Alstom has celebrated the production of the 200th Coradia Polyvalent train for Regiolis at the site of Reichshoffen that will be delivered on 10th June to the Grand Est Region, in France. This is one of the 34 trains ordered by the Grand Est Region to date. After 3 years of operation, the total fleet of Coradia Polyvalent trains delivered to date hast ravelled more than 27 million km, with a level of reliability that surpasses the objectives defined with SNCF.
The 30 Grand Est Regiolis trains currently in commercial operation have travelled more than 5 million km.
Since 2009, the Grand Est region has ordered 34 Regiolis trains worth over EUR 300 million, of which 24 are suburban trains (TER Alsace) and 10 regional trains (TER Lorraine). By 1 January 2018, this fleet will be extended with 19 trains of the same type, called Coradia Liner, resulting from the transfer of the Paris – Troyes – Belfort – Mulhouse Intercity line. The Grand Est Region will thus be in possession of the largest fleet of all the new Regions.
The President of the Grand Est region, Philippe Richert, announced that the Grand Est Region would place a firm order for at least 10 Regiolis at the end of 2017. This could be supplemented by 15-20 additional units in 2018, including 15 cross-border trains running between France and Germany, for which the Grand Est Region is currently funding a feasibility study. He also confirmed the support of the Grand Est Region for the research projects carried out by Alstom and SNCF for more energy-efficient trains.
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