Renfe to purchase 101 additional Cercanías and Media Distancia trains

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Renfe has announced that it will execute the option to purchase 101 additional Cercanías and Media Distancia trains before the end of the year. The company has already begun talks with the manufacturers and is expected to sign the contracts in the coming weeks. Of the 101 trains, 69 will be high-capacity Cercanías trains (manufactured by the Stadler and Alstom) and 32 Medium-Distance trains (manufactured by CAF).

This follows the Spanish government’s authorisation to increase the debt limit for this year by €879.3 million in a bid to strengthen public transport, with contracts to be raised to the Board of Directors and expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

Renfe fleet renewal plan

Renfe is carrying out a profound renovation of its fleet, both for Cercanías and Media Distancia trains as well as for Alta Velocidad rolling stock, to have a more modern, efficient, and sustainable fleet of trains that adapts to the needs of customers.

With the forthcoming acquisition of the additional Cercanías and Media Distancia trains, Renfe’s fleet renewal plan now exceeds €5.4 billion. This investment effort, in which four manufacturers participate, will provide 519 new high-speed, commuter, medium-distance and metric gauge trains, as well as high-speed ​​and freight locomotives.

In addition to being reliable, the new trains will be much more efficient, which is especially important in the current context of rising electricity prices. Renfe is a company committed to sustainability, since 80 per cent of the energy in its trains is electric and it comes 100 per cent from renewable sources.