Stadler EC250

The Stadler EC250 is a high-speed electric multiple unit train under development by Stadler Rail of Switzerland for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). According to Stadler Rail, it is to be the world's first single-decker low-floor high-speed train.[1]

The units are to operate with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph) and have a length of 200 metres (660 ft); they are to accommodate up to 400 passengers. In 2014, Stadler Rail won a tender to deliver 29 units by 2019 for CHF 980 million (c. USD 1.1 billion), with an option for up to 92 more. The trains are initially intended to replace the Cisalpino ETR 470 trains on the transalpine route between Milano and Basel / Zürich.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Stadler Rail wins tender for NRLA trains". Stadler Rail. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Green, Anitra (9 May 2014). "SBB orders 29 transalpine EMUs from Stadler". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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