photo: Alstom press materials/Alstom will supply DB Corio with new Coradia Stream trains
Alstom got awarded an agreement to supply 17 state-of-the-art Coradia Stream electric kits to DB Regio for the Main-Weser network in Germany. The new trains, consisting of 13 four-car and four five-car sets, will run on the German Main-Weser sub-network between Frankfurt, Giessen, Marburg, and Kassel and support the planned timetable change on 15 December 2024. In addition to increasing capacity at peak times, the new Coradia trains Stream will enhance the travel experience with additional seating, more space, and free Wi-Fi.
"We are very pleased that DB Regio has chosen our modern high-capacity Coradia Stream train for its RE 30 line between Frankfurt and Kassel to the east. These comfortable trains will provide passengers on the Main-Weser Express with a premium travel experience and more space," he says. Müslüm Yakisan, President of Alstom for the DACH region. "DB Regio's decision is further proof that Alstom has exactly the right product to meet our customers' need to increase capacity."
"We are very proud and happy that the RMV has chosen DB Regio in the" Main-Weser "tender. We are sending a strong signal with new modern double-decker vehicles - to protect the climate and strengthen the railways," said Maik Dreser, Chairman of the DB Regio Mitte.
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