Siemens Velaro RUS fast train

Sapsan trains
Russian Railways operates the Sapsan fleet since 2009. The company has 16 ten-car trains of this type. They were manufactured in 2007-2014 at the Siemens facility in Krefeld, Germany. This type is based on the Siemens Velaro platform of high-speed trains. The name ‘Sapsan’ means Peregrine Falcon in Russian. These vehicles were adopted to the Russian gauge (1,520 millimetres) and extreme temperatures (ranging from -40 to +40 degrees Celsius). The units are equipped with Russia’s national train control system and can transport around 550 passengers.

“The fact that RZD is relying on Siemens Mobility for the third time in expanding its high-speed fleet reflects the strong performance of our Velaro platform, which increases value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhances passenger experience and optimizes availability. The Velaro has already proven its reliability in Russia after covering more than 50 million fleet kilometres since 2009,” said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
About the ‘Sapsan’
RZD has named the Siemens Velaro RUS ‘Sapsan’, the Russian name for the peregrine falcon. There are two versions; EVS1 and EVS2 – single and dual system respectively.

The dual-sytem trainsets were initially used on the Moscow – Nizhny Novogord route, but since the summer of 2015, these were re-assigned to Moscow – Saint Petersburg services.

Siemens’ press release does not specify the type of the newly ordered trains, but we expect them to be of the EVS1 series:

Maximum speed: 250 km/h;
Power output: 8 MW;
Electric system: EVS1 = 3kV DC; EVS2 = 3kV DC + 25kV AC;
Consist: 10 cars;
Length: 250 m;
Weight: 667 t;
Capacity: 550 passengers;
Gauge: 1,520 mm.
Maintenance and service of the Sapsan fleet takes place at the Siemens Mobility depot in St. Petersburg.

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