The first of the 20 Cityjet Desiro ML trains has arrived in Tyrol and will enter passenger services from October on the route between Innsbruck and Kufstein, as an S-Bahn for the Verkehrsverbund Tirol, in metropolitan area of Innsbruck.
With the delivery of the remaining train fleet, the vehicles will be gradually put into operation from 2024 between Landeck and Innsbruck and from Wörgl to Salzburg in both directions. The new vehicles will now be prepared for operation with passengers starting October.
In the next months, ÖBB will carry out extensive training measures with its drivers – to learn the train functions – and with staff at the workshops.
Cityjet Desiro ML, manufactured by Siemens Mobility, is a proven train that has been in use since 2015 in Austria and meets all quality standards.
As in Vorarlberg region, in western part of Austria it will be used in four-car format with a length of around 100 meters providing 290 seats. The new trains are equipped with special features including adjustable and ergonomic comfort seats, automatic air conditioning and sockets at the seats.
The exterior design also offers the landscape of the region. “In keeping with the Tyrolean landscape, the trains are adorned with red mountains on a white background, which can also be found in a similar design on the seats. This is how we ensure a regional connection for our travelers in Tyrol,” Werner Dilitz, Regional Manager Tyrol at ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG said.
“I am extremely pleased that the first Cityjet Desiro ML train arrived in Tyrol. The future fleet of 20 trainsets will enrich local transport in Tyrol and enable us to condense the timetable and also provide space for 100 more passengers in each train.
More and more people in Tyrol are switching to public transport and the new trains are an important step to continue to meet this demand in the future,” René Zumtobel, the Mobility Provincial Councilor in Tyrol said.
In October 2021, ÖBB ordered from Siemens Mobility 20 four-car Desiro ML EMUs to operate Tyrol rail network and in March 2023, the Austrian rail company signed a contract for 27 additional Desiro ML trains for inner-Alpine rail transport.
Photos: ÖBB/Kaser
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