Norske Tog exercises option with Alstom for 25 additional EMUs

NORWEGIAN train leasing company Norske Tog has entered into an agreement with Alstom for the purchase of an additional 25 six-car commuter EMUs after exercising an option to extend an order for 30 trains finalised in January 2022.

In December 2021, Norske Tog announced that it was buying 30 commuter trains from Alstom under a framework agreement which includes options for 170 additional trains. The framework agreement is valued at €1.8bn, with the latest option worth €230m.

The trains will be of Alstom’s Coradia Nordic type which had been in operation in Sweden for more than 15 years and is specially designed to cope with harsh Nordic winter conditions. The EMUs will be able to operate at up to 200km/h and will be equipped with ERTMS.

Production of the new trains is due to start in 2023 with the first trains due to arrive in Norway for testing in 2024 and the rest delivered and put into operation in 2025.