by Jeff Smith
Railway Age
Brief, Fair-Use:
Brief, Fair-Use:
MARTA issues RFI for new metro train fleet
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has issued requests for information by Aug. 30 for a fleet of new trains and for the life-extension of two-thirds of its existing fleet.
MARTA requires 250 metro cars to be operated as six-car trains. The authority plans to issue a request for proposals in December with a deadline for responses of April 2017, and intends to award the contract in November 2017. Delivery of the fleet will begin in 2020 and run through to 2026.
MARTA’s existing trains are formed of three married pairs and its workshops are designed for two-car sets with little capability to turn trains round. Nevertheless, MARTA is willing to consider having trains formed of two triple sets with wide open gangways between cars. However, the Green Line to Bankhead can only accept two-car trains due to the short platforms at Bankhead.
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