Increased space, comfort and convenience promised with new ÖBB Siemens Desiro ML trainsets

Desiro ML ÖBB

(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility Austria has secured an order from ÖBB for an additional 27 electric trainsets from the Siemens Desiro ML series, as part of ÖBB’s efforts to renew its fleet and invest in modern trains for inner-Alpine transport. The new trains will offer increased space, comfort, and convenience on inner-Alpine routes when they become operational in 2025. They will have a maximum speed of 160 km/h, a train length of 75 m, and a seating capacity of approximately 220, and feature a real-time passenger information system, free Wi-Fi, and the Siemens ETCS train protection system trainguard 100/200/300 OBU.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 15-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens AG (ETR: SIE), a German multinational conglomerate and Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, announces that Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH has secured an order from ÖBB for an additional 27 electric trainsets from the Siemens Desiro ML series. The move is part of ÖBB’s ongoing efforts to update its fleet and invest in modern trains for inner-Alpine transport. Already having ordered 246 Desiro ML trainsets, with over 200 in service throughout Austria, this new order will provide passengers with increased space, comfort and convenience on inner-Alpine routes once the trains become operational in 2025. This investment is expected to make rail transportation more attractive than private transport for passengers and commuters.

“Our Desiro ML trains are especially popular with passengers as well as rail operators,” said Albrecht Neumann, CEO Rolling Stock at Siemens Mobility. “This order for 27 additional Desiro ML trains brings the Siemens fleet in Austria to a total of over 270. We are delighted that ÖBB is continuing to choose our Desiro ML for the modernization of its fleet.”

The new trains will be three-car trainsets, with a maximum speed of 160 km/h, a train length of 75 m, and a seating capacity of approximately 220. They will offer up to 24 spaces for bicycles and 2 wheelchair spaces. There will be 6 access doors per side and the train will include 2 toilets, one of which will be barrier-free with a baby-changing table. The trains will also feature automatic air conditioning, power outlets for each row of seats, and a modern real-time passenger information system displayed on screens. Passengers will have access to free Wi-Fi and the Siemens ETCS train protection system trainguard 100/200/300 OBU. The onboard Railnet portal will also be available for passengers.

Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in intelligent transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.

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Silke Thomson-Pottebohm
Siemens AG
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SOURCE: Siemens AG