Alstom and Danish State Railways (DSB) have revealed a full-size model of the new IC5 Coradia Stream train part of the framework agreement signed in 2021 for the supply of 100 trains and 15 years of full-service.
The full-size model of the 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.
An exceptional travel experience and comfortable seating are key priorities, which the IC5 train’s interior design ensures, enabling customers to both relax and work along the journey. The new design offers enhanced passenger features such as wider table space, reclined chairs, individual armrests, reading light and charging facilities on each seat. Furthermore, the IC5 train will have more screens than on the current DSB trains, providing passengers enhanced real-time journey information availability.
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.
“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,” Flemming Jensen, CEO of Danish State Railways said.
The five-car 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.
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 carriages have low entry, good flex areas for bicycles and prams, and even more places for storing luggage than the existing trains.
The IC5 Coradia Stream train “combines innovation, sustainability, and great passenger comfort in the best possible way. The details of the train are customised for Denmark, so there is no train like this elsewhere,” Emmanuel Henry, Managing Director of Alstom in Denmark said.
The IC5 trains, with 300 seats, will replace the IC3, IC4, IR4 and Øresund trains which will be continuously phased out, and will operate as both high-speed, intercity and regional trains.
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