The FE-10 (abbreviated from the Spanish: ''Férreo Español 2010'') is a
steel-wheeled model of
electrical 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 number ...
s used on the
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro ( es, Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is ...
, first used in 2012 and currently servicing
Line 12.
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Conception
In 2009, while Mexico City Metro Line 12
Line 12, also known as the Golden Line from its color on the system map, is a temporarily closed rapid transit line of the Mexico City Metro network. It travels along the Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Benito ...
was still under construction, Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (Grupo CAF, literally "Construction and Other Railway Services") is a Spanish publicly listed company which manufactures railway vehicles and equipment and buses through its Solaris Bus & Coach subsidia ...
(CAF) was awarded the contract to supply 30 trains of seven cars each for Line 12 for an approximate amount of 1 billion euros.
CAF had previously supplied trains for the Mexico City Metro such as the NE-92 and NM-02.
Description
The FE–10 currently services Line 12 only. Each train is equipped with vehicle control and monitoring system, ATP-ATO automatic driving system, passenger information and video entertainment systems, CCTV, and saloon and cab ventilation systems.[
The entire length of a train is .][
In 2015, ]Technischer Überwachungsverein
TÜVs (; short for german: Technischer Überwachungsverein, en, Technical Inspection Association) are internationally active, independent service companies from Germany and Austria that test, inspect and certify technical systems, facilities and ...
made a recommendation to STC to change the trains due to certification problems that mainly affect an excessive wear for the steel wheels and the rails.
Technical specifications
*Train length:
*Overall width:
*Height of a train car above the running surface:
*Floor height above the running surface:
*Weight in running order:
*Maximum capacity (at four travelers / m2): 700 passengers including 144 seats
*Folding seat
A folding seat is a seat that folds away so as to occupy less space. When installed on a transit bus, it makes room for a wheelchair or two. When installed on a passenger car, it provides extra seating.
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s available off-peak: 146
*Maximum speed:
*Maximum power:
*Average acceleration of
*Maximum braking normal steady state:
Train names
Out of the 30 trains in service, nine of them have been named, honoring several prominent Mexican people from the 20th century.[
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References
{{Mexico City Metro/RS
Mexico City Metro rolling stock
1500 V DC multiple units
Rolling stock of Mexico