Hungarian operator MÁV-START and Stadler have announced that they have signed a contract for 21 additional KISS electrical multiple unit trains.

The contract is valued at approx. 313 million euros.

The two companies signed a framework agreement back in April 2017 for a total number of 40 doubledeckers. With this third order, MÁV-START has exercised its right and utilized the total amount of the contract.

The first contract was signed in August 2017 for eleven units, the second-order for an additional eight trains was concluded in December 2018. The last contract has come into
force today.

According to the delivery schedule, the 40th unit, which is the last train of the third
batch has to be delivered by the end of 2022.

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