Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €115 million by SBB for the supply of four Pendolino high speed trains . The first two trains will be delivered in 2016 and the two others in 2017. Designed to meet European interoperability standards (TSI), thanks to the Alstom Atlas signalling system, the trains will run between Milan and Geneva or Bern–Basel and between Milan and Zurich or Luzern–Basel, to cope with the increase of passengers on those lines.
The Pendolino train for SBB is a seven-car train set which can accommodate up to 430 passengers at a commercial top speed of 250 km/h. The train offers passenger accessibility and comfort wide gangways and corridors, reclining seats, individual reading lights and electric sockets, as well as large panoramic windows.
“We are pleased to be awarded a new contract by SBB with whom we have built a strong relationship over the years. This choice demonstrates Alstom’s leadership in the high-speed sector. With its unique tilting technology and its cross-border performance, Pendolino is perfectly adapted to SBB network,” said Andreas Knitter, Europe senior vice president of Alstom Transport.
With this new order, which is exercised as an option, the total fleet of Pendolino trains owned by SBB will be 19.
