HKL Class M300

The HKL Class M300 is a class of metro trains operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL) in use on the Helsinki Metro. 20 four-carriage trains were built between 2014 and 2016 by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles.[2][3] In November 2019, HKL announced purchasing 5 additional trains.[4]

HKL Class M300
A M300 train
Interior of a M300 carriage
ManufacturerConstrucciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF)
Constructed2014–2016
Number under construction5 trains
Number built20 trains
PredecessorHKL Class M200
Fleet numbers301–320
Capacity576 in total, 228 seated
Operator(s)Helsinki City Transport (HKL)
Depot(s)Roihupelto Depot[1]
Line(s) servedHelsinki Metro: M1, M2

It is planned to automate the M300 trains, however as of January 2020 the trains have temporary driver cabs.

Accidents and incidents

Accident at Itäkeskus metro station.
  • On 27 July 2016, M100 carriage no. 157 was involved in an accident with M300 carriage no. 302 when the latter derailed near Itäkeskus metro station during testing.[5]
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See also

References

  1. "Track and depot". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. "M300". City of Helsinki. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. "Metro Helsinki: Metrojuna / Metro emu Sarja/series M300". Finnish Railway Society. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. "HKL hankkii uusia M300-sarjan metrojunia | HKL". www.sttinfo.fi (in Finnish). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. "R2016-04 Collision of metro trains in Itäkeskus, Helsinki, on 27 July 2016". Onnettomuustutkintakeskus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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