Alstom and DSB signed the €2.6 billion framework agreement for the supply of 100 Coradia Stream trains in April 2021. The agreement also includes 15 years of full-service maintenance.
The full-size model of the new IC5 train carriage is equipped with seats, tables and other interiors and will be used to validate the train’s functionalities and design with various stakeholder groups – including DSB’s customers and staff.
Minor changes are expected before full completion of the design. Nevertheless, the 1:1 scale IC5 train mock-up offers a strong impression of what customers and employees can expect from the real thing, according to Alstom.
The IC5 train is based on Alstom’s low-floor, high-performance Coradia Stream Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) and meets today’s demands of regional and intercity transport. The Coradia Stream train offers a modular design, allowing operators to choose the configuration and interior that work best for their market and commercial strategy.
In total, more than 1,000 trains based on the Coradia Stream train family have already been ordered by Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands among others, ensuring the trains are a well-proven product.
The train family offers versions with zero direct emissions such as battery or hydrogen for non-electrified lines, making it a special high-capacity solution that completes the portfolio. In addition, Alstom’s sustainable approach to services considers the entire life cycle of the product, from initial design to end of life, which will maximize the value of DSB’s asset.
In Denmark, the IC5 trains are adapted to meet the requirements of the Danish rail network and its top speed of 200 km/h will help ensure swift mobility across the country. They are prerequisites for being able to take full advantage of the major infrastructure projects on the railway that are currently being carried out, such as electrification and new signals.
The IC5 trains will replace the IC3, IC4, IR4 and Øresund trains. These will be continuously phased out, and will operate as both high-speed, intercity, and regional trains.
Materials in the new IC5 trains are all inspired from Danish design tradition and offer, among other things, seat fabric with a high proportion of wool, which means that the seats will avoid environmentally harmful surface treatment. In addition, all products and materials are eco-labelled and up to 96% of the train can be recycled. The IC5 train has five carriages with 300 seats. The carriages have low entry, good flex areas for bicycles and prams, and even more places for storing luggage than the existing trains.
“We have reached an important milestone together with Alstom. The IC5 trains will be the backbone of climate-friendly, comfortable, and efficient train traffic in Denmark in a few years. With the design of the trainsets finally frozen in, production of the IC5 trains can begin,” said Flemming Jensen, CEO of Danish State Railways.