Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Nordic suburban trains to Sweden

The Stockholm public transports authorities SL have placed a €102 million order with Alstom for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains. These trains will be used on the Stockholm-Uppsala line

These Coradia Nordic trains are of EMU type (Electric Multiple Unit) and have six articulated carriages. They are fitted with asynchronous electrical motors and travel at speeds of up to 160 kph. The trainsets will be designed and assembled at Alstom’s Salzgitter site in Germany while the traction system and the auxiliary converters will be respectively constructed at the Alstom sites in Tarbes, France and in Charleroi, Belgium . The trains will be delivered in 2012.

Coradia Nordic trains are particularly well suited to strict winter conditions, with the main equipment (traction, static converters, air conditioning, etc.) placed on the roof. Able to accommodate 374 passengers, these trains will offer enhanced accessibility, made possible by lower floors and the absence of steps.

Alstom’s regional trains are part of the company’s environmental protection strategy: they are 98% recyclable and their distributed power optimizes the braking and acceleration of each carriage.

“This order is a token of the exceptional confidence rewarded to Alstom and the quality of its products. Coradia Nordic trains are one of the most appreciated trains running in Sweden according to all travel surveys”, declared Lars Kleppe, Director of Alstom for Nordic Countries and Baltic States. Alstom has already supplied 71 trains to SL and sold a total of 162 Coradia Nordic trains to Swedish public and regional transports authorities