LRTA 13000 class

The LRTA 13000 class is a class of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) ordered by the Department of Transportation in 2017. The trains were constructed in 2019 and are now undergoing the 5,000 km testing trials at CAF's factory in Huehuetoca, Mexico, with the first two trainsets targeted to enter service on the 3rd Quarter of 2021, while the overall deliveries of the trains are set to be completed in May 2022.

LRTA 13000 class
Fourth-generation LRV
ManufacturerConstrucciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Mitsubishi Corporation
Built atHuehuetoca, Mexico
Constructed2019–
Number under construction120 vehicles
Formation4 cars per trainset
(mono-articulated car body)
Fleet numbers13001–13120
Capacity1,388 total passengers [1]
347 passengers per car
276 seats[2]
Operator(s)Light Rail Manila Corporation
Depot(s)Baclaran, Zapote (future)
Line(s) servedLRT Line 1
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length106,000 mm (347 ft 9 in)[1]
Doors4 sliding pocket type per side
Maximum speed70 km/h (43 mph)[3]
Power supply750V DC
Current collection methodSingle-arm pantograph
Braking system(s)Electric-pneumatic brake system
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

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.

Purchase

On 2017, the Department of Transportation signed a JPY 30 billion (PHP 14.1 billion) contract with Mitsubishi Corporation and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for the purchase of 120 light rail vehicles (30 four-car train sets) as part of its capacity expansion for the upcoming LRT Line 1 Cavite extension.[4] These trains are expected to gradually replace the ageing 1000 class which has been in use since the opening of the line in 1984 and has undergone four refurbishments.

The first two sets (8 cars) were initially planned to be delivered in July 2020,[5] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery was delayed, and the first two sets were delivered on January 2021. The 28 remaining trainsets are now undergoing the 5,000 km testing trials at CAF's factory in Huehuetoca, Mexico, and are expected to be completely delivered in May 2022.

Design
Interior of the 4th generation LRV

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 country to features 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. There are also fewer side handrails in the middle sections of each vehicle, unlike the 1200 class, and will also feature air-conditioning, longitudinal seating, LED indicators and LED lighting in the trains' interiors and exteriors.

Operations

The delivery of the first 40 vehicles were originally planned to begin within July 2021, while the train's operations in the line are expected to begin within 2021. The trains were also tested at the CAF Railway Test Center at Corella, Spain.

On January 24, 2021, the first batch of deliveries, consisting of two train sets (8 rail cars) were delivered in the country. The new trains were unveiled to the public on January 26, 2021. The first two trains are expected to begin operations on the 3rd Quarter of 2021, while the delivery of the trains are expected to be completed on May 2022.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. "MANILA LINE 1 LRV". Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (2017-11-20). "CAF TO SUPPLY 30 LRVS TO MANILA (THE PHILIPPINES)". Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. "CAF México entrega primera unidad de tren para Metro de Manila, Filipinas – transporteinformativo.com.mx" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. "CAF and Mitsubishi win LRV contract in Manila". Railway PRO. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. Amojelar, Darwin (2019-05-08). "LRT–1 expects new trains from Japan" (Press release). Manila Standard. Public-Private Partnership Philippines. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. Mercurio, Richmond. "Trains for LRT-1 Cavite extension arrived". Philstar.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. News, ABS-CBN (26 January 2021). "First batch of new train cars unveiled for LRT-1 extension". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. "The first batch of train cars for the LRT-1 Cavite Extension have arrived". www.topgear.com.ph. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. Charm, Neil. "Train cars for LRT-1 Cavite extension starting to arrive". Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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