CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has awarded Škoda Group a KC3·5bn contract to supply 23 customised 160 km/h electric multiple-units.
The order announced on May covers 15 two-car and eight three-car units to be delivered by December 2026.
They will be used on services in the Ústí nad Labem region which RegioJet is to operate under a 15-year contract covering 3·3 million train-km/year:
- U1 Děčín – Ústí nad Labem – Most – Kadaň;
- U2 Chomutov – Karlovy Vary
- U3 (Děčín –) Ústí nad Labem – Litvínov;
- U32 Ústí nad Labem – Lysá nad Labem;
- U51 Ústí nad Labem – Klášterec nad Ohří;
- U54 (Děčín –) Ústí nad Labem – Roudnice nad Labem (– Hněvice).
The low-floor EMUs will have air-conditioning, wi-fi, USB and 230 V sockets, ergonomic seats and an area for bicycles and prams. All will have an accessible toilet, with the three-car units also having a standard toilet. They will be equipped with ETCS.
| Škoda Group EMUs for RegioJet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Two-car | Three-car | |
| Length, mm | 52 900 | 79 500 |
| Width, mm | 2 820 | 2 820 |
| Height above rail, mm | 4 260 | 4 470 |
| Entrance height above rail, mm | 580 | 580 |
| Passenger capacity | 325 | 501 |
| Seats (first class) | 142 (16) | 228 (8) |
| Places for wheelchairs | 2 | 2 |
| Places for bikes/prams | 8/4 | 14/6 |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 160 | 160 |
| Power supply | 3 kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz | 3 kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz |
| Installed power | 4×340 kW | 6×340 kW |
‘We are proud to announce this historic investment, which will not only significantly expand our capacity, but also take the standards of comfort, safety and environmental sustainability of our services to a whole new level’, said RegioJet owner Radim Jančura. ‘We plan to invest more than KC4·5bn in our fleet this year and next.’
