From Berlin for Berlin: Stadler and Siemens present first half train for the new S-Bahn
Today at InnoTrans, the leading international trade fair for transport technology, the manufacturer's consortium of Stadler and Siemens and S-Bahn Berlin presented the first "half train" for German capital's new S-Bahn fleet. The four-car train will begin operation in 2021 on Berlin's Ring/Southeast network.
The new train can be thoroughly inspected at this year's InnoTrans, being held on September 18-23. The train will also be open to the public on the trade fair's open-house days, giving Berlin's future passengers an opportunity to get their own first impressions of "their" new S-Bahn. The train itself is a true "Berliner": it was designed, developed and constructed by two companies that have deep roots in Berlin, and the 106 new trains have been precisely tailored to meet the needs of the city.
In the picture from left to right: Peter Buchner, Managing Director of S-Bahn Berlin GmbH; Christian Gaebler, Head of Senate Chancellery of the federal state of Berlin; Susanne Henckel, Managing Director of VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg GmbH; Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens Mobility and Ulf Braker, CEO of Stadler Pankow GmbH.
Feature: New trains for Berlin's S-Bahn
Event: Siemens at the InnoTrans 2018