Alstom will supply 52 regional trains Coradia Lint 41 to Abellio for a total amount of around EUR 170 million. This is the largest order ever placed for Coradia Lint 41 by a single customer. Coradia Lint regional trains are designed, manufactured and commissioned at Alstom’s biggest site worldwide in Salzgitter (Germany). The trains will enter into commercial service in December 2018 on the non-electrified lines of Saxony-Anhalt, connecting the capital of the state, Magdeburg, to cities of Wolfsburg and Stendal in the North, Erfurt and Halle in the South and Goslar in the West.
“The Public Transport Authority of Saxony-Anhalt, NASA, set a high level of quality requirements for these new built trains. Alstom is very pleased to provide passengers with a modern, state-of-the art regional train, designed in Germany. Abellio is a long-term partner of Alstom and already operates Coradia Lint trains. We are proud to be able to pursue this cooperation”, said Didier Pfleger, Vice President for Germany & Austria at Alstom.
“With these new trains we are operating 13 lines in total. We will offer the same quality which our customers in the Saale-Thuringia-Südharz network may already experience. In addition to the modern technical equipment, each of our trains will also be staffed with a customer service agent.” adds Dirk Ballerstein, managing director of Abellio Rail Central Germany.
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