ER200

The ER200 was a Soviet electric train built in Riga by Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca. It was the first high-speed Direct Current intercity Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train with rheostatic brake.

In service1 March 1984 – 28 February 2009^[1]

Manufacturers

• Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca
• Rīgas Elektromašinbūves Rūpnīca [lv]

Constructed1973, 1988, 1991–1994

Refurbished1988, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009

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ER200 (ЭР200)
EMU ER200 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Line
In service	1 March 1984 – 28 February 2009[1]
Manufacturers	Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca Rīgas Elektromašinbūves Rūpnīca [lv]
Constructed	1973, 1988, 1991–1994
Refurbished	1988, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009
Number built	28 cars (of them - 6 head/control cars); 2(3) sets
Number in service	None
Formation	DT + n x (Mp + M) + DT; 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 cars
Capacity	24 seats (head cars) 64 seats (intermediate cars) 36 seats (renewed first class cars) 816 seats (14-car set) 304 seats (6-car set)
Operators	Ministry of Railways Russian Railways
Depot	ТЧ-10 ОКТ ж.д. (Saint Petersburg)
Line served	Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	26,000 mm (85 ft 4 in)
Width	3,130 mm (10 ft 3 in)
Height	4,200 mm (13 ft 9 in)
Doors	2 per side
Maximum speed	200 km/h (124 mph)
Weight	48.7 t (47.9 long tons; 53.7 short tons) DT 56.5 t (55.6 long tons; 62.3 short tons) M 58.5 t (57.6 long tons; 64.5 short tons) Mp 787.4 t (775.0 long tons; 868.0 short tons) (14-car set) 327.4 t (322.2 long tons; 360.9 short tons) (6-car set)
Traction system	4 x 1ДТ.001 240 kW (320 hp) 750 V DC motors 8.9 kN (2,000 lbf) x 4 = 35.6 kN (8,000 lbf) 427.2 kN (96,000 lbf) (14-car set) 142.4 kN (32,000 lbf) (6-car set)
Power output	240 kW (320 hp) x 4 (one hour) 215 kW (288 hp) x 4 (continuous) 11,520 kW (15,450 hp) (14-car set) 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) (6-car set)
Transmission	1 : 2.346 gear ratio
Acceleration	0.4 m/s2 (1.3 ft/s2) (1.44 km/(h⋅s) or 0.89 mph/s)
Deceleration	0.4 m/s2 (1.3 ft/s2) (1.44 km/(h⋅s) or 0.89 mph/s) (normal service) 0.6 m/s2 (2.0 ft/s2) (2.16 km/(h⋅s) or 1.34 mph/s) (max service) 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) (4.32 m/s2 or 14.2 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system	3 kV DC Overhead catenary
Current collection	Pantograph
Braking systems	Rheostatic brake, Electro-pneumatic disc brake, Electromagnetic track brake
Safety system	KLUB-U
Coupling system	SA3
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge

Close

There were two designs. The first design, begun in 1974, was the ER200-1 EMU, and went into commercial operation in 1984. The second design went into operation between Saint Petersburg and Moscow in 1996.

The ER200 Trainsets were built between 1973 and 1994 in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation.