 mm (12 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Floor height1,140 mm (44+7⁄8 in)Doors8 doubleWheelbase2 m (6 ft 7 in) (bogies)Maximum speed
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 70 km/h (43 mph) (service)
Weight
  • Mc: 33 t (32 long tons; 36 short tons)
  • M: 34 t (33 long tons; 37 short tons)
  • T: 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons)
Axle load14 t (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)Acceleration1.13 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2)Deceleration1.9 m/s2 (6.2 ft/s2)Minimum turning radius
  • 80 m (260 ft) (depot moves)
  • 230 m (750 ft) (operationally)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeNotes/referencesSource:[3]
AM4-M4
ManufacturerAlstom Konstal
Family nameMetropolis
OperatorsBKV
DepotsKelenföld
Lines servedLine 4
Specifications
Train length80 m (262 ft 5+5⁄8 in)
Car length20 m (65 ft 7+3⁄8 in)

The AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 are two series of Alstom Metropolis heavy rail rolling stock that operate on lines M2 and M4 of the Budapest Metro.

Since 2009, 22 AM5-M2 sets have been constructed for use on Line M2 with delivery to be completed by 2013. A further 22 AM4-M4 sets have been constructed since 2012 for use on Line M4 with delivery due to be completed by 2014.[4][5]

On December 5, 2016, an accident occurred on Metro Line M2 which involved an AM5-M2 rolling stock. An incoming train collided with a waiting train at the Pillangó utca metro station. This was the first serious accident in the history of the Budapest metro. The accident did not result in a fatality, but according to the prosecution, a total of twenty-one were injured, five of whom were classified as serious.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.alstom.com/hu/press-releases-news/2013/6/befejezdott-a-jarmcsere-az-m2-es-vonalon
  2. ^ https://bkk.hu/hirek/2012/09/alstom-m2.2626/
  3. ^ Budapesti 2. metróvonal kezelési kézikönyv (in Hungarian). Alstom. March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "First Alstom METROPOLIS subway cars arrive in Budapest" (in Hungarian). Budapest Transport Co. February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Successful track test of the Buda section of Metro Line 4" (in Hungarian). Budapest Transportation Center Inc. December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Prosecution for the December 2016 subway accident". ugyeszseg.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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