SBB and Stadler have presented the newest Kiss double decker multiple unit at the Zurich Central Station which will enter passenger services from July 17, 2023 on the rail network of Zurich/Mittelland region and western Switzerland, subject to the approval of the Federal Office of Transport (BAV).
The new six-car low-floor train, called IR-Dosto, will provide passengers with increased comfort. The interior corresponds to the long-distance standard and offers 2+1 seating at the 1st class. High-quality seats, sockets, multifunctional compartments with space for prams, five toilets and a modern information system are offered throughout the train. The train provides bicycle spaces for a total of eight at two locations which are equipped with sockets for electric bicycles.
The 150-metre-long Kiss double decker multiple unit has a capacity of 466 seats allowing obstacle-free boarding for all passengers.
In July, the first of the 60 new multiple units will enter passenger services on the rail route between Zurich and Schaffhausen.From the timetable change in December 2023, they will operate on the Bern -Zurich – Chur (IR35), Basel – Zurich Airport (IR36) and Zurich – Schaffhausen (RE) routes.In the coming years, they will gradually be used on other routes in German and French-speaking areas of Switzerland.Delivery of the last vehicle is planned for the end of 2026.
In 2021, SBB exercised an option for 60 Interregio double-decker trains worth CHF 1.3 billion (EUR 1.33 billion) under a framework contract signed in 2008.
SBB had already ordered more trains from this vehicle family in 2010 and 2015.Today, SBB owns 93 Regio-Dosto and IR-Dosto vehicles.The trains are used on the Zurich S-Bahn network and on various routes in German- and French-speaking* Switzerland as Regio-Express and InterRegio trains.SBB is pleased to be able to offer its customers an improved travel experience with the new IR Dosto trains.
*19 of the Switzerland’s 26 cantons are predominantly German-speaking while French is spoken in the western part of the country (four cantons are French-speaking – Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel and Vaud).
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