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Stadler Rail wins order for four battery trains in Denmark
Danish rail operator Lokaltog selected Stadler Rail to supply four battery trains of the RS Zero type.
The trains are planned for the line between Jægersborg and Nærum, north of Copenhagen.
They are expected to begin service in the first half of 2031.
Stadler Rail will also provide the required charging infrastructure with Furrer+Frey.
The contract signing is expected after political approvals in early 2027.
No details were given about the order's value.
The order matters because it will add battery-powered trains to a Danish railway route.
Stadler Rail has been selected to supply four battery trains to Danish rail operator Lokaltog.
The trains will be RS Zero models.
They are expected to enter service in the first half of 2031 on the route between Jægersborg and Nærum, north of Copenhagen.
Stadler Rail and Furrer+Frey will also provide the required charging infrastructure.
The contract is expected to be signed in early 2027 after the necessary political decisions.
The order’s value was not disclosed.
- Who
- Stadler Rail was selected by Danish rail operator Lokaltog.
- What
- Lokaltog ordered four RS Zero battery trains, along with charging infrastructure to be provided by Stadler Rail and Furrer+Frey.
- When
- The trains are expected to start operating in the first half of 2031. The contract is expected to be signed in early 2027.
- Where
- On the route between Jægersborg and Nærum, north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Stadler Rail said it had been selected to supply four battery trains to Lokaltog.
The contract is expected to be signed after the required political decisions.
The trains are expected to begin operating between Jægersborg and Nærum.
- Buyer
- Lokaltog
- Train type
- RS Zero battery trains
- Order size
- Four trains
- Route
- Jægersborg–Nærum, north of Copenhagen
- Expected start of service
- First half of 2031
- Order value
- Not disclosed