Alstom delivers 63 EMUs to Sweden
Published: Tue, 2014-12-30 14:57Swedish SJ has awarded Alstom with a 9-year maintenance contract for Swedish Västtrafik commuter and regional trains which started end of December 2014 and a 10-year maintenance contract by Arriva2 for Östgöta Trafiken commuter trains to start from June 2015.
The Västtrafik fleet consists of a total of 63 Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) trains, 22 of which are Coradia Nordic trains manufactured by Alstom3. Maintenance will be conducted in two depots in Gothenburg. The trains will circulate in the Gothenburg region. The Östgöta Trafik fleet comprises 19 EMUs, where of 13 Coradia Nordic made by Alstom4. Maintenance will be conducted at a depot in Boxholm. The trains will operate in the regions of Norrköping – Mjölby and Motala – Tranås.
Each fleet will cover approximatively 6 million kilometers per year.
With these new contracts, the number of trains preserved by Alstom in Sweden is 219. Alstom is a leader in train maintenance with over 20 years of experience and more than 200 clients worldwide. Moreover, 20% of the trains maintained by Alstom were built by other manufacturers.
Source: Alstom