Alstom Metropolis is a metro trainset by Alstom. The trains are in service in 22 major cities around the world, representing more than 3000 cars, including Singapore, Shanghai, Budapest, Warsaw, Nanjing, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, Barcelona, Istanbul and Santo Domingo. Amsterdam ordered 23 Metropolis trains to be taken into service starting 2012. Trains can be run in configurations of 2 to 10 cars using manned or unmanned operations.
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