Russian rail operator Aeroexpress has awarded Stadler a contract for 24 double-deck KISS EMUs for the country’s capital.
The new trains, which have been valued at around 350 million euros, will operate on the lines connecting the centre of Moscow with three major airports.
Stadler chief executive Peter Spuhler said the order represented a “breakthrough” in the Russian market.
The contract will be delivered partly at the new Stadler factory in Minsk, which is due to be completed later this year, and partly in Switzerland.
Aeroexpress is ordering 16 four-carriage and 8 six-carriage double-decker multiple-unit trains from Stadler, which are to be delivered by the end of 2016.
Peter Spuhler, owner and chief executive of Stadler Rail Group, said: “After winning a first order from Russian rail vehicle manufacturer Transmash Holding a year and a half ago, this order represents a breakthrough in the Russian market for Stadler.”
The new trains will be based on the established Stadler KISS, but adapted to run on Russia’s 1,520 mm gauge lines.
The order also includes an option for 13 more trains.
