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Feature16 May 2017,
updated16 May 2017Siemens Mobility GmbHMunich
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 152 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in the US state of Washington. The S70s light rail vehicles will be built at the Siemens rail manufacturing hub in Sacramento, California. The fleet is expected to begin testing in 2019.
Press Pictures: 122 light rail vehicles for Seattle and Central Puget Sound area
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 122 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in the US state of Washington. The new vehicles will be designed and built to help meet the needs of Sound Transit's growing light rail network and increasing ridership. The LRV's will feature a sleek appearance and include a more spacious interior with additional room for passengers.
The LRV's will feature a sleek appearance and include a more spacious interior with additional room for passengers. Additionally, the vehicles will include extra space for luggage and hooks to store up to four bicycles per vehicle.
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 122 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in the US state of Washington. The order, the largest single contract in Sound Transit's history, will nearly triple the system's current fleet from today's 62 cars to 184. The new vehicles will be designed and built to help meet the needs of Sound Transit's growing light rail network and increasing ridership. The LRV's will feature a sleek appearance and include a more spacious interior with additional room for passengers. Additionally, the vehicles will include extra space for luggage and hooks to store up to four bicycles per vehicle.
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 122 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in the US state of Washington. The order, the largest single contract in Sound Transit's history, will nearly triple the system's current fleet from today's 62 cars to 184. In May 2017 Sound Transit has placed an order for 30 additional vehicles. The S70s light rail vehicles will be built at the Siemens rail manufacturing hub in Sacramento, California. The fleet is expected to begin testing in 2019.
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 122 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving the Seattle and Central Puget Sound area in the US state of Washington. The LRV's will feature a sleek appearance and include a more spacious interior with additional room for passengers.