MP 89

The MP 89 (French: Métro Pneu appel d'offres de 1989; English: Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 1989) is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Métro. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types are built by GEC-Alstom for service on Lines 4 and 14, and will soon enter service on Line 6. The trains on Line 1 were moved to Line 4 between 2011 and 2013 to replace the older MP 59s, though only 48 trains are used for revenue service. The remaining four trains are stored either at Montrouge or Saint Ouen as operational spares.

MP 89
MP 89 CA (left) and MP 89 CC (right) at Cité on Line 4.
Interior of MP 89 train
In service
  • CC: 27 March 1997–present
  • CA: 15 October 1998–present
ManufacturerGEC-Alsthom
Family nameMetropolis
ReplacedMP 59, MP 73
Constructed1996–2001
Number built
  • CC: 312 cars (52 trainsets)
  • CA: 126 cars (21 trainsets)
Formation
  • Line 4: 6 cars per trainset
  • Line 6: 5 cars per trainset
Capacity
  • CC: 720 passengers, 242 seats
  • CA: 722 passengers, 210 seats
OperatorsRATP
Lines served  
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length
  • 5-car sets: 75 m (246 ft 1 in)
  • 6-car sets: 90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Car length15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Width2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height3.47 m (11 ft 5 in)
Doors3 pairs per side, per car
Maximum speed
  • CC: 70 km/h (43 mph)
  • CA: 80 km/h (50 mph)
Traction systemGEC-Alstom GTO–VVVF
Traction motors3-phase AC induction motor type 4ELA 2848 C
Power output2,000 kW (2,700 hp)
TransmissionElastic coupling, gear wheel and reduction gear wheel into the wheels
Ratio : 9.113
Acceleration4.8 km/(h⋅s) (3.0 mph/s)
Deceleration6.4 km/(h⋅s) (4.0 mph/s) (emergency brake)
Electric system(s)Guide bar, 750 V DC
Current collector(s)Contact shoes, side running on the vertical face of the guide bars
BogiesType CL449
Braking system(s)Electrodynamic, regenerative, disc,
Coupling systemScharfenberg type
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails
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