Stadler Altenrhein AG
Industrie- und GewerbeparkCH-9423 AltenrheinPhone +41 (0)58 595 50 [email protected]
Stadler Rail Group
Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 1CH-9565 BussnangPhone +41 (0)71 626 21 [email protected]
www.stadlerrail.com
In August 2008 and in August 2014, SBB ordered a total of 69 six-part KISS vehicles from Stadler. The trains are used for the Zurich
suburban rail system and on other SBB routes. They achieve a maximum speed of 160 km/h and can operate in multiple unit train
control. The new double-decker multiple units are each 150 metres long and can carry up to 1373 passengers. There are 120 seats
in first class and 415 seats in second class, making for a total of 535 seats. The spacious entrance areas and the 12 entrance doors
on each side enable optimum passenger flow, even in the suburban rail system. The passenger compartments and driver’s cabs
are air-conditioned, and the interior is designed to be bright and passenger-friendly.
ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER MULTIPLE UNIT KISSSwiss Federal Railways (SBB), Switzerland
KISS DOSBBZ0908e
Technical features
Technology
– Lightweight car bodies in integral aluminium design in line with
the latest standards for crashworthiness (EN 15227) and car
body strength (EN 12663)
– Motor bogies and trailer bogies with pneumatic suspension
– Car body made of extruded aluminium profiles in accordance
with EN 15227, scenarios 1, 2 and 4
– Multiple unit train control for up to four vehicles
Comfort
– HVAC systems for passenger compartments and driver’s cab,
with fresh air circulating via the perforated ceiling, and a
radiant heating system
– Generously dimensioned entrance areas for optimum
passenger flow
– 12 entrance doors on each side for a rapid exchange
of passengers
– Bright, passenger-friendly interior with scope for
individual design
– Vacuum toilet system with disabled access
Personnel
– Ergonomically designed central driver’s cab for one-man
operation in accordance with UIC guideline 651
– Monitoring of train dispatch and travel safety through
intercom systems
– Driver’s cab for operation with driver and assistant
Reliability / Availability / Maintainability / Safety
– Redundant drive equipment consisting of 4 power trains with
water-cooled IGBT power converters
– Vehicle control system with train bus and diagnostics
computer (CANopen bus)
– ETCS Level 2 driver’s cab signalling
Vehicle data
Customer SBB AG
Swiss Federal Railways
Area serviced SBB network
Gauge 1435 mm
Designation RABe 511
Supply voltage 15 kVAC, 16.7 Hz
Axle arrangement Bo’Bo’ + 2’2’ + 2’2’ + 2’2’ + 2’2’
+ Bo’Bo’
Number of vehicles 69
Commissioning 2011–2018
Seats, first and second class 120 + 415
Tip-up seats 0
Standing capacity (4 pers./m2) 838
Floor heightLow-floor at entrance door 555 mm
Lower deck 440 mm
Upper deck 2515 mm
Entrance width 1400 mm
Headroom 2000 mm
Axial thrust 1500 kN
Length over coupling 150000 mm
Vehicle width 2800 mm
Vehicle height 4595 mm
Bogie wheelbaseMotor bogie 2500 mm
Trailer bogie 2500 mm
Driving wheel diameter, new 920 mm
Carrying wheel diameter, new 920 mm
Continuous output at wheel 4000 kW
Maximum output at wheel 6000 kW
Starting tractive effort (up to 54 km/h) 400 kN
Starting acceleration 1.1 m/s2
Maximum speed 160 km/h