Sydney Metro Alstom Metropolis TS set

Each single-deck train features two dedicated areas for prams, luggage and bicycles. There are three doorways per side per carriage and no internal gangway doors between the carriages.[1] In a 6-car configuration the trains have a seating capacity of 378 people, with a total capacity of 1,100.[2] The trains utilise Alstom's trademark Urbalis 400 Grade-of-Automation signalling system that ensures trains are capable of operating automatically at all times including door closing, obstacle detection and emergency situations.

The trains feature longitudinal 'bench-style' seating per carriage (similar to most metro rapid-transit/subway trains), with distinctly coloured seats for priority and disabled passengers.[3] Seats in wheelchair spaces can fold up in order to fit prams and wheelchairs. Above the doorways, a light flashes green if the doors are open, and red if the doors are closed.

Much like the M set, H set, A & B sets and Hunter railcar sets, the Metropolis sets include multiple CCTV cameras (38 per train), internal Passenger Information Display (PID) screens and Digital Voice Announcements capable of conveying basic and essential information. Each set uses full-colour LCD PIDS screens which flash blue with the name of the next station, along with icons for available transport mode interchanges (such as trains, buses and/or light rail). The sets are also fitted with air conditioning and Emergency Help Points, as with other existing Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink sets. An exclusive feature of the Metropolis sets is the inclusion of USB charging ports inside the carriages.[4][5]

The Metropolis sets are operated via a computer control centre based at Rouse Hill. In the event the system is otherwise unable to operate the train, an engineer can manually take over the train's functions.

Prior to the introduction of services, a full-scale model of the new train was built for use on public display, including at the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show.[6][7] It consisted of the front carriage, including its distinctive nose. It was approximately 75% of the length of the final design for the new carriages, having two doors instead of three.[8]

The sets were manufactured at Alstom's rolling stock facility in India, [9][10] with the first six-car Sydney Metro train arriving in Rouse Hill on 26 September 2017 to undergo testing in the following months.[11]

In February 2018, dynamic testing on the first of the trainsets began.[12] Testing was done on brakes, passenger information displays, lighting and door operation.[13]

In November 2019, MTS was awarded a 10-year contract to operate the rolling stock on the metro network. To commemorate the new contract, 23 additional Metropolis sets were ordered, bringing the total fleet to 45 sets (with extensions to 8 cars likely to happen if sufficient demand warrants it) in time by the time the City & Southwest services commence. [14]

The rolling stock officially entered service on 26 May 2019 on the Metro Northwest line from Tallawong to Chatswood.

In 2024, they will also serve City & Southwest line, with new fully underground metro-only City stations at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Pitt Street and Waterloo, as well as new underground metro platforms at Martin Place and Central. This line will then continue from Sydenham to Bankstown via the existing T3 Bankstown Line corridor, which will be progressively converted to serve the new system. The fleet will grow to 45 sets by the time this section of the Sydney Metro network starts service.

In 2030, the growing fleet of Metropolis sets will also service the Sydney Metro West line from the central business district to Westmead.[15]

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  Digital displays
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  Front end of the train, as viewed from the interior
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  Longitudinal seating
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  Wheelchair accessibility
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  Priority seating (in blue)