Hyderabad Metro Rail’s rolling stock delivers world-class comfort, safety, and efficiency at an affordable cost for commuters. Built to international standards, each train embodies a blend of advanced technology, modern design, and passenger-friendly features.
Key Specifications
- Lightweight stainless steel/aluminium bodied trains in three-car formations, with a trailer car between two motored driving cars.
- Wide gangways between cars for smooth passenger movement and efficient load distribution.
- Fully air-conditioned coaches with designated spaces for persons with disabilities.
- Passenger information and infotainment systems, including LCD route maps above all doors and onboard LCD screens.
- Advanced safety features, including fire and smoke detection, CCTV surveillance inside and outside each car, and foolproof operational safeguards.
- Passenger convenience, with mobile and laptop charging sockets, improved humidity control, and secondary air suspension for enhanced ride comfort.
- Efficient braking system, using regenerative electric braking to feed power back into the grid, reducing overall energy consumption.
- Speed and performance: capable of a maximum operating speed of 80 km/h and an average speed of 33 km/h.
- High capacity design: approximately 965 passengers per three-car train, with longitudinal seating for around 40 passengers per car, maximizing standing space.
- Driver-operated ATO-enabled trains, balancing automation with operational control.
Fleet Details
- 171 cars across 57 trains deployed in Phase I of the project.
- Supplied by Hyundai Rotem (South Korea), selected for their advanced technology, cost efficiency, service reliability, and spare parts availability.
With modern aesthetics, cutting-edge technology, and an unwavering focus on safety and comfort, Hyderabad Metro Rail trains set a new benchmark for urban mobility in India.
| Salient features of Rolling Stock | |
|---|---|
| Train Set | 3 Cars train set (DMC‐TC‐DMC) Extendable to 6 Cars train set (DMC‐TC‐MC‐MC‐TC‐DMC) |
| Gauge | Standard Gauge (1435 mm) |
| Traction | 25 kV AC Overhead Catenary, Single phase and 50 Hz frequency |
| Maximum Design Speed | 90 kmph |
| Maximum Operating Speed | 80 Kmph |
| Average Speed | 33 kmph |
| Head way between two trains | 3 minutes during peak and 15 minutes during lean hours |
| Dwell Time | 20 seconds at stations |
| Maximum Axle Load | 17 Ton with 8 Passenger/Square metre in standing area |
| Safety features | Automatic Train Protection (ATP)/ Automatic Train Operation (ATO) |
| Automatic Train Supervision | |
| Passenger Emergency Alarm | |
| Passenger Addressing System | |
| CCTV in cars | |
| Saloon Door opening and closing Alarm | |
| Fail Safe Pneumatic Emergency Air Brake | |
| Provision of Dead man safety feature on the Traction‐Brake controller handle | |
| Wheel Slip/Slide Protection | |
| Crash‐Worthy design of Cars | |
| Derailment Guard on rails | |
| Smoke and Fire detectors in Driver’s Cab and Saloon Car | |
| Fire extinguishers inside cars and driver’s cab | |
| Emergency brake application in a moving train if unintended partings of the cars occur. | |
| Platform screen door enable features in Rolling Stock | |
| Car Body | Light Weight Stainless Steel/Aluminium |
| Energy Efficient | Energy regeneration during electro dynamic braking. |
| Interior | Dedicated space to accommodate wheelchair (for people with reduced mobility) |
| Longitudinal Seats, Grab Poles and Rails for standing passengers | |
| Air‐conditioned with Humidity Control | |
| Mobile and Laptop Charging Points | |
| LCD TVs for Entertainment, information and advertisement | |
| LCD Dynamics Route Display | |
| Exterior | Modern and Aesthetic, unpainted, covered with vinyl sheet for advertisement |
| Current Collection System | Overhead Pantograph |
| Doors | Externally hung, sliding bi‐parting Doors for Saloon |
| Windows | Double Glazed Laminated glass with PVB film pasted in between |
| Brakes | a) Electro‐pneumatic friction brake system (EP) b) Electric‐regenerative brake system c) Spring applied air‐release parking brake system d) Electro‐pneumatic friction emergency brake system e) Brake‐pipe controlled back‐up security brake system |
| Couplers | Automatic and Semi Permanent Couplers |
| Air‐conditioner | Two Roof mounted VAC for Saloon and One for Driver Cab |
| Propulsion System | 25kV AC Single phase, IGBT based VVVF Control |
| Bogie | Bolster less with Secondary Air Spring |
| Train Control | Train Integrated Management System (TIMS) |
| Battery Back-up | Battery Back‐up upto one hour for emergency loads i.e Lights, PA/PIS etc. |