New Metro operator in Stockholm

[BNA-Informant]

Today the board of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Greater Stockholm Public Transport) took the decision to choose the Hong Kong based company MTR Corporation (http://www.mtr.com.hk/) as the new operator for the Metro in Stockholm, MTR will succeed Veolia as the operator for the Metro.



The contract is eight year long, with an option for six more years. It´s planned that MTR should overtake the responsibility for the operation in November 2009. The value of the contract is between 20 – 35 billion Swedish crowns (approximate 2 – 3,5 billion Euro) depending on the length (eight or fourteen years)



The operator, MTR, will have full responsibility for the traffic operation, vehicle maintenance, station service and cleaning of vehicles and station etc. MTR will rent vehicles and depots from SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik).

The vehicle maintenance will be done by a sub supplier, a company with the name Tunnelbane teknik (Metro technique) that´s an joint venture in between MTR and the Norwegian vehicle maintainer Mantena.



Stockholm metro, basic facts



Total line length: 108 km

Number of boarding passengers: 1,2 million/weekday

During the 70ties and the beginning of 80ties, the Metro in Stockholm was number eight in the world according to the length



The three different Metro Systems



Metro One (Green Line)

Open in stages in between 1950 – beginning of the 60 ties, with some smaller extensions 1971 and 1994

20% of the line in tunnels, 5 – 20 meters bellow ground
A large extent of cut and cover
A large extent of converted suburban tramlines
Average distance in between stations 0,9 km
Average speed, including station stops 30 km/h
145 meter platforms
STO (Semi automatic Train Operation)
Two depots and the main workshop


Metro Two (Read Line)

Open in stages in between 1964 – 1978

75% in tunnel, 15 – 45 meters bellow ground
A large extent of primary rock tunnels
Only a small part consist of converted suburban tramlines
Average distance in between stations 1,1 km
Average speed, including station stops 35 km/h
145 meter platforms ( some are 180 meter )
One depot (and a small parking at one station)


Metro Three (Blue Line)

Open in stages in between 1975 – 1985

95% in tunnel, 20 – 40 meters bellow ground
A large extent of primary rock tunnels
All undergrounded station are so called caver stations
All stations except one is undergrounded
All stations located at straight tracks
Average distance in between stations 1,4 km
Average speed, including station stops 40 km/h
180 meter platforms
One depot


Metro vehicles



Two main groups exist, the older type of cars, which is called Cx (C6, C14 and C15) and the new type of cars which is called C20.



Three cars of type C20 forms one full length train, eight cars of the older type Cx forms one full length train (in peak hours approximate 105 full length trains is in operation)



Short description of the different type of cars



C20

Number of cars 271

Delivered 1997 – 2004

Length 46,5 meter

Maximum speed 90 km/h

Passenger capacity

Seating 126 passengers

Standing 288 passengers



Supplier: ABB/Adtranz/Bombardier



Cx



Cx is the umbrella term for C6, C14 and C15, the remaining types of the old generation.

In total 1300 veichles of type C1 – C15 was built in between 1949 – 89, but the maximum number in operation at the same time was 900. The type is based on a car delivered to New York subway during the 40ties.



They are both technical and visual rather identical and all types could be used in multiple operations with each other, a train could therefore contain different types of Cx cars.



Supplier: ASEA/ASJ/Hägglund



C6

Number of cars 104

Delivered 1970 – 74

Length 17,6 meter

Maximum speed 80 km/h

Passenger capacity

Seating 48 passengers

Standing 108 passengers



C14 and C15

Number of cars 126 (C14) 14 (C15)

Delivered 1985-89

Length 17,6 meter

Maximum speed 80 km/h

Passenger capacity

Seating 48 passengers

Standing 108 passengers