The Civia train concept was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind, and to meet the goals of reliability, frequency and punctuality. They have better provision for disabled passengers than older Cercanías trains.
Civia units use 3kV DC overhead electrification. The maximum speed of Civia units in service is 120 km/h (75 mph), but with modifications they will be able to reach 160 km/h (99 mph).
Modularity
Civia are modular units - trains can be formed from two, three, four or five cars as required.[1] There are four car types:
A1 - end car with driving cab and normal floor.
A2 - end car with driving cab and normal floor.
A3 - intermediate car and downstairs WC.
A4 - intermediate car with normal floor.
Cities and routes
Civia units operate in the following cities and regions:
^Perring, Rebecca (28 July 2017). "BREAKING: Barcelona train crash - scores injured as rush-hour service ploughs into station". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
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civia, class, electric, multiple, unit, trains, built, siemens, renfe, cercanías, commuter, railway, networks, spain, first, units, entered, service, 2003, utebo, operating, under, cercanías, zaragoza, interior, train, cercanías, cádiz, service2003, presentman. Civia is a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF and Siemens for the Renfe Cercanias commuter railway networks in Spain The first units entered service in 2003 Civia 462 463 464 and 465Civia 463 EMU at Utebo operating under Cercanias Zaragoza The interior of a Civia train of Cercanias Cadiz In service2003 presentManufacturerCAF Siemens AlstomConstructed2002 2003 2004 2010Entered service2003Formation462 A1 A2 2 car 463 A1 A3 A2 3 car 464 A1 A4 A3 A2 4 car 465 A1 A4 A3 A5 A2 5 car Capacity462 414 124 seated 463 607 169 seated 464 832 223 seated 465 997 277 seated Operator s Renfe 2003 2005 2007 present SpecificationsCar length22 788 mm 74 ft 9 2 in end cars 17 643 mm 57 ft 10 6 in intermediate cars Width2 940 mm 9 ft 7 75 in Height4 265 mm 13 ft 11 91 in Doors4 per carMaximum speed120 km h 75 mph Weight462 80 t 78 7 long tons 88 2 short tons 463 105 8 t 104 1 long tons 116 6 short tons 464 131 5 t 129 4 long tons 145 0 short tons 465 157 3 t 154 8 long tons 173 4 short tons Power output462 1 270 kW 1 703 1 hp 463 1 400 kW 1 877 4 hp 464 2 100 kW 2 816 1 hp 465 2 200 kW 2 950 2 hp Electric system s 3 kV DC nominal from overhead catenaryCurrent collector s PantographSafety system s ASFA ASFA Digital ERTMSTrack gauge1 668 mm 5 ft 5 21 32 in Iberian gaugeThe Civia train concept was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind and to meet the goals of reliability frequency and punctuality They have better provision for disabled passengers than older Cercanias trains Contents 1 Technical details 1 1 Modularity 2 Cities and routes 3 Accidents and incidents 4 Gallery 5 Scheme 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTechnical details EditCivia units use 3kV DC overhead electrification The maximum speed of Civia units in service is 120 km h 75 mph but with modifications they will be able to reach 160 km h 99 mph Modularity Edit Civia are modular units trains can be formed from two three four or five cars as required 1 There are four car types A1 end car with driving cab and normal floor A2 end car with driving cab and normal floor A3 intermediate car and downstairs WC A4 intermediate car with normal floor Cities and routes EditCivia units operate in the following cities and regions Asturias Cadiz Catalonia Madrid Malaga Santander es Seville Valencia ZaragozaAccidents and incidents EditMain article 2017 Barcelona train crash On 28 July 2017 Class 465 unit 210M collided with a buffer stop at Barcelona Franca station causing 54 injuries with 5 of which serious 2 Gallery Edit Civia 465 in El Casar Getafe near Madrid A rare Civia 462 near Padre Pio Palmete Seville Civia 465 on its original livery in Chamartin station Madrid Civia 465 with the Rodalies de Catalunya livery near Sant Andreu Comtal Barcelona Civia 463 in El Entrego Asturias A Civia 465 with the Rodalies de Catalunya livery at Barcelona Estacio de Franca Coupled Civias 465 and 463 at Granollers Centre Barcelona A Civia 463 in Malaga Airport A Civia 465 with the Rodalies de Catalunya livery in Els Comtals Catalonia A Civia 465 in Silla Valencia A Civia 465 463 near Mollet Sant Fost train station Catalonia Scheme Edit Schematic diagram of a five car 465 Civia unit See also EditIvolga train DBAG Class 422 DBAG Class 423 DBAG Class 424 Cercanias RenfeReferences Edit CAF Civia Spanish Perring Rebecca 28 July 2017 BREAKING Barcelona train crash scores injured as rush hour service ploughs into station Express co uk Retrieved 28 July 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Renfe Class Civia Renfe Our Trains Ferropedia Renfe Civia Archived 2020 02 10 at the Wayback Machine Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Civia amp oldid 1111957022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
