The first train for Bogotá Metro assembled in China entered dynamic tests and will be delivered to the city at the end of September this year.
The trials are conducted on the test tracks at the CRRC factory in the city of Changchun, in the northeast of China’s Jilin province. The test is being performed with the train in motion and, among others, allows the verification of clearances or safety distances during the movement of the train; curve registration meaning how the train behaves when navigating curves or switch areas; performance, and noise levels, among other factors.
During the test, the train will run 2,500 km on a test track and simulate a full load by loading sandbags or water tanks to verify its carrying capacity and operational stability.
Previously, static tests had been carried out at the same CRRC factory, which has been successfully completed.
The new six-car train for Bogotá Metro is 134.25 metre-long and 2.90 metres wide, and 2.12 metres in internal height. Each trainset will have a capacity of 1,800 passengers, 15% of which to be seated and will be able to run at an average commercial speed of 42.5 km/h.
The new trains will be deployed on the Line of the Bogotá Metro (L1MB) and will transport 43,000 passengers per hour in each direction, directly benefiting nearly 3 million residents across 78 neighbourhoods in nine districts.
The system will be fully automated and will not require drivers. In July 2022, CRRC Changchun presented a mock-up for the new metro train.
Bogotá Metro and CRRC signed a contract for the supply of 30 six-car automated trainsets for Line 1 which is now under construction, with 51% of the works being implemented.
The 24 km fully automatic line will be served by 16 stations, 10 of which providing transport connections to the TransMilenio bus rapid transit system.
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