AM5-M2 and AM4-M4

The AM5-M2 and AM4-M4 are two series of Alstom Metropolis heavy rail rolling stock that operate on lines M2 and M4 of the Budapest Metro.

AM5-M2
Manufacturer	Alstom Konstal
Built at	Chorzów, Poland
Family name	Metropolis
Replaced	81–717, Ev, EvA
Constructed	2009–2013
Entered service	September 7, 2012[1][2]
Number built	22
Formation	5 cars per trainset: Mc-M-T-M-Mc
Capacity	Trainset: 209 seats (Mc: 37, M: 45, T: 45)
Operators	BKV
Depots	Fehér út
Lines served	Line 2
Specifications
Train length	100.16 m (328 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Car length	Mc: 19.846 m (65 ft 1+3⁄8 in) M: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+1⁄2 in) T: 20.156 m (66 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Width	2,780 mm (9 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Height	3,696 mm (12 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Floor height	1,140 mm (44+7⁄8 in)
Doors	8 double
Wheelbase	2 m (6 ft 7 in) (bogies)
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph) (design) 70 km/h (43 mph) (service)
Weight	Mc: 33 t (32 long tons; 36 short tons) M: 34 t (33 long tons; 37 short tons) T: 26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons)
Axle load	14 t (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)
Acceleration	1.13 m/s2 (3.7 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.9 m/s2 (6.2 ft/s2)
Minimum turning radius	80 m (260 ft) (depot moves) 230 m (750 ft) (operationally)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Source:[3]

AM4-M4
Manufacturer	Alstom Konstal
Family name	Metropolis
Operators	BKV
Depots	Kelenföld
Lines served	Line 4
Specifications
Train length	80 m (262 ft 5+5⁄8 in)
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7+3⁄8 in)

Since 2009, 22 AM5-M2 sets have been constructed for use on Line M2 with delivery to be completed by 2013. A further 22 AM4-M4 sets have been constructed since 2012 for use on Line M4 with delivery due to be completed by 2014.^[4][5]

On December 5, 2016, an accident occurred on Metro Line M2 which involved an AM5-M2 rolling stock. An incoming train collided with a waiting train at the Pillangó utca metro station. This was the first serious accident in the history of the Budapest metro. The accident did not result in a fatality, but according to the prosecution, a total of twenty-one were injured, five of whom were classified as serious.^[6]

References

1. "Befejeződött a Járműcsere Az M2-Es Vonalon".
2. "Forgalomba állt az első Alstom metrószerelvény az M2 vonalán".
3. Budapesti 2. metróvonal kezelési kézikönyv (in Hungarian). Alstom. March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
4. "First Alstom METROPOLIS subway cars arrive in Budapest" (in Hungarian). Budapest Transport Co. February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
5. "Successful track test of the Buda section of Metro Line 4" (in Hungarian). Budapest Transportation Center Inc. December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
6. "Prosecution for the December 2016 subway accident". ugyeszseg.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-13.