Hitachi Rail Italy (HRI) has revealed the prototype train the new driverless metro in Taipei. Under the contract, HRI delivered the first 4 cars that are part of a wide supply (HRI is awarded in a joint venture with Ansaldo STS who will provide the signaling system) which will see completion, by autumn of 2018, of 17 vehicles for a total number of 68 cars amounting to EUR 110 million for the HRI portion.
Each train, in configuration with 4 aluminum alloy cars, is a little more than 68 meters long, 2,65 mt. wide, can carry 98 seated and 555 standing passengers and can reach a speed of 80 km/h.
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