Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) are used in the operation of trains.
All trains used in the Urban Railway Lines (URL) are manufactured by Metro-Cammell England. At present, MTR owns 762 cars. Each of them has its own car ID, which is made of 1 letter and 3 numbers (e.g. A203, B436). The letter represents the car type. Each train is composed of 8 cars, in the typical formation: A - C - D - B - C - D - C - A
For more photos on these trains, go to:
Galleries ->
Rolling Stock Showcases (URL Modernized Stock)
SPECIFICATIONS OF URL TRAINS
| Traction Control | GTO Chopper |
| Voltage Input | 1.5kV d.c. overhead |
| Maximum Operating Speed | 80 km h-1 or 22.2 m s-1 |
| Maximum Operating Acceleration | 1 m s-2 |
| Maximum Operating Deceleration | 1 m s-2 |
| Emergency Braking Deceleration | 1.4 m s-2 |
DETAIL OF URL CARS
|
Car
|
Description
|
Length
|
Number Owned
|
Capacity (1 car)
|
|
A
|
Motor Car with Cab |
23080mm
|
191
|
Standing: 265 |
|
B
|
Motor Car |
22000mm
|
96
|
|
|
C
|
Motor Car with Pantograph |
22000mm
|
287
|
|
|
D
|
Trailer |
23160mm
|
188
|
DIFFERENT GENERATIONS
| Generation |
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
|
Cars
|
A101-A170
B401-B435 C101-C170 C401-C435 |
A171-A269
B436-B485 C171-C269 C436-C485 D601-D763 |
A270-A291
B486-B496 C270-C291 C486-C496 D764-D788 |
|
Year put into Service
|
1978-1979
1981-1982 |
1982-1989
|
1994-1998
|
TRAIN MODERNIZATION
Early in 1998, MTR started to modernized URL trains, and the project was finished by late September 2001. The last modernized train was A167, while the first modernized train was A251.