LATVIA: Passenger operator Pasažieru Vilcien, now renamed Vivi, has put its first electric Škoda Class 16EV equipment into passenger service.
“We are taking a big step forward in the advancement of rail and we continue to work so that more and more passengers opt for the train, ensuring regional accessibility, helping the country meet its mobility goals and helping passengers enjoy greater mobility. A pleasant experience,” President Rodgers Jānis Grigulis said in the Dec. 15 statement.
The order placed in 2019. Škoda received homologation on November 17 this year and there are now 3 trains in service, of which 18 are expected to be in operation until the end of 2023 and the 32 until mid-2024.
EMUs will run from Riga to Aizkraukle, Tukums and Skulte, and finally to Jelgava. A schedule is planned, with an activity every 15 to 20 minutes to the summits.
The EMUs belong to Škoda’s RegioPanter family, swapped for a width of 1,520 mm and clearances that allow for wider bodies.
The four-car trains are 109 m long, have 436 seats and a total capacity of 890 passengers. There are two wheelchair spaces and all gates have boarding points. Features include air-conditioning, audio-visual passenger information, and Wi-Fi.
EMUs have a rated speed of 160 km/h; They are currently limited to 120 km/h due to the current state of the infrastructure.
In a moved linked to the launch of the new fleet, on November 29 Pasažieru Vilciens began transitioning to new brand name, Vivi.
This is derived from the first two letters of the words Vienā Vilcienā’ meaning “on a train,” which “symbolizes moving from point A to point B in a fast, predictable, and reliable manner. “It also derives from the Latin vivus which means living. The aim of the call is for the foreign recognition of the operator as part of an expansion assignment in the Baltic region.
LATVIA: “These trains bring a new quality appeal to Latvia,” said Rodžers Jānis Grigulis, CEO of national passenger transport operator Pasažier Vilciens, during the presentation of the first of 32 four-car electric sets ordered from Škoda Transportation. featured in theArray. .
LATVIA: National passenger transport operator Pasažieru Vilciens has awarded Ricardo a contract for the delivery, commissioning and delivery of a fleet of 32 dual-system electric multi-units that it has ordered from Škoda Vagonka. The €1. 8 million contract signed in four November runs until the end of 2023 and. . .
Latvia: National passenger transport operator Pasažieru Vilciens has signed a €240 million contract with Škoda Vagonka for the supply of a fleet of 32 dual-system EMUs for Riga’s suburban network, the manufacturer announced on 30 July. Škoda Vagonka named the preferred bidder in February, after the public procurement watchdog, IUB, blocked Array.