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X'Trapolis at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
X'Trapolis (also stylized as X'TRAPOLIS) is a series of electric passenger trains, designed and built by the transport technology company Alstom. The trains have high floors, and are available in both single- and double-deck models.
Models include:
- Transperth C-series train Perth, Australia
- X'Trapolis 100 - Melbourne, Australia and Valparaíso, Chile.
- X'Trapolis Duplex - known as MI 2N and MI 09 - Paris, France.
- X'Trapolis Modular - Valparaíso, Chile and Santiago - Rancagua, Chile, similar to Civia units used in Barcelona, Spain.
- X'Trapolis Mega - South Africa
- X'Trapolis Cityduplex – also known as RER NG - Paris
Other locations:
- German railways
- Copenhagen
- Lisbon
In 2008 Alstom offered a 'X'trapolis UK' design for the Thameslink rolling stock programme,[1] but subsequently withdrew their bid.[2]
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Metro Valparaiso - Limache bound unit at the station in Portales
References
- ^ "Alstom unveils X'trapolis UK". Railway Gazette International. 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Alstom out of Thameslink bidding". Railway Gazette International. 2009-10-29.
External links
- ALSTOM Transport
- X'Trapolis official site at ALSTOM Transport
- X'Trapolis Train Photos at Gran Valparaiso (in Spanish)