Ivolga (train)

The Ivolga (designated EG2Tv), meaning golden oriole, is an electric multiple unit passenger train designed by TVZ for urban and commuter service.

Ivolga (EG2Tv)
Manufacturer	TVZ
Assembly	Tver, Russia
Constructed	2014–present
Entered service	2017
Number built	259 cars (41 trainsets)
Capacity	1638 (5-car)
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Train length	116.0 m (380.6 ft) (5-car) 138.8 m (455 ft) (6-car) 161.6 m (530 ft) (7-car)
Car length	23,800 mm (78 ft 1 in) (end cars) 22,800 mm (74 ft 10 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	3,480 mm (11 ft 5 in)
Floor height	1,320 mm (52 in)
Doors	2 per side 1,400 mm (55 in) width
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight	55,500 kg (122,400 lb) (end cars) 46,300 kg (102,100 lb) (intermediate cars) 56,900 kg (125,400 lb) (intermediate motor cars)
Traction system	4×300 kW (400 hp) per motor car
Power output	2,400 kW (3,200 hp) (2 motor cars) 3,600 kW (4,800 hp) (3 motor cars)
Acceleration	0.96 m/s2 (3.5 km/(h⋅s))
Electric system(s)	3 kV DC
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Track gauge	1520 mm

First 2 trains were in use on Moscow — Novoperedelkino express route in 2017 — 2018 before extension of the Moscow Metro  Solntsevskaya line.[1] Since 2018 they are working on Usovo branch of Belorussky suburban railway line in preparation for launch of Moscow Central Diameters D1 Line.[2]

This vehicle is built in Tver and the design was outsourced in Europe, TVZ ordered the design and early development of that train to Integral Design and Development, S.A., based in Barcelona, Spain. This company is responsible for the strategic, conceptual and detail design of the exterior and interior of the train. A natural scale mock-up was built by Integral Design and presented in Russia in 2015.

In 2017 an update of this model was outsourced to Integral Design, in 2019 started testing of Ivolga 2.0 . The new vehicle adds improvements in the interior design according to users preferences and the exterior is completely new with high tech solutions. Since November 2019, these have been serving Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters.[3]