Alstom Deutschland AG

08/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/21/2023 09:11

Alstom and Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen present a new battery-powered electric train in Germany

  • An important step in the strategy to reduce pollution on non-electrified lines

  • This battery-powered train has a range of up to 120 kilometres

  • Alstom offers a complete range of traction solutions with zero direct carbon emissions

21 August 2023 - Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and the Central Saxony transport authority, Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS), presented today in Chemnitz, Germany, a new battery-powered train developed by Alstom. A total of eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains have been ordered by VMS. These trains will enter service in 2024 on the Chemnitz-Leipzig line.