Siemens has received an order for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The new order of low-floor LRVs will feature a redesigned middle section of the vehicle to improve passenger flow including greater wheelchair accessibility and bicycle storage.
MTS will use 36 of the 45 new LRVs on its Mid-Coast Trolley expansion, a new service to help manage current and future travel demand to and from the University City community. The additional nine vehicles will be used to increase frequency on the UC San Diego Blue and Orange lines.
The S70s will be built at the Siemens rail manufacturing hub in Sacramento and the first vehicles are expected to arrive in late 2018.
This order will bring the total number of vehicles supplied to MTS to 244.
Share on:
