LRTA 13000 class
The LRTA 13000 class is a class of fourth-generation high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) of the Light Rail Transit Authority servicing the Manila LRT Line 1. Purchased in 2017 as part of the south extension of the line, the trains entered service in July 2023 to replace the aging first-generation 1000 class trains.
It is the first LRV in the system with 5 digits in the body number due to the class fleet exceeding 99 units, in comparison to the older fleet.
LRTA 13000 class | |
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A 13000 class LRV at Monumento in August 2023
Interior of the 13000 class
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In service | 2023-present |
Manufacturer | Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles |
Designer | Mitsubishi Corporation |
Built at |
Huehuetoca, Mexico
Corella, Spain |
Family name | Urbos |
Replaced | 1000 class |
Constructed | 2019–2022 |
Entered service | July 20, 2023 |
Number built | 120 vehicles (30 sets) |
Number in service | 68 vehicles (17 sets) |
Formation | 4 cars per trainset (Mc–M–M–Mc) |
Fleet numbers | 13001 – 13120 |
Capacity | 1,388 passengers[a] |
Operator(s) | Light Rail Manila Corporation (2023-present) |
Depot(s) | Baclaran, Zapote (future) |
Line(s) served | LRT Line 1 |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Train length | 106 m |
Car length | 26.5 m[b] |
Width | 2.59 m |
Height |
From top of rail: 3.91 m
Pantograph locked down: 3.95 m |
Floor height | 920 mm |
Platform height | 690 mm |
Entry | Step |
Doors | 4 pocket-type per side; 1,500 mm × 1,900 mm |
Articulated sections | 2 per PRV |
Wheel diameter |
New: 660 mm
Worn: 600 mm |
Wheelbase |
Per bogie: 1.9 m
Bogie centers: 10 m Total: 20 m |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h |
Weight |
Driving car: 37.4 t
Intermediate car: 36.5 t |
Axie load | 10.5 t |
Traction system | IGBT-VVVF |
Traction motors | 3-phase AC induction motor |
Acceleration | 1.0 m/s² |
Deceleration | 1.3 m/s² |
Auxiliaries | Static inverter, low-power DC voltage supply, Batteries |
HVAC | Air conditioning units; roof-mounted duct type (2 units per LRV) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC overhead wire |
Current collector(s) | Single-arm pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo′+2′+Bo′ |
Wheels driven | 8 out of 12 per LRV |
Bogies | Inside-frame type |
Minimum turning radius | 25 m |
Breaking system(s) | Dynamic and electro-pneumatic |
Safety system(s) | Alstom Atlas 100 ATP |
Coupling system | Semi-permanent |
Multiple working | Within type |
Track gauge |
1,435 mm
Standard track gauge |
Seating | Longitudinal |
It is the first LRV in the system with 5 digits in the body number due to the class fleet exceeding 99 units, in comparison to the older fleet.
To prepare for the construction of the LRT Line 1 Cavite extension, new trains were needed to meet the growing demand. A bidding for the purchase of 120 light rail vehicles (30 four-car train sets) was conducted from October 2015 to February 2016, with Japanese companies only allowed to participate in the auction. Marubeni Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation expressed interest to participate in the auction. However, the first bidding failed as no bidders submitted proposals.
The second bidding was conducted in 2017. The bidders included Marubeni Corporation with Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Corporation with Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). Mitsubishi and CAF was awarded the JPY 30 billion (₱ 14.1 billion) contract in November 2017, and the contract was signed by the Department of Transportation and Mitsubishi Corporation on December 1. Mitsubishi Corporation is the implementing contractor of the procurement project while Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles manufacturered the trains. These trains are expected to gradually replace the aging 1000 class which has been in use since the opening of the line in 1984 and has undergone three refurbishments.
The purchase of the trains was funded by Japan's official development assistance.
The LRV design is a 6-axle rigid body consisting of two articulated cars, like those of the 1100 and 1200 class trains.
Car body
The train car body is made of stainless steel. Each LRV has four sliding pocket-type doors per side. The trains will also feature air-conditioning, LED destination panels and LED lighting in the trains' interiors and exteriors. The trains also sport a livery of crimson and silver.
Front cab of the 13000 class
13000 class exterior
Light indicator above an open door of the 13000 class
Interior
As opposed to the older rolling stock, the 13000 class includes hand straps aside from safety handrails installed above the train floor.The trains are also the first in the Philippines to feature a specially-made wheelchair-compatible space or passenger with restricted mobility (PRM) areas, located closer to the driver's cab as compared to the 1100 class and 1200 class where it is located near the articulation. Unlike the 1200 class, there are also fewer side handrails in the middle sections of each vehicle. Longitudinal seating is present in the 13000 class, as per other train classes in the system.
Like the 1100 class and 1200 class, there are four pocket-type doors per side per car. For the driving cars, one door will be installed on the side of the driving cab.
Interior of the driving car
Intercom
Interior of the door area
Mechanical
The bogies are of inside-frame type, similar to the 1000 class. Like all LRT Line 1 rolling stock, the wheel diameter is 660 millimeters. Each LRV has three bogies consisting of two motorized bogies, at the ends and one trailer bogie under the articulation.Semi-permanent couplers are installed at the ends of every light rail vehicle, except for the driving cab section of the head car.
These trains are easily recognizable by their distinctive braking sounds, which produce a screeching noise when stopping. This trait was not present in earlier train class sets, even when they were first introduced.
Traction and auxiliaries
Like the second and third-generation trains, the IGBT–VVVF traction control system will be used. The traction motors consist of four 3-phase AC induction motors.The auxiliaries consists of a static inverter, a low-power DC voltage supply, and batteries.
Signalling and control systems
The trains are equipped with the automatic train protection (ATP) system. Alstom was awarded the signalling and communications contract for the south extension of the LRT Line 1 in 2016. The contractual scope included the upgrading of the signalling system and the installation of the Atlas 100 on-board signalling solution for 60 train sets across the existing three generations of trains and the 13000 class trains.The trains are also equipped with a Train Control and Monitoring System (TCMS).
Formation
Four-car configuration | ||||||||
Car no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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Designation | MC | M | M | MC | ||||
Numbering | 13001A | 13001B | 13002A | 13002B | 13003A | 13003B | 13004B | 13004A |
Seated | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | ||||
Standing | 278 | 278 | 278 | 278 | ||||
Total | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 |
Details of the car designations are listed below:
Variations
The fourth-generation trains vary in two frame colors. The first 2 sets were built in Spain, and have a red-painted "forehead" above the windshield and LED sign, while sets 3 to 30, built in Mexico, received a black "forehead".The first two sets (8 cars) were initially planned to be delivered in July 2020, however the delivery was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On January 18, 2021, the first batch of deliveries, consisting of the first trainset (4 cars consisting of two articulated cars each) arrived at the Port of Manila. The new trains were unveiled to the public on January 26, 2021. The delivery of the trains are expected to be completed in June 2022, with at least one trainset arriving every month until the deliveries are completed.
The trains underwent 1,000-kilometer test runs since May 2022. Initially expected to enter in-service operations by the end of the month, it did not push through. A few months before entering service, water leaks were found in twenty train sets or eighty cars, which were later fixed through a comprehensive roof rectification plan. After repeated delays, the first train entered revenue service on July 20, 2023, after the trains were inaugurated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the previous day. More trainsets from the 13000 class are expected to be incrementally entered into service, with one additional train set every week until every train sets enter service.
- On September 17, 2023, at 2:41 PM, a 4th generation trainset encountered a catenary fault issue at Balintawak station southbound, causing partial disruptions between Baclaran and Monumento stations. Full operations were restored the next day.
Legend
In service |
Set no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Manufactured in | Service started on |
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1 | 13001 | 13002 | 13003 | 13004 | Spain | September 1, 2023 |
2 | 13005 | 13006 | 13007 | 13008 | Spain | August 30, 2023 |
3 | 13009 | 13010 | 13011 | 13012 | Mexico | October 13, 2023 |
4 | 13013 | 13014 | 13015 | 13016 | Mexico | |
5 | 13017 | 13018 | 13019 | 13020 | Mexico | September 25, 2023 |
6 | 13021 | 13022 | 13023 | 13024 | Mexico | September 26, 2023 |
7 | 13025 | 13026 | 13027 | 13028 | Mexico | July 20, 2023 |
8 | 13029 | 13030 | 13031 | 13032 | Mexico | October 13, 2023 |
9 | 13033 | 13034 | 13035 | 13036 | Mexico | |
10 | 13037 | 13038 | 13039 | 13040 | Mexico | |
11 | 13041 | 13042 | 13043 | 13044 | Mexico | |
12 | 13045 | 13046 | 13047 | 13048 | Mexico | October 28, 2023 |
13 | 13049 | 13050 | 13051 | 13052 | Mexico | September 1, 2023 |
14 | 13053 | 13054 | 13055 | 13056 | Mexico | |
15 | 13057 | 13058 | 13059 | 13060 | Mexico | September 15, 2023 |
16 | 13061 | 13062 | 13063 | 13064 | Mexico | November 11, 2023 |
17 | 13065 | 13066 | 13067 | 13068 | Mexico | November 11, 2023 |
18 | 13069 | 13070 | 13071 | 13072 | Mexico | November 28, 2023 |
19 | 13073 | 13074 | 13075 | 13076 | Mexico | November 28, 2023 |
20 | 13077 | 13078 | 13079 | 13080 | Mexico | January 17, 2024 |
21 | 13081 | 13082 | 13083 | 13084 | Mexico | December 13, 2023 |
22 | 13085 | 13086 | 13087 | 13088 | Mexico | December 28, 2023 |
23 | 13089 | 13090 | 13091 | 13092 | Mexico | |
24 | 13093 | 13094 | 13095 | 13096 | Mexico | |
25 | 13097 | 13098 | 13099 | 13100 | Mexico | |
26 | 13101 | 13102 | 13103 | 13104 | Mexico | |
27 | 13105 | 13106 | 13107 | 13108 | Mexico | |
28 | 13109 | 13110 | 13111 | 13112 | Mexico | |
29 | 13113 | 13114 | 13115 | 13116 | Mexico | |
30 | 13117 | 13118 | 13119 | 13120 | Mexico |