The Euskotren 900 series is an
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) train type operated by
Euskotren
Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways ( eu, Eusko Trenbideak, es, Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside ...
in the
Basque Country
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* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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, i ...
.
History
In January 2009,
Euskotren
Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways ( eu, Eusko Trenbideak, es, Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside ...
awarded
CAF the construction of 27 3-car EMUs
for 129 million euros, excluding VAT. The contract was later extended to 30 4-car EMUs for 201 million euros.
The first trainset was delivered on 16 March 2011 in
Durango
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. Five days later, on March 21, it made its first test trip on the
Topo
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line. The series entered service on that same line (
Euskotren
Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways ( eu, Eusko Trenbideak, es, Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside ...
's busiest) on July 22.
The series gradually replaced the older
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and
3500 series trains, with the last unit being delivered in 2014.
Interior
Each train has 214 seats,
with additional space for 186 standing passengers.
Internally, the four cars are connected with open gangways. Ten of the trains (those used on longer routes) are equipped with
toilets.
Wheelchair spaces are provided at one end of the two intermediate cars, the doors near them are equipped with ramps.
All trains have dedicated spaces for passengers carrying bicycles.
Naming
The units are named after towns and villages in which
Euskotren
Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways ( eu, Eusko Trenbideak, es, Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside ...
operates.
See also
*
Euskotren rolling stock
Euskotren is a public railway operator in the Basque Country, Spain. Its rolling stock is formed by electrical multiple units used for Euskotren Trena commuter rail services, trams running on the Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz tramway networks, and l ...
*
Euskotren 950 series
The Euskotren 950 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Euskotren in the Basque Country, Spain.
History
In June 2014, Euskotren awarded CAF the construction of 28 3-car EMUs for 150 million euros. They are similar to ...
– the three-car counterpart of the 900 series
References
External links
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Electric multiple units of Spain
900 series 900 series or series 900 or ''variation'', may refer to:
* 900 series (bowling), three consecutive perfect games by an individual bowler
* AMD 900 chipset series, set of chipsets released in 2011
* Euskotren 900 series, a train type
* GeForce 900 ...
CAF multiple units
Train-related introductions in 2011
1500 V DC multiple units