The first Avenio LRV for Copenhagen has arrived in the Denmark capital, Hovedstadens Letbane (Greater Copenhagen Light Rail) announced.
Siemens Mobility carried out extensive testing of the new light rail vehicle at its test center in Wildenrath, Germany.
The low-floor Avenio LRV for Copenhagen will have a maximum capacity for 290 passengers with 64 seats and will operate at a speed of 70 km/h. The vehicle has a bright interior design, a high-performance air conditioning system, and ergonomic seats for maximum passenger comfort. The installed modern energy-saving LCD passenger information screens allow passengers to access up to date information. The new Avenio LRV has spacious boarding areas and wide passageways to improve passenger flow. The train provides four multifunctional areas, which are all designed as full wheelchair spaces, to ensure optimal demand-oriented space utilization.
The interior and exterior design of the new LRV reflecting Hovedstadens Letbane green modern corporate design in a multitude of details, combs the company’s strategy towards an ecofriendly future.
In 2018, Hovedstadens Letbane awarded Siemens Mobility a turnkey project contract to deliver the new 28 km light rail line with 29 stops linking the towns of Lyngby in the north and Ishøj in the south of the Copenhagen Metropolitan Area.
Under the contract, Siemens is also supplying 29 Avenio four-section light rail vehicles for the new double-track line. Hovedstadens Letbane ordered 29 light rail vehicles, with 27 as the basis of the contract and two as part of the options stipulated in the contract which also includes options for up to 30 vehicles.
The turnkey rail solution includes system integration, rail electrification, signalling and communication technology, project management, fitting out the depots, and maintaining the vehicles over a period of 15 years.
The new line will enter passenger operation in 2025.
The light rail line runs along the Motorring 3 motorway and is planned to replace a bus route. The tramway is a building block on Copenhagen’s path to becoming the world’s first CO 2 -neutral capital by 2025.
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