FE-10 (Mexico City Metro)

The FE-10 (abbreviated from the Spanish: Férreo Español 2010) is a steel-wheeled model of electrical multiple units used on the Mexico City Metro, first used in 2012 and currently servicing Line 12.

Conception

In 2009, while Mexico City Metro Line 12 was still under construction, Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) was awarded the contract to supply 30 trains of seven cars each for Line 12 for an approximate amount of 1 billion euros.

CAF had previously supplied trains for the Mexico City Metro such as the NE-92 and NM-02.

Description

The FE–10 currently services Line 12 only. Each train is equipped with vehicle control and monitoring system, ATP-ATO automatic driving system, passenger information and video entertainment systems, CCTV, and saloon and cab ventilation systems.

The entire length of a train is .

In 2015, Technischer Überwachungsverein made a recommendation to STC to change the trains due to certification problems that mainly affect an excessive wear for the steel wheels and the rails.

Technical specifications

• Train length:
• Overall width:
• Height of a train car above the running surface:
• Floor height above the running surface:
• Weight in running order:
• Maximum capacity (at six travelers / m²): 1471 passengers
• Folding seats available off-peak: 146
• Maximum speed:
• Maximum power:
• Average acceleration of
• Maximum braking normal steady state:

Train names

Out of the 30 trains in service, nine of them have been named, honoring several prominent Mexican people from the 20th century.

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