100 Linimo series
The 100 Linimo series (Japanese 100 形 電車 「リ ニ モ」 ) is a Japanese magnetic levitation train for passenger transport.
history
The Series 100 Linimo was built by the Japanese company Nippon Sharyō Seizō KK for the railway operator Aichi Rapid Transit Co. Ltd. (鉄 道 事業 者 愛 知 高速 交通). The first trains were put into operation for the transport of people in city traffic for Expo 2005 , east of the city of Nagoya .
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer: Nippon Sharyō Seizō
- Years of construction: 2004–2009
- in operation: since 2005 until today in the city of Nagoya
- Number: 9
- Total length: 43,300 mm, divided into three articulated passenger cells
- Turning radius: 75 meters
- Width: 2600 mm
- Height: 3450 mm
- Capacity: 244 people
- Power system: DC-1500 volts
- Drive: linear motor HSST 100 L
- Speed: 100 km / h
- Train control: ATO Automatic Train Operation , each train unit is provided with a manually operated driver's cab for shunting operations on the front and rear.
In 2006 the construction was awarded the Laurel Prize (ロ ー レ ル 賞 Rōreru Shō).
Web links
- Operator's website (Japanese)