FE-10 (Mexico City Metro)

The FE-10 (abbreviated from the Spanish: Férreo Español 2010) is a steel-wheeled model of electrical multiple units used on the Mexico City Metro, first used in 2012 and currently servicing Line 12.^[2]

FE-10
FE-10 in Line 12 of Mexico City Metro.
Interior of an FE-10 car
In service	2012–present
Manufacturer	CAF[1]
Entered service	30 October 2012
Number built	210 cars (30 trains) [2]
Formation	7 cars per trainset[2]
Capacity	1471[1]
Operators	STC
Lines served
Specifications
Train length	141 m (462 ft 7 in)
Width	280 cm (9 ft 2 in)[3]: 40
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)[1]
Weight	238 t (234 long tons; 262 short tons)[3]: 40
Traction system	Mitsubishi 2-level IGBT-VVVF
Power output	4,065 kW (5,451 hp)
Electric system(s)	Catenary 1.5 kV DC[4]
Current collection	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Conception

In 2009, while Mexico City Metro Line 12 was still under construction, Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) was awarded the contract to supply 30 trains of seven cars each for Line 12 for an approximate amount of 1 billion euros.^[5]

CAF had previously supplied trains for the Mexico City Metro such as the NE-92 and NM-02.^[6][7]

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.^[1]

The entire length of a train is 141 meters (463 ft).^[2][4]

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.^[8]

Technical specifications

• Train length: 140.270 m (460 ft 2+1⁄2 in)^[1]
• Overall width: 2.400 m (7 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
• Height of a train car above the running surface: 3.485 m (11 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
• Floor height above the running surface: 1.180 m (46.46 in)
• Weight in running order: 126.4 tonnes (124.4 long tons; 139.3 short tons)
• Maximum capacity (at six travelers / m²): 1471 passengers^[1]
• Folding seats available off-peak: 146
• Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph)^[1]
• Maximum power: 4,065 kW (5,451 hp)
• Average acceleration of 1.2 m/s² (3.9 ft/s²)
• Maximum braking normal steady state: 2 m/s² (6.6 ft/s²)

Train names

Out of the 30 trains in service, nine of them have been named, honoring several prominent Mexican people from the 20th century.^[2]

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