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The '''Alstom Metropolis''' is a family of [[electric multiple unit]]s designed and produced by the French rolling stock manufacturer [[Alstom]]. It is designed for high capacity [[rapid transit]] or metro rail infrastructure systems. Trains can be run in various configurations, the length alone varying between two and ten cars; it is also suitable for both manned or unmanned operations.
More than 4,000 Metropolis cars have been manufactured, the type is reportedly in service with 50 operators distributed around the world.<ref name="rail tech">{{cite web |url = https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/alstom-metropolis-trains/ |title = Alstom Metropolis Trains |publisher = railway-technology.com |access-date = 31 December 2020}}</ref> Cities operating the Metropolis include [[Singapore]], [[Shanghai]], [[Budapest]], [[Warsaw]], [[Nanjing]], [[Montreal]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[São Paulo]], [[Lima]], [[Santiago]], [[Barcelona]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Istanbul]], [[Santo Domingo]], [[Chennai]], [[Kochi]], [[Dubai]], [[Lucknow]], [[Sydney]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Xiamen]], [[Hanoi]], and [[Riyadh]].
== Design features ==
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Alstom secured a $253m (€200m) order in February 2010 from [[Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf|GVB]] for 23 six-car Type M5 Metropolis trainsets for the [[Amsterdam Metro]]. Three years later, this was followed by a supplemental order, valued at €42m ($53m), for five more trains.<ref name="rail tech" /> Each being configured to carry up to 1,000 passengers, they have replaced all of the legacy M1-M3 sets on the East Line as well as increased overall capacity, being used on all routes except Route 51.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gvb.nl/overgvb/bedrijfsprofiel/MaterieelEnCijfers/Pages/nieuwemetro.aspx |title=Nieuwe metro: de M5 Metropolis (New Metro: the M5 Metropolis) |publisher=GVB |language=nl |access-date=1 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817015028/http://www.gvb.nl/overgvb/bedrijfsprofiel/MaterieelEnCijfers/Pages/nieuwemetro.aspx |archive-date=17 August 2014}}</ref>
During March 2012, Singapore's [[Land Transport Authority]] placed an order valued at $303m for the supply of 34 Metropolis trains, 18 of which were for the [[North East MRT line|North East Line]] (NEL) while the remaining 16 were allocated to [[Circle MRT line|Circle Line]] (CCL). Furthermore, accompanying signalling upgrades for both of these lines was also included in the arrangement.<ref name="rail tech" /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5qmktlgi52sor9rc5r00c6xm8pg371lwhgx5hvtwu8381p6o95| title=LTA and SMRT Award Contracts for New Trains and Re-Signalling Project| date=1 February 2012| access-date=16 November 2013| publisher=Land Transport Authority| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929162504/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5qmktlgi52sor9rc5r00c6xm8pg371lwhgx5hvtwu8381p6o95| archive-date=29 September 2013| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2012/2/80885/| title=Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro| date=3 February 2012| access-date=16 November 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231010930/http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2012/2/80885/| archive-date=31 December 2013| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
A total of 15 Metropolis trainsets were ordered for Hungary's [[Budapest Metro]]. During March 2014, operations of the type on the Metro's underground line four commenced, thus becoming the first automated metro line in Central-Eastern Europe.<ref name="rail tech" />
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** [[Alstom Metropolis C851E]]
* '''For Poland'''''
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* '''For Barcelona'''
** Barcelona Metro 7000 Series
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File:Alstom Metropolis trainset - Metro de Panama.jpg|Metropolis on [[Panama Metro]]
File:REM rolling stock preview - exterior.jpg|[[Réseau express métropolitain#Rolling stock|Montreal REM]]
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* [[Amsterdam Metro]]
* [[Athens Metro]] (starting from
* [[Baghdad Metro]] (starting from 2027)
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* [[Nanjing Metro]]
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