28 May 2021 (Last Updated May 28th, 2021 10:32)
Alstom will supply 12 four-unit and 20 five-unit Coradia Continental trains to Germany.
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German transport company Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) has placed an order with Alstom for the delivery of 32 Coradia Continental electric multiple units.
Carrying a value of nearly $244m (€200m), the order includes 12 four-unit and 20 five-unit trains.
From December 2023, these trains will commence services on the Central Hesse subnetwork run by HLB.
The new rail units will run on Line RB37, Kirchain to Frankfurt Central Station through Marburg and Giessen; and on Line RB40, Dillenburg to Frankfurt Central Station through Gießen.
They will also operate on Line RB49 from Giessen to Hanau Central Station through Freidburg; as well as on Line RB41 from Schwalmstadt to Frankfurt Central Station through Treysa and Giessen.