Finnish State Railways awarded Transtech, Škoda Transportation’s subsidiary in Finland, a EUR 50 million contract for the supply of 20 new modern double-deck coaches. This order is an option of the contract signed between the two companies in 2015.
Finnish State Railways granted an option for twenty double-deck passenger cars based on a contract from 2015. The contract is worth over 50 million EUR.
The Finnish State Railways will receive 20 Ed models, which are equipped with 113 passenger seats on both floors and in the end section. Transtech also offers two other types of passenger cars. The Eds model is designed specifically for families and passengers with reduced mobility, and the Edfs model has an extra section for the conductor and a dining room with a cooling device.
„Strong growth continues in domestic rail travel in Finland. This year, the number of journeys has already increased by almost 10 per cent and more than 20 per cent on many of the main routes. We make growth in rail traffic possible also in the future by investing significantly in additional capacity. The current rail infrastructure does not make it possible to increase the number of services during peak hours, but we can still increase the capacity of the existing trains,“ Maisa Romanainen, Senior Vice President of Passenger Services at VR Group said.
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