Danhai LRV
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Danhai LRV | |
|---|---|
A Danhai LRV train at Tamsui District Office | |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Manufacturer | Taiwan Rolling Stock Company |
| Constructed | 2016–2017 |
| Entered service | 23 December 2018 |
| Number built | 75 cars (15 sets) |
| Number in service | 75 cars (15 sets) |
| Formation | 5-module sets |
| Fleet numbers | 1011–1155 |
| Capacity | 265 |
| Operators | New Taipei Metro Corporation |
| Depots | Danhai Depot |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel, Aluminium |
| Train length | 34,450 mm (113 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 2,650 mm (8 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3,750 mm (12 ft 4 in) |
| Doors | 4 per set |
| Maximum speed |
|
| Acceleration | 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2) |
| Deceleration |
|
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′+0′+2′+0′+Bo′ |
The Danhai Light Rail EMU (Chinese: 淡海輕軌電聯車), nicknamed Warrior (Chinese: 行武者號)[1] is a light rail train operating on New Taipei Metro's Danhai Light Rail line. A total of 15 5-module train sets were manufactured by Taiwan Rolling Stock Company (TRSC), along with assistance from Voith's Engineering Services located in Germany.[2] The entirely domestic production of the Danhai LRV is an important milestone for Taiwan in moving towards domestically manufactured trains.[3]
The first trainset finished production in late-2016, with the rest of the order being completed by 2017 in time for the Danhai Light Rail line's opening in December 2018.
In 2015, the New Taipei City Transportation Government Bureau held a public vote for the design theme of the train, with the three options being "Star of Wisdom (智多星)", "Warrior (行武者)", and "Spirit of the Sea (海精靈)". The "Warrior" theme, originally planned with a yellow colour scheme, won with 37.48% of votes, however, the designer of the train later changed the colour scheme to a light blue colour to reflect the line's seaside characteristic.[4]