trains of the capital city’s underground system
On 13 September, President Ricardo Marti-
nelli of Panama accompanied by Metro Exe-
cutive Secretary Roberto Roy took the first
drive of unit 9 of one of the 10 trains already
in Panama and part of the fleet of vehicles for
Line One of the underground system.
These test drives, known as dynamic tests,
will make it possible to evaluate all the ope-
rational components of the vehicles to check
the train’s circulating capabilities.
The first motion tests of the trains are per-
formed at speeds ranging from 1 to 15 kilo-
metres per hour and, subsequently, at their
maximum speed which is 80 kilometres per
hour. The objective of each of these test ri-
des is to check the performance of the trains
when travelling in a straight route, at curves,
their acceleration and breaking capacity,
as well as to check how they from one to
another rail without having to change their
direction.
These protocols aim to ensure the high level
of efficiency and safety of each of the com-
ponents of this new means of transport that
will be carrying more than 15,000 users per
hour in each direction.
These tests also serve to confirm the functio-
ning of the train’s interior lighting, the system
for opening and closing the doors and also
of the information monitor screens installed
throughout the unit.
ride of the Line One
First test
