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Press Release08 March 2018MobilityMunich
Wiener Linien and Siemens present design for new metro
Siemens builds new metro for Vienna
Wiener Linien commissioned Siemens at the end of 2017 with the delivery of 34 fully automated metro trains. The contract also includes the maintenance of the trains for a period of 24 years and an option for an additional eleven trains. The "X cars" will be operated fully automated on the new U5 line in Vienna beginning in 2024. The trains can also operate semi-automated or manually on previously existing lines. Delivery of the trains is scheduled to begin in mid-2020 and to be completed by 2030. The trains will be manufactured at the Siemens factory in Vienna.
"We'll be getting a state-of-the-art train that fits our existing infrastructure and offers very good value for the money. The proven partnership with Siemens together with the maintenance contract assure us the highest care with the conception and quality of the trains, which will benefit our passengers over a long period," noted Günter Steinbauer, Director of Wiener Linien.
"We've enjoyed a long and close partnership with Wiener Linien over the years. Following the 'Silver Arrow' in 1972 and the 'V cars' in 2000, it's a great success for us to now be able to build the third metro generation for our home location – in Vienna for Vienna," said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of the Mobility Division at Siemens.
The trains designed for Vienna are the world's first metro trains that will be equipped with the new FGI Plus passenger information system. The system offers passengers routing directions including connection information even before they arrive at the station. Directions are displayed above each door. Passengers know before they arrive at the station how they should proceed when they get there: this optimizes passenger flows and travel convenience.
The trains have a lightweight construction and over 90 percent of the materials used can be recycled. The use of LED lighting and highly efficient heating and air conditioning systems ensure low energy consumption for the trains. During operation, the train's braking energy is optimally fed back into the power rail.
Technical data for the Vienna metro:
- Carbody material: Aluminum
- Track gauge: 1,435 mm
- Length over couplers: 111,220 mm
- Width of car: 2,850 mm
- Floor height above top of rail: 1,000 mm
- Maximum axle load: 10.90 tons
- Passenger capacity: 928 including 200 seats
- Maximum speed: 80 km/h
- Power supply: 750 V DC / Third rail
- Wheel diameter: 840 mm
- Maximum starting acceleration: 1.2 m/s
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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