DSB awards largest train tender in Danish rail history

Coradia Stream for DSB, exterior view. Copyright Alstom Design&Styling

Danish State Railways (DSB) has awarded Alstom the largest train tender in Danish rail history.

Part of a landmark framework agreement valued at a total of €2.6 billion, the first firm order of 100 Coradia Stream regional trains as well as a 15-year full-service maintenance agreement amounts to a value of €1.4 billion. The framework agreement includes an additional 15 years of maintenance services and the possibility to order additional trainsets.

Delivery of DSB’s ‘Fremtidens Tog – Nye Tog’ (‘Trains of the Future – New Trains’) is scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2024. Once in service, the new fleet will operate as a regional and fast rail service and connect Denmark’s Frederikshavn region in the north to Rødby in the southeast after passing through the capital city of Copenhagen.

Coradia Stream is a state-of-the-art, low-floor, high-performance electric multiple unit (EMU). For DSB, the train has been specially adapted to meet the needs of the Danish rail network and its top speed of 200km/h will help ensure swift mobility across the country. Each trainset will consist of five single-deck coaches with a total seating capacity for 300 passengers. The trains will be pre-fitted with Alstom’s Atlas on-board ETCS Baseline 3, as well as an STM interface enabling it to operate on Denmark’s legacy signalling system.

Rob Whyte, Managing Director of Alstom Nordics, said: “We are of course extremely pleased that DSB has selected Alstom to build their ‘Trains of the Future’. This further cements Alstom’s position as the reliable, world-leading train manufacturer of choice. At the same time, we already have a number of long-term maintenance agreements around Europe, which means that we come with a robust services set-up that supports the fleet’s reliability.”

Rob continued: “Once in service, Coradia Stream will deliver an exceptional travel experience. This modern, premium quality, and stylish electric train combines innovation, sustainability and high comfort – something we look forward to presenting to passengers in Denmark.”

Alstom will assemble the trains for DSB at its site in Salzgitter, Germany.