Project description
The project modernized HŽ Passenger Transport’s rolling stock with new electric multiple-units (EMU) in order to improve the competitiveness of passenger services. The new EMUs provided greater comfort for passengers, reduced travel times, increased capacity, and ensured more reliable transportation, with the end goal of motivating clients to use railway passenger transport.
The project included the procurement of 21 EMUs in total (11 regional and 10 urban-suburban). The expected basic technical specifications of the new EMUs are:
• Maximum speed: 160 km/h;
• Type: low-floor single deck electric multiple-units;
• Doors per side (minimum): 3-4 per car for regional and 6-8 per car for urban-suburban EMUs;
• Minimum unit capacity: 130 seats (500 passengers total) for urban-suburban and 210 seats (400 passengers total) for regional.
The new EMUs were deployed mainly on sections of modernized infrastructure and on sections scheduled for reconstruction to higher technical parameters and improved maximum train speed. On these sections, the greatest benefits are derived from the superior operating characteristics of the new EMUs. In addition, EMUs for urban-suburban transport operate in the City of Zagreb, as it is the area with the largest number of railway passengers.