Taipei Metro EMU301
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The Taipei Metro EMU301 cars are the first electric multiple unit
s to operate on the heavy-capacity lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System
when it began operations in 1996. A total of 22 trainsets were built from 1992 to 1994 by the Union Rail Car (URC) Partnership, a Japan
ese-backed consortium in America, at a cost of US$170 million.
Production of the cars were done at the 150000 square feet (13,935.5 m²) Yonkers
Plant, which was well-known as formerly owned by Otis Elevator Company
where it first built elevator
s since the company's formation, and the first elevator factory in the world. The factory is now under the Union Rail Car Partnership, consisting of Kawasaki Rail Car
, Nissho Iwai American, and North American Transit. They were the first cars in the Plant to be built for export, and the largest in the United States
for over twenty years. Over half of the C301's components were made in America, as part of the Buy American Act
requirements. The GTO
-VVVF propulsion system is supplied by Westinghouse
and can supply up to 200 horsepower
.
The interior of the EMU301 contains seats in both linear and latitudinal formation. A quarter of them are designated as priority seats. Fireproofing materials allow the train to withstand any fire for up to 45 minutes. Wheelchair spaces are provided for at the start and end of the cars. LED In-train information system is installed which displays the destination and line colour on the exterior, train announcements and next station information in the interior.
Trainset 013/014 was formerly split and modified to serve as 3-car formations to serve on the Xinbeitou Branch Line
. When new EMU371 built in specialised 3-car formations were delievered to Taipei Metro, trainset 013/014 was subsequently rejoined and put back into normal service on the other lines.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s to operate on the heavy-capacity lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System
Taipei Rapid Transit System
The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...
when it began operations in 1996. A total of 22 trainsets were built from 1992 to 1994 by the Union Rail Car (URC) Partnership, a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese-backed consortium in America, at a cost of US$170 million.
Production of the cars were done at the 150000 square feet (13,935.5 m²) Yonkers
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
Plant, which was well-known as formerly owned by Otis Elevator Company
Otis Elevator Company
The Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems today, principally focusing on elevators and escalators...
where it first built elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s since the company's formation, and the first elevator factory in the world. The factory is now under the Union Rail Car Partnership, consisting of Kawasaki Rail Car
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
, Nissho Iwai American, and North American Transit. They were the first cars in the Plant to be built for export, and the largest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for over twenty years. Over half of the C301's components were made in America, as part of the Buy American Act
Buy American Act
The Buy American Act passed in 1933 by Congress and signed by President Hoover on his last full day in office , required the United States government to prefer U.S.-made products in itspurchases...
requirements. The GTO
Gate turn-off thyristor
A gate turn-off thyristor is a special type of thyristor, a high-power semiconductor device. GTOs, as opposed to normal thyristors, are fully controllable switches which can be turned on and off by their third lead, the GATE lead.-Device description:...
-VVVF propulsion system is supplied by Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric (1998)
Westinghouse Licensing, doing business as Westinghouse Electric Corporation , is a Delaware General Corporation Law organized subsidiary that was founded by CBS Corporation in managing the intellectual property assets relating to the Westinghouse trademarks.Westinghouse Licensing has...
and can supply up to 200 horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
.
Trainset 013/014 was formerly split and modified to serve as 3-car formations to serve on the Xinbeitou Branch Line
Xinbeitou Branch Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Branch Line is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui Line. It first opened for service on March 28, 1997...
. When new EMU371 built in specialised 3-car formations were delievered to Taipei Metro, trainset 013/014 was subsequently rejoined and put back into normal service on the other lines.
Serial Number
Each individual car is assigned a four-digit serial number, which range from x001 to x044, where x depends on the carriage type.- The first digit depends on whether the car is the first, second, or third car from either end of the train, where the first car equals 1, the second car equals 2, and the third car equals 3.
- The other three digits form the train's identification number. A full-length train of six cars consists of two identification numbers, one for the first three cars, and the other the same number plus 1 for the other three, where the smaller number is always an odd number. For example, a train of six cars would have serial numbers 1001, 2001, 3001, 3002, 2002, 1002 respectively