Alstom to supply an additional 20 Coradia Nordic trains to Skånetrafiken

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Published on Thursday, 10 November 2011 10:51

Skånetrafiken, the Swedish state-run train operator, has signed a new contract with Alstom to supply 20 Coradia Nordic regional trains for a total of over EUR 100 million. The delivery is scheduled for 2013-2014.

The new trains will serve the lines in the Skåne region, in the south of Sweden. The Coradia Nordic offers a maximum of 235 seats and can reach a speed of 160 km/h. It is 95% recyclable and its distributed power optimizes the braking and acceleration of each carriage, which decreases energy consumption.

In December 2006, Skånetrafiken had ordered 69 Coradia Nordic trains from Alstom. To date, Alstom has delivered 32 trains to the operator.

Besides Skånetrafiken, other operators such as Östgötatrafiken, Jönköpings lokaltrafik, Norrtåg, Västtrafik and SL have also ordered Alstom’s Coradia Nordic regional trains. In total, Alstom has sold 193 Coradia Nordic units in Sweden since 2002.

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