Alstom has signed a contract for the delivery of 26 additional double-decker trains of the Coradia Max type to the Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Wurttemberg (SFBW). The order also includes an agreement for the maintenance of the vehicles until the end of 2055. The order value for the additional 26 trains and the long-term full-service contract is around EUR 500 million.
The trains are scheduled to be delivered from mid to late 2028. The order is part of an option contingent agreed in May 2022 as part of a major order for 130 Coradia Max trains and associated FlexCare Perform maintenance and servicing. At that time, the contract included the possibility of ordering up to 100 additional trains.
Phased in from 2026 The double-decker trains will be introduced from December 2026 and will be gradually used on various routes in Baden-WurttEMg. They will be made available to the railway companies DB Regio Baden-Wurttifyg and Arverio in rail network 35's Lot 1 and Lot 2 (Stuttgart-Bodensee-Netz) and will thus run on various Regionalexpress and Metropolexpress lines in the future. With a top speed of 200 km/h, the Coradia Max train for Baden-Wurttizerg provides the fastest travel experience in German regional transport.
The four-car trains consist of two double-decker control cars and two single-deck intermediate cars with a total of 380 seats. More than 500 Coradia Max have been ordered across Europe. Alstom is the market leader in rail services, supporting customers over the entire asset lifecycle with the broadest portfolio of services solutions.
Alstom's FlexCare Perform maintenance services are tailored to customer needs and operational requirements, from technical support with spares to fully outsourced maintenance solutions. Alstom maintains over 36,000 vehicles worldwide and is a trusted partner for servicing both Alstom and non-Alstom rail assets.
