Siemens wins $2.5 billion order from Swiss railway for 116 trains
Germany’s Siemens Mobility has received an order by Switzerland’s national railway service SBB for 116 double-decker trains.
“Siemens Mobility submitted the most advantageous bid in accordance with procurement law,” the railway company said on Friday in a statement on the deal worth 2 billion Swiss Francs ($2.5 billion).
SBB also secured an option for 84 additional trains, it said.
The trains are set to be used on regional services, with 95 to be deployed for local transport in Zurich in the 2030s.
With a length of 150 metres, the new double-deckers are to include 540 seats and offer more space for prams, bicycles, luggage and standing passengers than previous models.
They can travel at a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour.
It comes after Siemens and SBB signed a long-term framework agreement on the digitalization of Switzerland’s signal boxes.
The deal, initially set to run for 10 years with an option to extend, covers the construction of digital signal boxes, including hardware and software, as well as services such as development and training.
