X'Trapolis 2.0

The X'Trapolis 2.0 is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains to be used for Metro Trains Melbourne, part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family. Construction of the trains started in 2024,^[6] and testing began in March 2025.^[7][8]

X'Trapolis 2.0
X'Trapolis 2.0 (Set 2) transfer to East Pakenham passing Hawksburn, March 2025
Interior of the X'Trapolis 2.0 mock-up, June 2023
Stock type	Electric multiple unit
Manufacturer	Alstom
Built at	Ballarat North Workshops
Family name	X'Trapolis
Replaced	Comeng
Entered service	2025 (estimated)[1][2]
Number under construction	150 carriages (25 sets) (total)
Formation	6-car sets Mc–Tp–M1–M2–Tp–Mc
Capacity	1241 (443 seated, 798 standing)
Operators	Metro Trains Melbourne
Depots	Craigieburn
Lines served	Craigieburn Upfield Frankston Flemington Racecourse
Specifications
Train length	143.35 m (470 ft 3+11⁄16 in)
Car length	24,435 mm (80 ft 2 in) (Mc) 23.62 m (77 ft 5+15⁄16 in) (Tp/M)
Width	3.03 m (9 ft 11+5⁄16 in)
Height	3.7 m (12 ft 1+11⁄16 in) (excluding roof equipment)
Floor height	1.17 m (3 ft 10 in)
Maximum speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Weight	389 t (383 long tons; 429 short tons)[3]
Traction motors	16[4]
Acceleration	1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.15 m/s2 (3.8 ft/s2) (service) 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Coupling system	Dellner[5]
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge

The X'Trapolis 2.0 will replace the ageing Comeng fleet on the Craigieburn, Upfield, and Frankston lines.^[9]

Construction

In the 2021-22 state budget, the Victorian Government announced $986 million in funding for an initial order of 25 new X'Trapolis 2.0 trains to be built by rolling stock manufacturer Alstom, which built the original X'Trapolis 100 trains used on much of the Melbourne rail network.^[10]

The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains are to replace the ageing Comeng fleet, with the new trains being described as "more accessible, reliable and energy efficient".^[11] The $986 million funding also included an upgrade to the Craigieburn train maintenance facility, to support maintaining and storing the new fleet.^[11]

The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains are being built at Alstom's Ballarat North Workshops with a 60% local content quota to support local manufacturing jobs.^[9] The government claims the project will support 750 jobs and ensure continued operation of the Ballarat North Workshops,^[12] following concern by Alstom and trade unions about the facility's future.^[13]

On 19 November 2024, the first X'Trapolis 2.0 train manufacturing was completed at Alstom Ballarat Workshops.^[14][15] Testing of these trains under its own power began on 7 March 2025 on the Werribee line, between Newport sidings and Laverton Railway Station.^[16][17]

Design

The X'Trapolis 2.0 trains consist of a permanent configuration in six-car sets unlike the three-car sets of the Comeng, X'Trapolis 100 and Siemens Nexas trains.^[18] Like the High Capacity Metro Train, the trains have a walk-through design.^[18] The trains' maximum capacity is 1241 people, compared to the 1127-person capacity of a six-car Comeng train.^[12]

Features of the X'Trapolis 2.0 also include:

• Modernised doors to reduce the boarding times at stations to under 40 seconds
• Passenger information systems that would display that train's journey in real time
• Higher energy efficiency to work with a lower network voltage, to fit in line with modern rail systems overseas
• New interior designs including tip-up seating to allow space for wheelchair spaces
• Designated bicycle storage areas
• Semi-automatic wheelchair ramps located behind driver cabs^[13]

In the first half of 2023, a life-size mock-up of the train was displayed to receive feedback on its design and accessibility features.^[18][19] The train is planned to feature 20 dedicated accessibility spaces and the ability to count passengers.^[19]