FE-10 (Mexico City Metro)
The FE-10 is a steel-wheeled model of electrical multiple units used on the Mexico City Metro, first used in 2012 and currently servicing Line 12.
Conception
In 2009, while Mexico City Metro Line 12 was still under construction, Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles was awarded the contract to supply 30 trains of seven cars each for Line 12 for an approximate amount of 1000 million euros.CAF had previously supplied trains for the Mexico City Metro such as the NE-92 and NM-02.
Description
The FE–10 currently services Line 12 only. Each train is equipped with vehicle control and monitoring system, ATP-ATO automatic driving system, passenger information and video entertainment systems, CCTV and saloon and cab ventilation systems.The entire length of a train is.
In 2015, Technischer Überwachungsverein, made a recommendation to STC to change the trains due to certification problems that mainly affect an excessive wear for the steel wheels and the rails.
Technical specifications
- Train length:
- Overall width:
- Height of a train car above the running surface:
- Floor height above the running surface:
- Weight in running order:
- Maximum capacity : 700 passengers including 144 seats
- Folding seats available off-peak: 146
- Maximum speed:
- Maximum power:
- Average acceleration of
- Maximum braking normal steady state:
Train names
| No. | Name | Opening date |
| 1 | Ing. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano | 15 March 2012 |
| 2 | Rosario Ibarra de Piedra | 12 June 2012 |
| 3 | Elena Poniatowska | 19 June 2012 |
| 4 | Dr. Mario Molina Premio Nobel | 29 June 2012 |
| 5 | Antonio Enríquez Savignac | 19 July 2012 |
| 6 | Arq. Teodoro González de León | 22 August 2012 |
| 7 | Arq. Ricardo Legorreta | 25 September 2012 |
| 8 | Carlos Fuentes | 21 November 2012 |
| 9 | Valentín Campa Salazar | 14 February 2013 |