Rolling stock in use on the Melbourne rail network
High Capacity Metro Trains
HCMT set 8 undergoing testing on the Werribee line at Seddon, October 2020
Interior of HCMT in service, showing PIDs and seating
In service
2020–present
Manufacturer
Evolution Rail (Downer Rail, CRRC Changchun and Plenary Group)
Assembly
Newport Workshops
Built at
Changchun, China (bodyshells)
Replaced
Comeng (projected)
Constructed
2018-2024
Entered service
27 December 2020 (2020-12-27)
Number built
70[1]
Number in service
61
Formation
7-car sets Tc–DMp–Mp1–DT–Mp2–DMp–Tc
Fleet numbers
01–70[1]
Capacity
1,380 (gross train capacity)[2]
1,800 (crush)
[3]
Operators
Metro Trains Melbourne
Depots
Pakenham East
Calder Park
Lines served
PakenhamCranbourne
Sunbury
Melbourne Airport (proposed)[4]
Specifications
Train length
160,196 mm (525 ft 6+15⁄16 in)
Car length
24,648 mm (80 ft 10+3⁄8 in) (Tc)
22.18 m (72 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (DMp/Mp/DT)
Width
3.04 m (9 ft 11+11⁄16 in)
Height
4,186 mm (13 ft 8+13⁄16 in)
Floor height
1.17 m (3 ft 10 in)
Entry
Level
Doors
6 per carriage, 3 per side
Maximum speed
130 km/h (81 mph)
Weight
316.9 t (311.9 long tons; 349.3 short tons)
Axle load
1 sanded axle (DMp)
2 sanded axles (Mp)
[3]
Traction system
Times Electric IGBT–VVVF[5]
Traction motors
ABB 3-phase AC induction motor[5]
Electric system(s)
1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)
Pantograph
Safety system(s)
Arden-Anzac only: Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC[6]
Coupling system
Dellner
Seating
502[3]
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
The High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) train for use by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Melbourne rail network. The first train set entered service on 27 December 2020 and will become the primary rolling stock used in the Metro Tunnel when it opens in 2025.
The HCMTs carry around 1,400 passengers in seven carriages, running on Melbourne's 1,500 V DC overhead catenary system, and are currently the most advanced trains in the Metro Trains fleet. A consortium of investors and rail companies are constructing the trains in China and Australia via a contract with the Victorian Government, in addition to upgrade works necessary for the operation of the trains.
The HCMTs currently run all services on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines, alongside two morning test services on the Sunbury line.
^ abHigh Capacity Metro Trains Archived 28 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
^DEDJTR 2017, p. 9.
^ abc"WTT Network Configuration: Metro Rolling Stock" (PDF). Metro Trains Document Portal. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^"Melbourne Airport Rail Link construction to start 2022, trains to run to CBD every 10 minutes". ABC News. 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ ab"Suppliers on the High Capacity Metro Trains Project" (PDF). Department of Transport (Victoria). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^Barrow, Keith (19 April 2018). "Bombardier to maintain Melbourne Metro Tunnel signalling". International Railway Journal. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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