Economy: Stadler Rail is awarded a contract for up to 504 trains
Stadler Rail can deliver up to 504 Citylink trains.
tsf. Stadler Rail has been awarded the contract for the largest order in the company’s history with a total volume of up to four billion euros: six transport companies from Germany and Austria had jointly put out to tender for up to 504 vehicles internationally as part of the “VDV-Tram-Train”. In addition to vehicle manufacture, the framework agreement also includes a maintenance contract for up to 32 years. Part of the framework agreement is a fixed order quantity of 246 Citylink vehicles with a volume of around 1.7 billion euros, as Stadler announced on Monday. It is also possible to order up to 258 additional vehicles. The award marks the start of a long-term partnership between the project consortium, consisting of the Karlsruhe transport company (VBK), the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), the Saarbahn network, the Upper Austrian rail network, the state of Salzburg and the Neckar-Alb Regional Stadtbahn special-purpose association Stadler.
Over the next ten years, Stadler will produce 246 Citylink vehicles for the six operators. The first four vehicles will be delivered to Saarbahn in 2024.