R211 (New York City Subway car)
| R211 | |
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An R211A train on the A near 80th Street | |
The interior of an R211A car with cove screens | |
| In service | 2023–present |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing |
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| Family name | NTT (New Technology Train) |
| Replaced | All SIR R44s All R46s Some R68s |
| Constructed | 2020–present |
| Entered service |
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| Number under construction |
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| Number built |
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| Number in service | 815 |
| Formation | Five-car sets |
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| Capacity | 30 seats, 210 standing per car |
| Operators | |
| Depots | Clifton Yard (75 cars) Coney Island Yard (240 cars) Pitkin Yard (500 cars) |
| Services assigned | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel with fiberglass ends and rear bonnets |
| Train length | 5-car train: 301.05 feet (91.76 m) |
| Car length | 60.21 feet (18.35 m) |
| Width | 10 feet (3,048 mm) max |
| Height | 12 feet (3,658 mm) max |
| Floor height | 3.76 ft (1.15 m) |
| Platform height | 3.76 ft (1.15 m) |
| Entry | Level |
| Doors | 8 sets of 58 inches (150 cm) wide side doors per car |
| Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) (Service) 66 mph (106 km/h) (Design) |
| Weight | 82,000 pounds (37,000 kg) |
| Traction system | IGBT–VVVF (Alstom OptONIX) |
| Traction motors | 2 or 4 × Alstom 4 ECA 1625 A 3-phase AC induction motors |
| Acceleration | 2.5 mph/s (1.1 m/s2) |
| Deceleration | 3.0 mph/s (1.3 m/s2) (full service) 3.2 mph/s (1.4 m/s2) (emergency) |
| Electric systems | Third rail, 600 V DC |
| Current collection | Contact shoe |
| Braking systems | Dynamic braking propulsion system; Pneumatic tread brake system |
| Safety systems | CBTC, dead man's switch, pulse code cab signaling, train stop |
| Headlight type | LED |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The R211 is a class of New Technology Train (NTT) subway cars built for the New York City Transit Authority. Being built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing for the B Division of the New York City Subway and for the Staten Island Railway (SIR), they will replace aging subway car models: all R44 cars on the SIR, plus all R46 and some R68 subway cars. It contain features such as wider doors, information displays, LED-lit doorways and LED interior lighting. The order is split into three parts: R211A and R211T cars for the subway and R211S cars for the SIR. The R211Ts employ open gangways between cars, allowing passengers to see and walk between multiple cars – a feature not present on the subway's other rolling stock.
Planning for the R211 order started in 2011, with the design process starting in 2012. The request for proposal was solicited in July 2016, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarding a contract to Kawasaki in January 2018. Delivery of the pilot cars began at the end of June 2021. The R211As entered service on March 10, 2023, beginning a 30-day acceptance test on the A. Following a successful revenue service test, it officially entered service with the first production set on June 29, 2023. The open gangway R211T test trains entered service on February 1, 2024, on the C, while the first R211S train entered service on the SIR on October 8, 2024.