SWEDISH leasing company Transitio has ordered an additional 13 double-deck four-car Kiss EMUs from Stadler for regional services west of Stockholm. The deal is an option from a contract signed in 2016.
The new 200km/h trains will be deployed on regional services operated by Mälardal Traffic, taking its total Kiss fleet to 53 vehicles, boosting capacity following a recent expansion of service. The trains will be manufactured at St Margrethen, Switzerland, and deliveries will commence in spring 2028.
The EMUs will have 357 seats and will be equipped with onboard Wi-Fi as well as boosters to improve mobile phone reception. The trains will be adapted to operate in Nordic conditions, including enclosed equipment rooms, double-walled gangways, snow clearing equipment, and underfloor heating. Bodyshells will be constructed from aluminium, helping to reduce energy consumption.
Transitio originally ordered 33 trains from Stadler in 2016 and followed this with orders for eight and 12 trains. The original contract includes options for up to 100 trains. Mälardal Traffic operates regional services in six Swedish counties: Örebro, Östergötland, Stockholm, Sörmland, Västmanland and Uppsala.
“With these additional 13 trains we will strengthen the robustness of the Mälardal Traffic fleet and further increase synergies and standardisation in Transitio’s rolling stock fleet,” says Magnus von Bahr, CEO of Transitio.
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