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| BVG Class JK | |
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 BVG Class JK on U2 | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| In service | 2025–present |
| Manufacturer | Stadler Rail |
| Built at | Pankow |
| Family name | METRO |
| Replaced | BVG Class A3, BVG Class G |
| Constructed | 2023– |
| Entered service | 2025 |
| Number built |
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| Number in service | 53 trainsets |
| Formation | 2 cars (DM-DM), 4 cars (DM–M–M–DM) |
| Fleet numbers |
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| Capacity | 22 seats, 118 standing (2 car set) 82 seats, 227 standing (4 car set) |
| Operator | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe |
| Lines served | U1, U2, U3, & U4 |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Width | 2.4 m (7 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Height | 3.16 m (10 ft 4+7⁄16 in) |
| Floor height | 875 mm (34+7⁄16 in) |
| Entry | level |
| Doors | Sliding plug, 2 per side |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
| Traction system | ABB BORDLINE CC750_DC_750V_U_800_119A01 IGBT-VVVF |
| Traction motors | TSA TMR 39A-18-4[1] |
| Electric systems | 750 V DC third rail |
| Current collection | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | 2-car (1A)Bo’ + Bo’(A1) 4 car (1A)Bo’ + Bo’(A1) + (1A)Bo’ + Bo’(A1) |
| Braking systems | Regenerative, rheostatic, electro-pneumatic |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
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The BVG Class JK is a type of electric multiple units operated by the Berlin U-Bahn.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stadler Rail J-JK series Metro für BVG Berlin". .tsa.at. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ↑ "METRO JK SERIES" (PDF). Stadler Rail.
- ↑ "Small-profile Type JK trains enter service on the Berlin U-Bahn - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
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