Stadler has announced that it is building 15 double-decker KISS trains for the Austrian company WESTbahn.

The contract includes comprehensive maintenance, which will make sure the fleet is reliable.

This is now the third time that Stadler has delivered trains to WESTbahn. Stadler
submitted a successful bid against its Chinese competitor CRRC.

Today, WESTbahn, Stadler and Austrian Train Finance AG signed the contract for the delivery of 15 six-car double-decker multiple-unit trains. The order value of the 15 KISS trains is just under 300 million euros.

The new intercity trains for the Vienna–Salzburg line will replace the existing WESTbahn fleet, which will be sold to Deutsche Bahn (DB).

What did the officials say?

Peter Spuhler, Chairman of the Board of Directors and anchor shareholder of Stadler, comments on the package:

“I am proud that we have been able to supply WESTbahn with further state-of-the-art intercity double-decker trains. At the same time, this contract will also enable us to further expand our service business.

I am also pleased that we prevailed against the Chinese thanks to our attractive customer-specific overall package.”

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