ALSTOM SA: Alstom to provide an additional 64 commuter trains to Hamburg
September 08 2021 - 02:46AM
ALSTOM SA: Alstom to provide an additional 64 commuter trains to
Hamburg
Alstom to provide an additional 64 commuter
trains to Hamburg
- First time in Germany that new S-Bahn trains will feature
the latest generation of digital signalling and automation systems
for greater capacity and reliability
- New trains will expand and enhance transport services in the
Hamburg S-Bahn network and include an additional multi-purpose area
in each middle car
8 September 2021 – Alstom and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH have
signed a contract for the delivery of an additional 64 Class 490
S-Bahn trains. The order is an option from a framework contract
signed in 2013 and is valued at around 500 million euro.
As with the previous trains, passengers will
enjoy the proven amenities of these three-car electric multiple
units, but with the addition of some new improvements to better
meet the needs of Hamburg’s passengers. For example, the new S-Bahn
train’s middle cars will feature a multipurpose area with room for
bicycles, luggage, and dedicated spaces to accommodate passengers
with limited mobility.
However, the train’s most significant innovation
will be invisible to passengers. For the first time in Germany,
S-Bahn trains will be equipped with the European Train Control
System (ETCS) Baseline 3 Release 2 and automated train operation
(ATO) technology. Together, these technologies will ensure denser
and more frequent service and enable Hamburg to provide more fluid
transport while increasing the overall number of train journeys. In
addition, the flexibility of Hamburg’s new S-Bahn trains means that
they will couple with the 82 Class 490 S-Bahn trains already in
service.
"We are delighted that S-Bahn Hamburg continues
to rely on the 490 series trains. The comfortable vehicles are
perfectly adapted to the requirements of the Hamburg S-Bahn network
and will convince with an even more flexible space arrangement.
Equipping the trains with the latest ETCS and ATO technology is a
milestone on the path to the digitalisation of Hamburg's rail
traffic and we are proud to make a decisive contribution to this,"
says Müslüm Yakisan, President of Alstom in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland.
This order marks Germany’s first implementation
of ATO in automation level 2 (GoA 2) for new S-Bahn vehicles. In
addition, S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH will receive vehicles that already
comply with the latest state-of-the-art signalling technology. The
trains will be delivered with Alstom's intelligent onboard
technology for ETCS, with integrated ATO software that meets the
high demands of future digital rail operations in terms of
performance, availability, and automation.
"By equipping Hamburg’s new commuter trains with
ETCS and ATO, Alstom is once again pioneering the field of rail
digitalisation. Implementing this modern technology for series
operation in such a large city represents an important step for the
digitalisation and capacity increase of local transport systems in
German conurbations," says Michael Konias, Head of Digital &
Integrated Systems at Alstom for Germany, Austria and
Switzerland.
Initially, Alstom will manufacture three
vehicles that will undergo extensive testing and inspection, in
particular for approval of their ETCS and ATO functionalities.
Vehicle deliveries to Hamburg are scheduled for 2025 and 2026.
Among others, Alstom’s sites in Hennigsdorf,
Bautzen (production), Berlin (signalling), Braunschweig, Siegen and
Mannheim, Germany, will be involved in the production of the new
S-Bahn trains. This is in addition to sites in Charleroi, Belgium
(ETCS), Wroclaw, Poland, Västeras, Sweden and Vadodara, India,
which will also participate in production.
In Germany, Alstom offers innovative solutions
for sustainable mobility and is one of the leading suppliers of
railway technology with metros, suburban trains, trams, regional
trains, locomotives and signalling solutions. Our trains travel
from Schleswig-Holstein to Bavaria. More than 70% of
high-speed trains running in Germany are equipped with Alstom’s
ETCS signalling solutions. In Lower Saxony, Alstom is building the
world's first fuel cell-powered, completely emission-free
Cordia iLint regional train in series production. Alstom
is Germany's only manufacturer of infrastructure, signalling and
digital mobility solutions to provide maintenance, service and
modernisation of all mass transit trains for all manufacturers'
series, as well as information systems.
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Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and
markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations
for the future of transportation. Alstom’s product portfolio ranges
from high-speed trains, metros, monorails and trams, to integrated
systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling, and
digital mobility solutions. Alstom has 150,000 vehicles in
commercial service worldwide. With Bombardier Transportation
joining Alstom on January 29, 2021, the enlarged Group’s combined
proforma revenue amounts to €14 billion for the 12-month period
ended March 31, 2021. Headquartered in France, Alstom is now
present in 70 countries and employs more than 70,000 people.
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