M5 (Amsterdam Metro)

The Alstom Metropolis M5 is a fleet of 28 six-car electric multiple unit trains for the Amsterdam Metro, delivered by the French manufacturer Alstom between 2012 and 2015. The trains are based on the Alstom Metropolis series, with variants in use by metro systems in cities such as Barcelona, Budapest, Santiago and Shanghai, and although they are suitable for driverless operation they are currently operated by drivers. The M5 series was initially ordered to expand the fleet and replace the aging M1, M2 and M3 trains built by Linke-Hofmann-Busch between 1973 and 1980 for the East Line, with an initial order of 23 trainsets. The first two trainsets were manufactured at Alstom's factory in Valenciennes, with the first unveiled on 24 November 2011, and the remainder of the fleet was produced at Alstom's facility in Katowice, Poland. On 13 February 2013 Alstom confirmed an order for five extra trainsets, raising the total to 28, of which 25 are deployed daily and three kept for maintenance. The first trainset was handed over to the operator GVB on 2 May 2013 and began service on 26 June 2013 after technical and software issues delayed service entry. The order cost approximately 200 million euros.