- New
fleet with significant improvement in services
- Increased climate-friendly
mass transit
- State-of-the-art train interiors
DB Regio Bayern and train manufacturer Siemens
Mobility will put a total of 57 new trains in service in Bavaria beginning in
December 2023. Twenty-six Desiro HC trains are currently being built for the
Franconia-South Thuringia network, along with 25 Desiro HC double-decker trains
and six Mireo trains for the Danube-Isar network. The 18 Desiro HC trains will
operate in the Franconia-South Thuringia network as four-car units beginning in
December 2023 and eight Desiro HC trains as six-car units in June 2024. They
travel almost as fast as the ICE, for example between Coburg and Erfurt at 190
kmh. In the Danube-Isar network, the 31 new trains will inaugurate service in
December 2024.
Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signaling equipment of the entire Norwegian rail network to the European Train Control System (ETCS). Commissioning of the rollout lines is scheduled to be completed by 2034. The contract also includes services for 25 years and is worth around 800 million euros in total.
The VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nuremberg has ordered 27 type G1 four-car metro trains from Siemens Mobility. The contract also includes an option for a total of a further 7 trains. These trains are earmarked for service on Nuremberg's U1 line. The trains will be built in the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna. Core components of the G1 will be manufactured in the Nuremberg metropolitan area and include such products as the drive converters, traction motors, auxiliary converter units and control equipment. The project management, development and service support will be provided from Erlangen.
- 12-car trains in service on the VDE 8 (German Unity Railway Project Nr. 8)
- Nineteen ICE 4 trains under way daily in Germany as of December 9
- Trains provide substantially more capacity
With the Deutsche Bahn (DB) timetable change on December 9, 2018, the ICE 4 will inaugurate service on the high-speed line between Berlin and Munich. In addition to the ICE 3 trains operating as Sprinters along the route, the ICE 4 will make more stops along the way. Compared to the Sprinter's five intermediate stops, the ICE 4 will make eight. The new trains will connect Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Central Station, Berlin-Südkreuz, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Leipzig, Erfurt, Bamberg, Erlangen, Nürnberg and Munich Central Station. With the launch of ICE 4 service and additional Sprinters, there will be around 3,000 more seats available on this route every day. The new DB flagship also operates on the Cologne-Rhine-Main route, and between Hamburg and Munich, and to Stuttgart. All in all, nineteen 12-car ICE 4 trains will be in service beginning on Sunday.
Siemens has received an order from the Qatar Foundation for the turnkey construction of a tram system in the capital Doha aimed at transforming Qatar into a knowledge-based society. The order is worth more than 100 million euros. The scope of supply also includes signaling and communication systems, electrification as well as the depot equipment. Siemens will also be equipping four of the stations with platform edge doors. Nineteen Avenio trams will run on 11.5 kilometers of track without any overhead contact lines. The system will be installed on the university campus and serve 25 stations. The trams will be equipped with the Sitras HES energy storage system from Siemens, with energy being supplied at the tram stops.
- VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg exercises first option
- A total of 27 metro trains to be delivered
- Greater passenger comfort and optimized passenger flows
VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft, Nuremberg's public transport operator, has ordered six additional type G1 metro trains from Siemens Mobility, exercising one of two options in the contract signed in December 2015. All in all, Siemens Mobility will now be supplying 27 new metro trains for Nuremberg. The new four-car G1 trains in the first option are planned for use on the U1 metro line as of 2021 and will replace twelve type DT2 two-car trains.The metro trains will be built at the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna, Austria. Various vehicle components, such as drive converters, motors, auxiliary converters and control systems, will be manufactured in Nuremberg. Project management, development and service support will be handled in Erlangen.
On September 26, 2017 Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Siemens' mobility business, including its rail traction drives business, with Alstom. The transaction brings together two innovative players of the railway market with unique customer value and operational potential. The two businesses are largely complementary in terms of activities and geographies. Siemens will receive newly issued shares in the combined company representing 50 percent of Alstom's share capital on a fully diluted basis.On February 6, 2019 the European Commission has announced its decision to prohibit the proposed combination of the Siemens and Alstom mobility businesses. As a result of this prohibition, the merger will not proceed. Siemens and Alstom regret that the remedies they offered, including recent improvements, have been considered insufficient by the EU Commission.
- "Red Dot" Award in the category "Product Design"
- Jury convinced by high quality of design
- Avenio tram completely catenary-free
The Siemens Avenio tram for Doha, in the Emirate of Qatar, has been honored with the prestigious "Red Dot" Award for Product Design 2017. The tram's minimalistic and timeless design complements its surroundings and reflects the modern architecture of Doha's Education City Campus. Clean lines, generous white surfaces and darkened windows characterize the tram's exterior. Special shading on the roof and tinted insulated glass ensure passenger comfort even in extreme outdoor temperatures. The interior's bright and airy ambiance, subtly styled seat upholstery and elegantly designed grab poles underscore the tram's modern character. The Avenio's design was created in cooperation with the "Yellow Window" design agency.