LRTA 13000 class

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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.

LRTA 13000 class
A 13000 class LRV at Monumento in August 2023

Interior of the 13000 class
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
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:
  • MC - driving head car
  • M - intermediate car

    • 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.


    Legend

    In service

    Set no. 1 2 3 4 Manufactured in Service started on
    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

    1. ^ Total 4-car capacity. A single car can accommodate 347 passengers.
    2. ^ Length with anti-climbers/couplers. Without the anti-climbers and couplers, the car length is 26 meters

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