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Mid Saxony Transport Authority (VMS)

February 4, 2026 | Fleet

German BEMU deployment makes progress

New battery trains enter service in Saxony, while testing on non-electrified lines starts in Hesse.

January 18, 2024 | Fleet

Alstom confirms order for north German regional fleet

The trains will be used on regional express services between Hamburg and Rostock and ultimately Lübeck.

August 22, 2023 | Fleet

Alstom unveils battery train for Mid Saxony

Transport authority VMS has ordered 11 Coradia Continental BEMUs.

August 31, 2022 | Light Rail

Stage 5 of Chemnitz tram-train network moves forward

Planning permission to be sought for 3.5km of new construction.

August 8, 2022 | Fleet

Asset ownership model proves its worth

Carsten Wiebers, head of department for aviation, mobility and transport at KfW IPEX-Bank, talks to Robert Preston about the benefits of separating ownership from the operation of new fleets for urban and regional services.

March 31, 2022 | Fleet

Stadler to supply 19 Citylink tram-trains for Chemnitz network

The tram-trains will be delivered to the German city from summer 2025.

March 4, 2022 | News

Chemnitz to rejoin German inter-city network in June

SMWA is financing the annual cost of extending the services.

June 21, 2021 | Financial

Incumbents win majority of recent German contracts

Contracts awarded in Berlin-Brandenburg, North Rhine Westfalia, Saxony, and Hessen.

December 10, 2020 | Fleet

Chemnitz launches tender for up to 47 tram-trains

MID Saxony Transport Authority (VMS) has launched a tender for up to 46 dual-voltage tram-trains for Chemnitz and the surrounding region.

March 17, 2020 | Light Rail

Major expansion of Chemnitz tram-train network underway

MID Saxony Transport Authority (VMS) has released a planning consultancy tender to design the first 2.3km section of the planned 17km “Step 4” line of the Chemnitzer Modell tram-train network.

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