List of railway electrification systems
This is a list of the power supply systems that are, or have been, used for tramway and railway electrification systems.
Note that the voltages are nominal and vary depending on load and distance from the substation.
Many modern trams and trains use on-board solid-state electronics to convert these supplies to run three-phase AC induction motors.
Tram electrification systems are listed here.
Key to the tables below
- Volts: voltage or volt
- Current:
- DC = direct current
- # Hz = frequency in hertz (alternating current (AC))
- AC supplies are usually single-phase (1Ø) except where marked three-phase (3Ø).
- Conductors:
- overhead line or
- conductor rail, usually a third rail to one side of the running rails. Conductor rail can be:
- top contact: oldest, least safe, most affected by ice, snow, rain and leaves. Protection boards are being installed on most top contact systems, which increases safety and reduces these affections.
- side contact: newer, safer, less affected by ice, snow, rain and leaves
- bottom contact: newest, safest, least affected by ice, snow, rain and leaves
Systems using standard voltages
Voltages are defined by two standards: BS EN 50163[1] and IEC 60850.[2]
Overhead systems
600 V DC
Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Worldwide
|
Many tram systems | This voltage is mostly used by older tram systems worldwide but by a few modern ones as well. See List of tram systems by gauge and electrification. | |
Germany | Trossingen | Trossingen Railway | |
Hungary | Budapest | Budapest Metro | Line M1 |
Japan | Chōshi, Chiba | Chōshi Electric Railway | |
Kyoto, Kyoto | Eizan Electric Railway | ||
Kanagawa | Enoshima Electric Railway | ||
Matsuyama, Ehime | Iyotetsu Takahama Line | ||
Shizuoka, Shizuoka | Shizuoka Railway | ||
Romania | Sibiu county | Sibiu-Răşinari Narrow Gauge Railway | Part of the former Sibiu tram line |
Spain | Madrid | Madrid Metro | lines 1, 4, 5, 6 and 9. In process to be converted to 1500 V |
United Kingdom | Crich, England | National Tramway Museum | |
United States | Boston | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Green and Mattapan Lines, the at-grade section of Blue Line northeast of Airport station |
Cleveland | RTA Rapid Transit | Red line heavy rail |
750 V DC
1200 V DC
1500 V DC
3 kV DC
Country | Location | Name of system | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | Belgium National Railways (SNCB) | National standard. 25 kV AC used on high speed lines and some lines in the south (see below). | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | SuperVia Trens Urbanos | |
Brazil | São Paulo | Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos | |
Chile | Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado | ||
Czech Republic | Správa železnic | Northern part of network only (approx. the Děčín – Praha – Ostrava route). The system change stations are Kadaň-Prunéřov, Beroun, Benešov u Prahy, Kutná Hora hl.n., Svitavy, Nezamyslice, Nedakonice. The southern part uses 25 kV 50 Hz (see below). The 3 kV system is to be phased out in favour of 25 kV AC.[10] | |
Estonia | Tallinn | Elron | Commuter rail only |
Georgia | Georgian Railways | In fact 3,300 V | |
Italy | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | 25 kV AC used on new high speed lines (see below) | |
North Korea | Korean State Railway | National standard | |
Latvia | Latvian Railways | Commuter rail only, to be converted to 25 kV AC, in order to connecting to Russia, Belarus and Lithuania | |
Morocco | ONCF | National standard | |
Netherlands | ProRail | Planned | |
Poland | Polish State Railways | National standard. Broad-gauge lines will use 25 kV AC[11] | |
Warsaw and suburbs | Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa | 600 V DC until 27 May 2016 | |
Russia | Russian Railways | New electrification use only 25 kV AC (see below), except Moscow Central Circle and other interconnection lines in Moscow, and 2 interconnection lines (Veymarn line and Kamennogorsk line) in St. Petersburg. Sverdlovsk railway and West Siberian railway to be converted to 25 kV AC. | |
Slovakia | Slovak Republic Railways (ŽSR) | Northern main line (connected to Czech Republic and Poland) and eastern lines (around Košice and Prešov), conversion to 25 kV AC planned,[10] and the broad gauge line between Košice and the Ukraine border (it will remain 3 kV until new broad gauge line construction, then convert to 25 kV AC), planned new broad gauge line is supposed to use 25 kV AC. Currently, the part north and east of the station Púchov uses 3 kV DC, the rest uses 25 kV 50 Hz (see below). | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Railways | National standard | |
South Africa | Transnet Freight Rail; Metrorail | National standard; also 25 kV AC (see below) and 50 kV AC used | |
Spain | Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias | 25 kV AC used on high speed lines (AVE) (see below) | |
Ukraine | Ukrainian Railways | In east (Donetsk industrial zone), in west (west from L'viv – connecting to Slovakia and Poland), to be converted to 25 kV AC[12] (see below) |
15 kV AC, 16+2⁄3 Hz / 16.7 Hz
Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | ÖBB | National standard. Planned new high speed lines will near the border use 25 kV AC: Innsbruck-Italy and broad gauge to Ukraine | |
Czech Republic | Znojmo - Retz | Správa železnic | Isolated section near border with Austria |
Germany | Deutsche Bahn - German National Railways (DB) | National standard | |
Norway | Norwegian National Rail Administration | ||
Sweden | Swedish Transport Administration | ||
Switzerland | Canton of Bern | BLS | |
Central Switzerland and Bernese Highlands | Zentralbahn | ||
Canton of Vaud | Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges (BAM) | ||
Canton of Zürich | Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn | ||
Swiss Federal Railways |
25 kV AC, 50 Hz
25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | Kantō (west of Tokyo), Chūbu, Kansai, Chūgoku, and Kyushu regions | Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen (sections between Karuizawa – Jōetsumyōkō, and between Itoigawa – Kanazawa) Kyushu Shinkansen |
25 kV AC 50 Hz in eastern Japan (see above) |
South Korea | Korail | All Korail freight/passenger lines except Seoul subway Line 3 which is 1.5 kV DC (see above) | |
Seoul | Shinbundang line | ||
Incheon, Seoul | A'REX | ||
Mexico | Greater Mexico City | Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México | [22] |
State of Mexico | Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail | Under construction. Expected end of 2022 | |
Yucatán Peninsula | Tren Maya | Under construction. About 40% of the route to be electrified [23] | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taiwan Railways Administration | National standard | |
Western Taiwan | Taiwan High Speed Rail | ||
United States | New Jersey | Morris & Essex Lines, New Jersey Transit | Former 3,000 V DC system |
Aberdeen-Matawan to Long Branch, New Jersey | North Jersey Coast Line, New Jersey Transit | Converted in 1978 from Pennsylvania Railroad 11 kV 25 Hz system to the 12.5 kV 25 Hz on the Rahway-Matawan ROW and 12.5 kV 60 Hz electrification extended to Long Branch in 1988. The Matawan-Long Branch voltage converted from 12.5 kV 60 Hz system to the 25 kV 60 Hz in 2002. | |
New York to Boston | Northeast Corridor (NEC), Amtrak | Electrified in 2000; see Amtrak's 60 Hz traction power system | |
Denver | Denver RTD | Opened in 2016; separate 750 V DC system for light rail | |
San Francisco Peninsula | Caltrain | Under construction, expected by 2024; see Electrification of Caltrain | |
New Mexico | Navajo Mine Railroad | ||
Texas | Texas Utilities, Monticello & Martin Lake | see E25B and Internet reference[24] |
Conductor rail systems
600 V DC conductor
All systems are third rail unless stated otherwise. Used by some older metros.
Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Urquiza Line | Federico Lacroze-General Lemos |
Canada | Toronto | Toronto subway | Only on subway lines |
Greece | Athens | EIS/ISAP | used between 1904 and 1985 |
Italy | Turin | Superga Rack Railway | |
Japan | Tokyo | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Marunouchi Line | |
Nagoya, Aichi | Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line and Meijō Line | ||
Sweden | Stockholm | Stockholm Metro | 650 V, Green and Red Lines |
United Kingdom | Glasgow | Glasgow Subway | |
United States | Boston | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Red and Orange Lines, the subway part of the Blue Line southwest of Airport station |
Chicago | Chicago "L" | elevated and subway lines | |
Staten Island | Staten Island Railway | ||
New York City metro area | PATH | ||
Philadelphia | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Broad Street Line | |
Bay Lake, Florida | Walt Disney World Monorail System |
750 V DC conductor
Conductor rail systems have been separated into tables based on whether they are top, side or bottom contact. Used by most metros outside Asia and the former Eastern bloc.
Bottom contact
Side contact
Top contact
Mixed
Type | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
See note | China | Tianjin | Tianjin Metro | Top contact in Line 1, bottom contact in Lines 2 and 3 |
1200 V DC conductor
All systems are third rail and side contact unless stated otherwise.
Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | Hamburg | Hamburg S-Bahn | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC with overhead line in part of network. |
United Kingdom | Manchester | Bury Line | Dismantled 1991, converted to Manchester Metrolink tramway (750 V DC overhead) |
1500 V DC conductor
All systems are third rail unless stated otherwise.
Type | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bottom contact | France | Paris | Paris Métro Line 18 | Currently under construction |
Toulouse | Line C (Toulouse Metro) | Currently under construction | ||
Side contact | Chambéry – Modane | Culoz–Modane railway | used between 1925 and 1976, today overhead wire | |
Bottom contact | China | Beijing | Beijing Subway | Line 7 only |
Guangzhou | Guangzhou Metro | Lines 4, 5, 6, 14 and 21 only. Overhead wires in depots; all trains are equipped with pantographs | ||
Kunming | Kunming Metro | Line 4 only | ||
Qingdao | Qingdao Metro | |||
Shanghai | Shanghai Metro | Lines 16 and 17 only. Overhead wires in depot of Line 16, all trains on Line 16 have pantographs for depot use. | ||
Shenzhen | Shenzhen Metro | Lines 3 and 6 only. Overhead wires in depot of Line 6, all trains on Line 6 have pantographs for depot use. | ||
Wuhan | Wuhan Metro | Lines 7, 8, 11 and Yangluo Line only | ||
Wuxi | Wuxi Metro |
Systems using non-standard voltages
Overhead systems
DC voltage
AC voltage
Voltage | Frequency | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3,300 | 15 Hz | United States | Tulare County, California | Visalia Electric Railroad | 1904–1992 |
25 Hz | United States | Napa and Solano Counties, California | San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway | 1905–1937 | |
5,500 | 16+2⁄3 Hz | Germany | Murnau | Ammergau Railway | 1905–1955, after 1955 15 kV, 16.7 Hz |
6,250 | 50 Hz | United Kingdom | London, Essex, Herts | Great Eastern suburban lines | Great Eastern suburban lines from Liverpool Street London, 1950s–c1980 (converted to 25 kV) |
United Kingdom | Glasgow | Glasgow suburban lines | Sections of the North Clyde Line and Cathcart Circle Line from 1960-1970s | ||
6,300 | 25 Hz | Germany | Hamburg | Hamburg S-Bahn | Operated with AC 1907–1955. Used both AC and DC (1,200 V 3rd rail) 1940–1955. |
6,500 | 25 Hz | Austria | Sankt Pölten | Mariazellerbahn | |
6,600 | Norway | Orkdal | Thamshavnbanen | ||
6,600 | 50 Hz | Germany | Cologne Lowland | Hambachbahn and Nord-Süd-Bahn | transports lignite from open-pit mines to powerplants. Owned by RWE. |
6,700 | 25 Hz | United Kingdom | Morecambe branch line | Lancaster to Heysham | 1908–1951 Converted to 25 kV 50 Hz as a test bed for the future main line electrification system |
South London line | London Victoria to London Bridge | 1909–1928 Converted to 660 V (later 750 V) DC third-rail supply | |||
8 kV | 25 Hz | Germany | Karlsruhe | Alb Valley Railway | 1911–1966, today using 750 V DC |
10 kV | Netherlands | The Hague – Rotterdam | Hofpleinlijn | from 1908, in 1926 converted to 1,500 DC, In 2006 replaced by 750 V DC light rail | |
10 kV | 50 Hz | Russia | industrial railways at quarries | Russian Railways | operated from 1950s at coal and ore quarries |
Ukraine | Ukrainian Railways | ||||
Kazakhstan | some private industrial railways in Kazakhstan | ||||
11 kV | 16+2⁄3 Hz | Switzerland | Graubünden | Rhätische Bahn (RhB) | Except the Bernina line, which is electrified at 1,000 V DC |
Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) | formerly Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) and BVZ Zermatt-Bahn | ||||
50 Hz | France | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | Mont Blanc Tramway | ||
11 kV | 25 Hz | United States | Pennsylvania Railroad Etc., |
All lines now 12 kV 25 Hz or 12.5 kV 60 Hz See Railroad electrification in the United States | |
United States | Washington | Cascade Tunnel | Converted from three-phase 6600 V 25 Hz in 1927, dismantled 1956 | ||
United States | Colorado | Denver and Intermountain Railroad | dismantled c. 1953[32] | ||
12 kV | 16+2⁄3 Hz | France | lines in Pyrenees | Chemin de fer du Midi | most converted to 1,500 V 1922–23; Villefranche-Perpignan diesel 1971, then 1,500 V 1984 |
12 kV | 25 Hz | United States | Washington, DC – New York City | Northeast Corridor (NEC), Amtrak | 11 kV until 1978 |
Harrisburg, PA to Philadelphia, PA | Keystone Corridor, Amtrak | 11 kV until 1978 | |||
Philadelphia | SEPTA | Regional Rail system only; 11 kV until 1978 | |||
12 kV | 25 Hz | United States | Rahway to Aberdeen-Matawan, New Jersey | North Jersey Coast Line, New Jersey Transit | 1978–2002 (11 kV until 1978). Converted to 25 kV 60 Hz |
12.5 kV | 60 Hz | United States | Pelham, NY-New Haven, CT | New Haven Line, Metro-North Railroad, Amtrak | 11 kV until 1985 |
16 kV | 50 Hz | Hungary | Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway | Budapest to Hegyeshalom | Kandó system 1931–1972, converted to 25 kV 50 Hz |
20 kV | Germany | Freiburg | Höllentalbahn | Operated 1933–1960. Converted to 15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz. | |
France | Aix-les-Bains – La Roche-sur-Foron | Société Nationale des Chemins de fer (SNCF) | Operated 1950–1953. Converted to 25 kV 50 Hz. | ||
20 kV | 50 Hz | Japan | most electrified JR/the third sector lines in Hokkaidō and Tōhoku | JR East, JR Hokkaidō, and others | |
60 Hz | most electrified JR/the third sector lines in Kyūshū and Hokuriku region | JR Kyūshū and others | |||
50 kV | 50 Hz | South Africa | Northern Cape, Western Cape | Sishen–Saldanha railway line | opened in 1976 and hauls iron ore |
60 Hz | Canada | British Columbia | Tumbler Ridge Subdivision of BC Rail (Now Canadian National Railway) | Opened in 1983 to serve a coal mine in the northern Rocky Mountains. No longer in use. | |
United States | Arizona | Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad | First line to use 50 kV electrification when it opened in 1973. This was an isolated coal-hauling short line; no longer in use. | ||
60 Hz | United States | Utah | Deseret Power Railroad | Formerly Deseret Western Railway. This is an isolated coal-hauling short line. |
Three-phase AC voltage
Two wires
Voltage | Current | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
725 | 50 Hz, 3Ø | Switzerland | Zermatt – Gornergrat, canton of Valais | Gornergratbahn | |
750 | 40 Hz, 3Ø | Burgdorf – Thun | Burgdorf-Thun Bahn | Operated 1899–1933 converted to 15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz in 1933 | |
900 | 60 Hz, 3Ø | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Corcovado Rack Railway | |
1125 | 50 Hz, 3Ø | Switzerland | Interlaken | Jungfraubahn | |
3600 | 15 Hz, 3Ø | Italy | Northern Italy | Valtellina Electrification | 1902–1917 |
50 Hz, 3Ø | France | Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Larrun | Chemin de Fer de la Rhune | ||
3600 | 16 Hz, 3Ø | Italy Switzerland |
Simplon Tunnel | 1906–1930 | |
3600 | 16+2⁄3 Hz, 3Ø | Italy | operated 1912–1976 in Upper Italy (more info needed) | ||
Porrettana railway | FS | 1927–1935 | |||
3600 | 16+2⁄3 Hz, 3Ø | Italy | Trento/Trient to Brenner | Brenner Railway | 1929–1965 |
5200 | 25 Hz, 3Ø | Spain | Almeria – Gergal | 1911–1966? | |
6600 | 25 Hz, 3Ø | United States | Cascade Tunnel | Great Northern Railway (U.S.) | 1909–1929 |
10 kV | 45 Hz, 3Ø | Italy | Roma – Sulmona | FS | 1929–1944[33] |
Three wires
Voltage | Current | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3000 V | 50 Hz | Germany | Kierberg | Zahnradbahn Tagebau Gruhlwerk | rack railway (0.7 km) operated 1927–1949 |
10000 V | Berlin-Lichterfelde (de) | test track (1.8 km); variable voltage and frequency; trial runs 1898–1901 | |||
14 kV (See notes) |
38 Hz – 48 Hz (See notes) |
Zossen – Marienfelde | test track (23.4 km); trial runs 1901–1904 variable voltage between 10 kV and 14 kV and frequency between 38 Hz and 48 Hz. | ||
50 Hz | Russia | Ship elevator of Krasnoyarsk Reservoir | length: 1.5 km, 9000 mm gauge |
Conductor rail systems (DC voltage)
Conductor rail systems have been separated into tables based on whether they are top, side or bottom contact.
Top contact systems
Voltage | Type | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | See notes | United Kingdom | Brighton | Volk's Electric Railway | Volk's Railway prior to 1884 (current fed through running rails) |
110 | third rail | Claims to be the world's oldest operational electric railway | |||
160 | Volk's Railway between 1884 and 1980s | ||||
100 | fourth rail | Beaulieu | Beaulieu Monorail (National Motor Museum – Beaulieu Palace House) | current fed by 2 contact wires | |
180 | See notes | Germany | Berlin-Lichterfelde | Siemens streetcar | Current fed through the running rails Operated 1881–1891 |
200 | third rail | United Kingdom | Southend | Southend Pier Railway | Until 1902[34] |
250 | Hythe, Hampshire | Hythe Pier Railway | |||
United States | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago Tunnel Company | Morgan Rack 1904, revenue service 1906–1908 | ||
300 | Georgia | New Athos Cave Railway | |||
400 | Germany | Berchtesgaden | Berchtesgaden Salt Mine Railway | ||
440 | United Kingdom | London | Post Office Railway | Disused by post office since 2003[35] Now small section near Mount Pleasant operated as tourist attraction with battery powered stock[36] 150 V was used in station areas to limit train speed | |
550 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Metro (Subterráneos de Buenos Aires) | Only Line B | |
625 | United States | New York City | New York City Subway | ||
630 | Philadelphia | SEPTA – Norristown High Speed Line | |||
fourth rail | United Kingdom | London | London Underground | Supplied at +420 V and −210 V (630 V total). | |
650 | See notes | Euston to Watford DC Line | Third rail with fourth rail bonded to running rail To enable London Underground trains to operate between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. Similar bonding arrangements are used on the North London Line between Richmond and Gunnersbury and on the District Line between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon. | ||
660 | third rail | Southern Railway & London & South Western Railway | some areas up to 1939, original standard, mostly upgraded to 750 V (except for sections that operate with LUL stock). | ||
700 | United States | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Metro SubwayLink | ||
800 | Germany | Berlin | Berlin S-Bahn | discontinued, today 750 V | |
825 | North Korea | Pyongyang | Pyongyang Metro | uses old 750 V Berlin U-Bahn rolling stock | |
1000 | United States | San Francisco | Bay Area Rapid Transit | [37] |
Side contact systems
All third rail unless otherwise stated.
Voltage | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
650 | Canada | Vancouver | SkyTrain | Expo Line (1985) and Millennium Line (2006). Linear induction. |
850 | France | Martigny | Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway | |
1200 | Germany | Hamburg | Hamburg S-Bahn | Since 1940. Used both third rail DC (1200 V) and overhead line AC (6.3 kV 25 Hz) until 1955. Also uses German standard 15 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz overhead electrification on the section between Neugraben and Stade on line S3, opened in December 2007. |
Bottom contact systems
All third rail unless otherwise stated.
Conductor rail systems (AC voltage)
Voltage | Current | Contact | Country | Location | Name of system | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
500 | 50 Hz, 1Ø | bottom | Australia | Gold Coast, Queensland | Sea World Monorail | Operated 1986–2021 |
Oasis Shopping Centre | Operated 1989–2017 | |||||
Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Monorail | Operated 1988–2013 | ||||
600 | 50 Hz, 3Ø | side | China | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Metro – APM Line | |
Singapore | LRT – Bukit Panjang line | [40] | ||||
Japan | Saitama | New Shuttle | ||||
Tokyo | Nippori-Toneri Liner | |||||
Yurikamome | ||||||
60 Hz, 3Ø | Kobe, Hyōgo | Kobe New Transit | ||||
Osaka | Osaka Metro – Nankō Port Town Line | |||||
Kansai International Airport – Wing Shuttle | ||||||
Taiwan | Taoyuan | Taoyuan International Airport – Skytrain |
Special or unusual types
DC, plough collection from conductors in conduit below track
- London County Council Tramways, later operated by London Transport
- streetcars in New York City (Manhattan), New York
- Washington, D.C. streetcars
- Panama Canal locks' ship handlers (called mules)
DC, one ground-level conductor
- Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways, England (stud contact) (1902–1921)
- Bordeaux Tramway, France (conductor rail)
- Sydney Light Rail (tramway)
DC, two-wire
- Greenwich, England. Previously used by trams when in the vicinity of Greenwich Observatory;[citation needed] separate from trolleybus supply.
- Cincinnati,[citation needed] Ohio, US. Tram (streetcar) system used this arrangement throughout, probably due to legal constraints on ground return currents.[citation needed]
- Havana and Guanabacoa,[citation needed] Cuba. Tram (streetcar) systems in both cities used this arrangement.
- Lisbon, Portugal. Elevador da Bica, Elevador da Glória and Elevador da Lavra.[citation needed]
DC, power from running rails
- Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway (1881–1893), 180 V
- Ungerer Tramway (1886–1895)
- transportable railways as a ride for children
DC, four-rail
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Voltage | Type | Contact system | Name of system | Location | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
750 | guide bars | lateral to both guide bars (one guide connected to running rail) | Paris Metro | Paris | France | rubber-tyred lines only |
Lateral (positive) and top of running rails (negative) contact | Montreal Metro | Montreal | Canada | rubber-tyred lines | ||
Mexico City Metro | Mexico City | Mexico | rubber-tyred lines | |||
Third and fourth rail | lateral (positive) and top (negative) contact | Milan Transportation System | Milan | Italy | metro (only line 1) | |
Top contact | London Underground | London | United Kingdom | Transport for London[41] | ||
630 |
See also
Footnotes
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- ^ IEC 60850 (2007).
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Alimentación (Vcc. catenaria): 25000, 60 Hz
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- ^ "Tube | Transport for London". Transport for London. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
References
- BS EN 50163 (2007), EN 50163: Railway applications. Supply voltages of traction systems, IET, archived from the original on 2007-02-13
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- Dixon, Frank (1994) [1973]. The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-454-7. OL34.
- Schweers+Wall (2012). Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7. ASIN 3894941308.
- Swain, Alec (1990). British Rail Fleet Survey 11: Overhead Line Electric Multiple-Units. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1902-9.
External links
- Electrification systems, track gauges and electrified track lengths in selected countries (in German)
- Map of European voltage systems
- Southern Electric, England—details of 3rd rail electrification