Stadler KISS

Stadler KISS
Original version in service with the Zürich S-Bahn at Effretikon railway station, December 2014
Facelifted version in service with the Slovenian Railways near Škofja Loka, June 2023
In service2011–
ManufacturerStadler Rail
Built at
Constructed2008–
Entered service2011
FormationEMUs: Up to 7 cars per train[2]
DMUs: 8 cars per train[3]
Fleet numbersRABe 511, RABe 512 (SBB), RABe 515 (BLS)
CapacityFirst class: 112
Second class: 414
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium[2]
Car length25 m (82 ft 1⁄4 in)[2]
Width2.8 m (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)[2]
(2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) for Sweden[4]
3.4 m (11 ft 1+7⁄8 in) for Russia[5])
Height4.595 m (15 ft 7⁄8 in)[2]
(4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) for Sweden[4]
5.24 m (17 ft 2+1⁄4 in) for Russia[5])
Floor height440 mm (17 in)[2]
Entry570 mm (22 in)[2]
Maximum speed200 km/h (125 mph)[2]
Weight296 t (291 long tons; 326 short tons) (6 car train)[2]
Power output6,000 kW (8,000 hp) Max
4,000 kW (5,400 hp) Cont
Acceleration1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2)[2]
Electric system(s)
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge

The Stadler KISS is a family of bilevel electric multiple unit commuter trains developed and built since 2008 by Stadler Rail of Switzerland. As of 2016, 242 KISS trainsets comprising 1,145 cars have been sold to operators in eleven countries.[6] Boarding is done into the lower deck.

Name

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In the early stages of its development, the KISS was known as the Stadler DOSTO. This name was derived from the German word Doppelstock, meaning "double decker". This is still the name used for the Swedish market because "kiss" means "pee" in Swedish.

Since September 2010, Stadler refers to the train as "KISS", an acronym for "Komfortabler Innovativer Spurtstarker S-Bahn-Zug", meaning "comfortable, innovative, sprint-capable suburban train".[7]

In Swiss Federal Railways service, the train is classified as RABe 511. For the Eastern European market (specifically in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan), it is branded "Eurasia".

Features

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The KISS family was created as the third generation of vehicles for the Zürich S-Bahn. Compared to previous generations, they are characterized mainly by a higher number of standing passengers per car, in part because the longer trains have proportionately fewer seats. The trains are 15 cm (5.9 in) wider due to placing the HVAC channels under the ceiling instead of behind side panels. The headroom is still two meters, because friction stir welded floor panels made from aluminium extrusions are used. The number of seats, however, is slightly lower than in the previous models. Like in the KISS's predecessors, low-floor entrances, vehicle air conditioning and vacuum toilets (two, including one wheelchair accessible) are available. There are also two multi-functional areas with storage space for strollers, bicycles and the like.

The six-car train set consists of two head power cars and four intermediate trailers. In the power heads, all axles are powered. The "Eurasia" version for the Russian gauge railways, in a six and four-car formation, has two trailer heads and two shorter intermediate power cars, and also two intermediate trailers in a six car formation.[5] A special diesel-electric version of the "Eurasia" train, which first appeared in 2021, is manufactured in an eight-car formation, including 2 double-deck head cars, 2 diesel generator cars, 3 intermediate double-deck cars and 1 single-deck car.[3][8][9]

The upcoming Iberian gauge KISS vehicles for Renfe in Spain, expected to enter service in 2024, will feature a combination of single-deck FLIRT end cars joined by either two double-decker KISS intermediate cars or with two extra single-deck FLIRT intermediate cars.[10]

The train's power plant is capable of delivering brief bursts (several minutes) of "sprint" power, over 6,000 kilowatts, enabling it to overtake other trains on short express tracks.[11]

Customers

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Year of order Year of service Customer Country No. of trainsets No. of cars Notes
2008 2012 Swiss Federal Railways Switzerland 50 For use on the Zürich S-Bahn[12]
2010 2012 BLS AG Switzerland 28 4 BLS RABe 515; for use on the Bern S-Bahn[13]
2010 2012 Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Germany 16 4 For regional lines in Berlin/ Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[14]
2010 2011 WESTbahn (later Deutsche Bahn) Austria 7 6 For service between Vienna and Salzburg.[14] To be transferred to DB Fernverkehr
2010 2012 Swiss Federal Railways Switzerland 24 For use on regional express lines[15][16]
2010 2014 CFL Luxembourg 19 3 For service between Luxembourg and Koblenz, Luxembourg and Trier and Luxembourg and Düsseldorf [17]
2013 2015 Westfalenbahn Germany 13 6 For regional lines in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony[18]
2013 2016 Aeroexpress Russia 11[19] 4 or 6 For the Moscow airport shuttle service[20][19] as ESh2 "Eurasia"
2015 Azerbaijan Railways Azerbaijan 5[21][19] 4 Labelled as EŞ2 "Eurasia"[19]
2015 2017 BLS AG Switzerland 3 4 BLS RABe 515; for use on the Bern S-Bahn[22]
2015 2016 Swiss Federal Railways Switzerland 19 For use on the Zürich S-Bahn[23]
2015 2017 WESTbahn (later Deutsche Bahn) Austria 9
1		 4
6		 For service between Vienna and Salzburg[24] Sold to Deutsche Bahn in 2020 for use as IC2 intercity trains on the Dresden-Berlin-Rostock line.[25]
2016 Georgian Railways Georgia 4[19] 4 Labelled as GRS "Eurasia"[19]
2016 2019 Mälardalstrafik (leased from Transitio) Sweden 33 4 For use in the Mälaren Valley. Max speed 200 km/h. Designated as ER1.[26]
2016 11 August 2024[27] Caltrain United States 23
1		 7
4		 Initial order of 96 cars (16 6-car set) with an option for additional 96 cars, increased to 133 cars (19 7-car sets) in 2019, with options for 59 cars remaining. 4 options exercised in August 2023, increasing the number of cars to 161 cars (23 7-car sets), plus one 4 car bi-level BEMU for use between Tamien and Gilroy, with 55 options remaining.[28] [29]
2017 2019 Kollektivtrafikförvaltningen UL (later Mälardalstrafik; leased from Transitio) Sweden 8 4 For the "Upptåget" service between Uppsala-Gävle.[30]
2017 15 March 2020 MÁV-Start Hungary 40
(19+21)		 6 The first vehicle may enter service in the second quarter of 2020, the last of which will begin in early 2021[31]
2018 2020 BLS AG Switzerland 8 4–6 BLS RABe 515; for use on long-distance routes[32]
2018 2022[33] Slovenske železnice Slovenia 10[33] 3 [33] SŽ class 313/318
2019 2021 WESTbahn Austria 15 6 For service between Vienna and Salzburg. Replace for trainsets sold to DB
2021 2021 Azerbaijan Railways Azerbaijan 1[3] 8 Special DMU for railway administration officials. Labelled as DŞ2 "Eurasia"[3]
2021 19 March 2022 Srbija Voz Serbia 3 4 ŽS 410. For 200 km/h service between Belgrade and Novi Sad on high-speed "Soko" intercity services.
2021[34] 15 February 2024[35] Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko Slovakia 4[34] 6 For service on lines Bratislava - Trenčín and Bratislava - Nové Zámky. 4th unit delivery delayed till November 2024 due to an accident on Velim test centre.[35]
2021 2024 (planned) Swiss Federal Railways Switzerland 60 6 Exercised options from previous orders.[36]
2021 2024 (planned) Renfe (Cercanías division) Spain 59 24 100m trains and 35 200m trains, for Cercanías Madrid and Rodalies de Catalunya.[37][38]
2019[39] 2022[39] Deutsche Bahn Germany 18 Trainsets purchased for DB Regio
2021 2023 Tåg i Bergslagen [sv] (leased from Transitio) Sweden 14 4 For service between Ludvika and Västerås and other routes in the Bergslagen region.
2022

2023

2026 (planned) ÖBB Austria 20+42

13

4/6

6

20 four-car sets + 42 six-car sets: 160 km/h for Vienna ÖBB Regional and City Airport Train;
13 six-car Railjet: 200 km/h[40]
2024 2026 (planned) BDŽ Bulgaria 7+3 160 km/h[41]
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Production relocated to Siedlce following the Russian invasion of Ukraine[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive: Stadler confirms its Belarus reduction – but not full exit". Railway Technology. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Electric Double-Deck train DOSTO" (PDF). Train data sheet. Stadler Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "DŞ2-001 (first Stadler KISS DMU for Azerbaijan)" (in Russian). vk.com.
  4. ^ a b "DOSTO MÄLARTÅG" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b c "Electric Double-Decker multiple unit KISS Eurasia" (PDF). Train data sheet. Stadler Rail.
  6. ^ Vantuono, William C. (16 August 2016). "For Caltrain, 16 KISSes from Stadler (but no FLIRTs)". Railway Age. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ Stadler press release Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, 22 September 2010
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  11. ^ [1], February 2012
  12. ^ "Neues Rollmaterial für 1,5 Milliarden". Tages-Anzeiger. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  13. ^ "BLS buys double-deckers for Bern S-Bahn". Railway Gazette International. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  14. ^ a b Bloch, Urs (23 September 2016). "Stadler Rail präsentiert den neuen Doppelstockzug erstmals im Ausland: Auf den Flirt folgt ein Kiss". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  15. ^ SBB bestellt weitere 24 RegioExpress-Doppelstockzüge. Press release of SBB. Retrieved on 17. April 2010.
  16. ^ "Option im Umfang von 350 Millionen Franken bei der Firma Stadler eingelöst: Weitere Doppelstockzüge für die SBB". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 15 April 2010 – via NZZ.
  17. ^ "A Kiss for Luxembourg - News - Stadler" (Press release). Stadler Rail. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Westfalenbahn: Elektrischer Doppelstocktriebzug KISS". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "ESh2 (rolling stock list and image gallery)". TrainPix.
  20. ^ UK, DVV Media. "Stadler wins Moscow double-deck train order". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  21. ^ UK, DVV Media. "Stadler to supply double-deck EMUs to Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  22. ^ Scheeder, Fabian (2017). "Weitere RABe 515 für die BLS". Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue (in German) (1): 2. ISSN 1022-7113.
  23. ^ "Zürich, Waadt und Zug: SBB kauft weitere Züge für S-Bahnverkehr bei STADLER". Bahnonline.ch. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  24. ^ Reidinger, Erwin (7 July 2016). "Stadler presents first Kiss 2 EMU to Westbahn". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Stadler KISS Trains to Operate DB IC2 Services". Railway-News. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  26. ^ "DOSTO Mälartåg" (PDF). Stadler Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Caltrain Launches Electric Train Fleet". Railway-News. 12 August 2024.
  28. ^ http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Caltrain-inks-contracts-with-Balfour-Beatty-Stadler-for-electrification-project [dead link]
  29. ^ "Caltrain to increase Stadler EMU order". International Railway Journal. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Dubbeldäckare ska rädda Upptåget". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Két év múlva készül el Dunakeszin az első emeletes magyar v". Fonódó.
  32. ^ BLS (28 November 2018). "Die BLS bedient ab Dezember 2019 zwei Fernverkehrslinien – 21.06.2018 – BLS AG". BLS. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  33. ^ a b c "Slovenian Railways orders 26 multiple units from Stadler". International Rail Journal. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  34. ^ a b "Stadler delivers double-decker multiple-unit trains to Slovakia for the first time". Stadler Rail. 16 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  35. ^ a b "Aktuálne: ZSSK nasadzuje nové vysokokapacitné vlaky KISS na rušné trate západného Slovenska". Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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  37. ^ "Renfe y Stadler firman la compra de 59 trenes para Cercanías". Economia3 (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  38. ^ Deia (8 March 2021). "Alstom y Stadler se llevan el gran contrato de Renfe". www.deia.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  39. ^ a b "Stadler Wins Order for 18 KISS for DB Regio". Stadler Rail. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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  41. ^ "Stadler KISS", SEENews, 23 June 2023, retrieved 26 April 2024
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