Škoda ForCity
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Škoda ForCity is a family of low-floor trams built by Škoda Transportation. This includes Finnish-made Artic trams branded as ForCity Smart. ForCity trams have been ordered by transport companies in Bonn, Bratislava, Chemnitz, Eskişehir, Espoo/Helsinki, Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Konya, Miskolc, Ostrava, Prague, Riga, Schöneiche and Tampere. As of February 2021[update], 823 units had been ordered.
Country | Tram network | Image | Trademark | Type | Quantity | Year | Note |
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Czech Republic | Prague | ForCity Alfa | 15 T | 250 | 2009–2019 | ||
Latvia | Riga | 46 | 2009– | ||||
Hungary | Miskolc | ForCity Classic | 26 T | 31 | 2012–2014 | ||
Finland | Helsinki | ForCity Smart | Artic | 70 | 2013–2019 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |
Turkey | Konya | ForCity Classic | 28 T | 72 | 2014–2015 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |
Slovakia | Bratislava | ForCity Plus | 30 T | 30 | 2014–2015 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |
29 T | 30 | 2015–2016 | |||||
30[1] | 2023[1] | ||||||
Germany | Schöneiche[2] | ForCity Smart[2] | Artic[2] | 3[2] | 2018[2] | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); two trams are former pre-series trams from Helsinki/Würzburg testing; | |
Turkey | Eskişehir | ForCity Classic[3] | 18 T[3] | 14[3] | 2018–2019 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); Fitted with batteries for catenary-free operation[3] | |
Germany | Chemnitz | ForCity Classic | 35 T | 14 | 2018–2019 | ||
Finland | Tampere | ForCity Smart | Artic X34 | 19 | 2020-2021 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |
Jokeri light rail (Helsinki & Espoo) | Artic X54 | 29 | 2020– | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |||
Czech Republic | Ostrava[4] | ForCity Smart[4] | Artic 39T | 40[4] | 2020–[4] | ||
Plzeň[5] | ForCity Smart[5] | Artic 40T | 22[5] | 2020-2023 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Germany | Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen & Heidelberg) | ForCity Smart | Artic 36T/37T/38T[6] (Rhein-Neckar-Tram 2020) |
114 (65/37/12)[7] | 2021– | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |
Bonn[8] | Artic 41T[8] | 28[8] | 2022– | ||||
Czech Republic | Brno[9] | ForCity Smart[9] | Artic 45T | 40[9][10] | 2022–[9] | ||
Finland | Crown Bridges (Helsinki)[11] | ForCity Smart[11] | Artic X54[11] | 23[11] | |||
Germany | Frankfurt (Oder)[12] | ForCity Plus[12] | 46T | 13 | 2024– | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |
Cottbus[12] | 47T | 22[13] | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||||
Brandenburg an der Havel[12] | 48T | 4 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); option for 8 additional trams | ||||
Czech Republic | Prague | ForCity Plus | 52T[14] | 40 | 2025– | Option for an additional 160 trams |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bratislavský dopravní podnik podepsal smlouvu na tramvaje s českou Škodovkou" (in Czech). 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram purchases Škoda Transtech LRVs". International Railway Journal. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km". Railvolution. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ostrava orders 40 trams from Škoda". International Railway Journal. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs". International Railway Journal. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Bernhardt, Jens (16 April 2024). "Skoda's new Rhein-Neckar-Tram starts passenger service". Urban Transport Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Škoda Group Introduces World's Longest Tram ForCity Smart 38T in Germany". Railway Supply. 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ a b c "Bonn takes delivery of its first Škoda 41T tram". Tramways & Urban Transit. Light Rail Transit Association. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Tramvaj Škoda 45T v Brně" (in Czech). BMHD. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Brno pořídí dalších 20 obousměrných tramvajových souprav Škoda 45T za 1,5 miliardy" (in Czech). 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "New Artic Trams For Helsinki". Railvolution. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Škoda Tram ForCity Plus Frankfurt-Cottbus–Brandenburg" (PDF). www.skoda.cz. Škoda Transportation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Another 15 Škoda trams for Cottbus". www.urban-transport-magazine.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Nové tramvaje pro Prahu představeny" (in Czech). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.