The Euros 200 million contract comprises seven
three-car and 28 six-car trains. The three-car trains will be 59m long
and will seat 158 passengers, eight of them in first class. The
four-car emus will be 107m long and accommodate 333 passengers.
three-car and 28 six-car trains. The three-car trains will be 59m long
and will seat 158 passengers, eight of them in first class. The
four-car emus will be 107m long and accommodate 333 passengers.
The 160km/h trains will be used on the E-Netz Rosenheim network inBavaria and Austria, which covers regional services on the Munich -
Traunstein - Salzburg, Munich - Kufstein and Munich - Holzkirchen -
Rosenheim lines. Veolia was awarded a 12-year contract last December to
operate these services from December 2013, taking over from German Rail
(DB).
On the Munich - Salzburg route, Veolia will operate hourly regional
express services, which will run non-stop between Rosenheim and Munich
East, reducing journey times by up to 10 minutes. An hourly through
service will also operate throughout the day on the Kufstein - Munich
line, eliminating the need to change trains at Rosenheim.
Last month Stadler Pankow, the German subsidiary of Stadler,
Switzerland, announced a major expansion of production capacity at its
site in Berlin to accommodate an increase in emu orders.
