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Alstom equips S-Bahn Hamburg for digital rail operations
The S-Bahn trains will be equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS] and modern ATO technology for automated train operations.
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Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a contract with S-Bahn Hamburg for a technology upgrade of 82 S-Bahn trains of type BR 490. The S-Bahn trains will be equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) and modern ATO technology for automated train operations. This involves semi-automatic train operation with GoA2.
Alstom will equip four prototype vehicles with ETCS Onvia units and ATO technology by 2029 and re-homologate them. This work will be carried out at Alstom's Hennigsdorf location. The contract also includes the delivery of the technical equipment for the retrofit of the remaining 78 trains. Additionally, Alstom will support the serial retrofitting process, which will be carried out by Deutsche Bahn. The 82 S-Bahn trains are part of the first batch of BR 490 trains ordered in 2013. Sixty-four S-Bahn trains from the second batch are from the start equipped with ETCS and ATO in the factory. In the future, the entire BR 490 fleet of the Hamburg S-Bahn will be ready for digital rail operations.
“The combination of digitalisation and automation is the key to more green mobility on rail. It allows shorter headways and higher passenger numbers while at the same time reducing energy consumption. This way, climate protection and the mobility shift to rail go hand in hand," says Tim Dawidowsky, President of the Central and Northern Europe region, Alstom. "With this project, the Hamburg S-Bahn is making an important contribution to the digitalisation of rail in Germany. Alstom supports this effort with expertise, experience, and cutting-edge technology."
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a contract with S-Bahn Hamburg for a technology upgrade of 82 S-Bahn trains of type BR 490. The S-Bahn trains will be equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) and modern ATO technology for automated train operations. This involves semi-automatic train operation with GoA2.
Alstom will equip four prototype vehicles with ETCS Onvia units and ATO technology by 2029 and re-homologate them. This work will be carried out at Alstom's Hennigsdorf location. The contract also includes the delivery of the technical equipment for the retrofit of the remaining 78 trains. Additionally, Alstom will support the serial retrofitting process, which will be carried out by Deutsche Bahn. The 82 S-Bahn trains are part of the first batch of BR 490 trains ordered in 2013. Sixty-four S-Bahn trains from the second batch are from the start equipped with ETCS and ATO in the factory. In the future, the entire BR 490 fleet of the Hamburg S-Bahn will be ready for digital rail operations.
“The combination of digitalisation and automation is the key to more green mobility on rail. It allows shorter headways and higher passenger numbers while at the same time reducing energy consumption. This way, climate protection and the mobility shift to rail go hand in hand," says Tim Dawidowsky, President of the Central and Northern Europe region, Alstom. "With this project, the Hamburg S-Bahn is making an important contribution to the digitalisation of rail in Germany. Alstom supports this effort with expertise, experience, and cutting-edge technology."
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