Stadler and Siemens receive billion-euro order from Denmark

Stadler and Siemens have received a huge order from Denmark. They are supplying 226 trains for the Copenhagen suburban railway. The order is worth around €3 billion (CHF2.75 billion). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox There is also an option for up to 100 additional trains, the two railway manufacturers, who have joined forces in a consortium, announced in a statement on Friday. When asked by the news agency AWP, a spokesperson did not want to say what share of the approximately €3 billion Swiss company Stadler will receive. "We have agreed not to disclose this with Siemens." As consortium leader, Siemens will take over the electrical equipment, including drive and braking technology, on-board power supply, vehicle and train control, passenger information system and bogies. The German industrial group will also be responsible for servicing and maintaining the trains for 30 years. Final assembly at Stadler Stadler, for its part, supplies the car bodies ...