1996 Stock
Ordered for the Jubilee Line Extension. A seventh car was added to every train in 2005–06, and the line has run automatically since 2011.
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- GEC Alsthom (Alstom), Washwood Heath and Barcelona
- Built
- 1995–1998 and 2005–2006
- In service
- since 1997
- Lines
- Jubilee
- Formation
- 7 cars: a 3-car and a 4-car unit (6 cars until 2005–06)
- Trains in fleet
- 63
- Train length
- 125.89 m
- Car height
- 2.875 m
- Car width
- 2.629 m
- Profile
- tube
- Walk-through
- No
- Air-conditioned
- No
- Seats per train
- 234
- Standing (5 per m²)
- 730
- Total capacity
- 964 (234 seated + 730 standing at 5 per m²)
- Status
- In service. No replacement plan.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Weight (tare) | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | Driving motor | 17.77 m | 30 t | 2 double + 1 single |
| T | Trailer | 17.77 m | 20.9 t | 2 double + 2 single |
| UNDM | Uncoupling non-driving motor | 17.77 m | 27.1 t | 2 double + 2 single |
Sources
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 14–15 (builder, dimensions, doors, formation, capacity, train length)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, p. 15 (car and train diagrams: lengths, gaps, bogie centres, weights; door and window positions measured from the scale drawings)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (4th edition), Transport for London (released under FOI-0237-2223), pp. 12-13 (63 seven-car trains, built 1995-1998 and 2005-2006; doors: two double and one single per side on driving cars)
- London Underground 1996 Stock, Wikipedia (entry into service, refurbishment)
unverified first passenger service date (24 December 1997, Wikipedia only)