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Siemens Inspiro

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In service
  
2013–present

Car length
  
approx. 89,560 mm

Formation
  
3–8 cars trainsets

Siemens Inspiro

Manufacturer
  
Siemens Transportation Systems

Capacity
  
174 seats 1,554 seating and standing

Operator(s)
  
Warsaw Metro Munich U-Bahn Rapid Kuala Lumpur Riyadh Metro Sofia Metro Bangkok Skytrain

The Siemens Inspiro is an electric multiple unit designed and manufactured by Siemens Transportation Systems since 2012 for metro systems. The product was launched on 19 September 2012 at the InnoTrans in Berlin. The first Inspiro entered service with Warsaw Metro on 6 October 2013.

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Genesis

In October 2009, Siemens Mobility has started development on a new subway product family. It collaborated with DesignworksUSA on design aspects. The company based its design on Mo.Mo vehicles previously produced for Vienna, Prague, Oslo and Nuremberg.

Poland

Warsaw Metro in service 6-car trainsets configuration

Malaysia

Rapid KL Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line on 4-car trainsets configuration

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Metro upcoming 2-car and 4-car trainsets configuration

United Kingdom

New Tube for London (proposed)

Russia

New metro cars for Moscow Metro

Bulgaria

20 new metro 3-car trainsets have been ordered for line 3 of the Sofia Metro to enter into service 2018. The contract includes an option for 10 additional trainsets.

Thailand

New 22 metro cars for BTS Skytrain (Sukhumvit Line extension, East). In service 2018.

Germany

Class C for Munich U-Bahn U3 & U6.

References

Siemens Inspiro Wikipedia