The order also includes a full-service package for the trains’ maintenance over a period of 30 years to ensure their seamless availability. The contract is valued at close to €900m. Furthermore, an option to order up to 55 additional trains with a corresponding full-service package is also part of the contract.
The four-car trainsets consist of two double-deck end cars and two single-deck cars. They are 106m long and can operate in multiple traction. The trains have a maximum speed of 160 km/h and will be operated in two networks, each with an individual vehicle layout providing 360 and 390 seats, respectively, and thus considerably increasing the capacity compared to the trains in service today.
“The Coradia Stream high-capacity train optimally combines our expertise in green and digital mobility with the objective of maximizing capacities in these important networks in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It provides a state-of-the-art solution for the region’s present and future mobility needs,” said Müslüm Yakisan, president of Alstom region DACH.
The Coradia Stream regional train is a state-of-the-art, low-floor, high-performance EMU that offers a modular design to allow operators to choose their best configuration and interior. Developed for the European market, Coradia Stream can operate on all the main European power supply systems.
In total, over 1,000 trains based on the Coradia Stream train family have been ordered by Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Romania and Spain, ensuring a well-proven product. The train family also offers direct CO2 emission-free traction solutions such as battery or hydrogen for non-electrified lines.
For the NAH.SH project, final assembly as well as train testing and commissioning will take place in Salzgitter, Germany. The engineering is carried out at several sites in France under the lead of Valenciennes as the Train Development Site.
RAILPOOL contract
Alstom also recently announced that it has signed a €260m contract with European rail vehicle leasing firm Railpool for 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives. The Traxx locomotives can be operated for freight and passenger corridor services.
Characterized by both high reliability and flexibility in combination with optimized power consumption, the locomotives are a proven solution for efficient cross-border operations, Alstom noted. Extended maintenance intervals allow for less interventions to ease operational planning, reduce costs and increase availability.
The locomotives will cover operations in eight countries, namely Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Poland.