High Capacity Metro Train
| High Capacity Metro Train | |
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HCMT set 33 at Footscray station, January 2026 | |
Interior of HCMT in service, showing PIDs and seating | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| In service | 2020–present |
| Manufacturers | Evolution Rail (Downer Rail, CRRC Changchun and Plenary Group) |
| Assembly | Newport Workshops |
| Built at | Changchun, China (bodyshells) |
| Constructed | 2018–2024 |
| Entered service | 27 December 2020 |
| Number built | 490 carriages (70 sets) |
| Number in service | 490 carriages (70 sets) |
| Formation | 7-car sets Tc–DMp–Mp1–DT–Mp2–DMp–Tc |
| Fleet numbers | 01–70 |
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| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
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| Specifications | |
| Train length | 160,196 mm (525 ft 6+15⁄16 in) |
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| Width | 3.04 m (9 ft 11+11⁄16 in) |
| Height | 4,186 mm (13 ft 8+13⁄16 in) |
| Floor height | 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) |
| Entry | Level |
| Doors | 6 per carriage, 3 per side |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Weight | 316.9 t (311.9 long tons; 349.3 short tons) |
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| Traction system | Times Electric t Power-TN24 IGBT–VVVF inverter |
| Traction motors | ABB 3-phase AC induction motor |
| Electric systems | 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Safety system | West Footscray to Clayton only: Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC (referred to as "High Capacity Signalling" by the Victorian Government) |
| Coupling system | Dellner |
| Seating | 502 |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge |
The High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) train for use by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Melbourne rail network. The first train set entered service on 27 December 2020 and is the primary rolling stock used in the Metro Tunnel.
The HCMTs carry around 1,400 passengers in seven carriages, running on Melbourne's 1,500 V DC overhead catenary system, and are currently the most advanced trains in the Metro Trains fleet. Under a public-private partnership with the Victorian Government, the Evolution Rail consortium — comprising Downer Rail, CRRC Changchun and Plenary Group — delivered a fleet of 70 High Capacity Metro Trains between 2018 and 2024. The train bodies were manufactured in China and final assembly and fitting-out occurred at Newport Workshops in Victoria.
The HCMT fleet provides the entirety of services on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines through the Metro Tunnel.