Which motor is used in electric trains & metro?

Originally Answered: What motors are used for trains? Motor used in electric train is 3phase induction motor and dc series motor because both motors provide high starting torque which is veey essential because in trains there are many compartments full of passengers,so it requires high torque during initial start up. read more

The purpose of dc series motor is also to perform regenerative braking with 3phase induction motor. The purpose of three phase induction motor is to operate the engine in constant speed. The motors which are connected below the train compartments are dc series motor it also complements the motion of train from rest thus by reducing load on the train. read more

Motor used in electric train is 3phase induction motor and dc series motor because both motors provide high starting torque which is veey essential because in trains there are many compartments full of passengers,so it requires high torque during initial start up. read more

In electric trains they use Dc series motor .since the train has pull over a huge load it should have a high starting torqe which is given by the above stated. Don’t know about metro trains. read more