Global InformationVAG Class G1 information
| VAG Class G1 | |
|---|---|
 A G1 train in October 2019 | |
 Interior view | |
| Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Designer | ergon3Design[1] |
| Family name | Inspiro |
| Replaced | DT1 and DT2 |
| Constructed | 2017–2020 |
| Entered service | 2020–2022 |
| Number built | 140 carriages (35 sets) |
| Number in service | 140 carriages (35 sets) |
| Formation | 4-car sets |
| Fleet numbers | 401–540 |
| Capacity | 128/476 (seated/standing)[2] |
| Operators | VAG |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Welded aluminium |
| Train length | 75,885 mm (248 ft 11.6 in) over couplers |
| Width | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3,576 mm (11 ft 8.8 in) |
| Floor height | 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in) above top of rail |
| Doors | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) sliding-plug, 2 × 3 per car |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Axle load | 12.8 t (12.6 long tons; 14.1 short tons) |
| Traction motors | 16 × 140 kW (190 hp) |
| Power output | 2.24 MW (3,000 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
| Sourced from [3] except where noted. | |
The VAG Class G1 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system. They have replaced the VAG Class DT1 and VAG Class DT2 previously in service on Nuremberg U-Bahn line U1.[4][5] On 20 August 2020, the first of three G1 trains entered into the revenue service.[6]
- ^ Fuchsbauer, Nicole (17 April 2018). "Neuer Nürnberger U-Bahn-Zug nimmt Gestalt an" [New Nuremberg subway train takes shape]. marktspiegel.de (in German). Verlag Der Marktspiegel GmbH. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Briginshaw, David (28 October 2019). "First Nuremberg G1 metro train unveiled". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Metro Nuremberg - 35 4-car G1 metro trains" (PDF). Siemens.
- ^ "Nürnberg metro trainsets under construction". metro-report.com. Metro Report International. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Nürnberg orders Siemens U-Bahn trainsets". metro-report.com. Metro Report International. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Handl, Johannes (19 August 2020). "G1 legt los: Neuer U-Bahn-Zug startet Fahrgastbetrieb". Nordbayern Nachrichten (in German).