Munich,
2018-Apr-13
- Contract worth around €340 million
- Maintenance contract for three years
- Velaro fleet will grow to 17 trains
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has signed a contract for
ten Velaro high-speed trains with Siemens, which submitted the most
favorable bid in the tender. The contract is worth around €340 million
and also includes maintenance, repair and cleaning of the trains for a
period of three years. With this contract, the Turkish Velaro fleet will
grow to 17 trains.
"Our Velaro family is continuing to grow and write new chapters in
its unique success story. With its capacity and comfort, the Velaro
remains a benchmark for high-speed trains. In Turkey, the train can
fully utilize all its strengths and is already proving this in daily
operation. Our flagship is running here with 99-percent availability,"
said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of the Mobility Division.
When the tender process concluded in May 2013, TCDD procured from Siemens a Velaro D high-speed train-set. For this purpose, a Velaro was taken from the production line and refitted for operation in Turkey. This train entered passenger service between Ankara and Konya in May 2015.
At the same time, TCDD signed a second contract with Siemens, again the winning bidder of the tender process, for six eight-car high-speed trains. The seven trains connect Ankara with Konya and Eskişehir and have already covered over five million kilometers in passenger service.
The Siemens Velaro high-speed platform offers an optimized capacity profile and enhanced passenger experience. The Velaro trains were developed for the global market and are currently operating in Spain, France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Russia, China and Turkey, as well as, most recently, the Netherlands.
When the tender process concluded in May 2013, TCDD procured from Siemens a Velaro D high-speed train-set. For this purpose, a Velaro was taken from the production line and refitted for operation in Turkey. This train entered passenger service between Ankara and Konya in May 2015.
At the same time, TCDD signed a second contract with Siemens, again the winning bidder of the tender process, for six eight-car high-speed trains. The seven trains connect Ankara with Konya and Eskişehir and have already covered over five million kilometers in passenger service.
The Siemens Velaro high-speed platform offers an optimized capacity profile and enhanced passenger experience. The Velaro trains were developed for the global market and are currently operating in Spain, France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Russia, China and Turkey, as well as, most recently, the Netherlands.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology
powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation,
quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is
active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification,
automation and digitalization.
One of the world's largest producers of
energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading
supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions
and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive
and software solutions for industry.
With its publicly listed subsidiary
Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of
medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as
well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017,
Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2
billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000
employees worldwide.
Source: Siemens
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