California’s transportation agency, CalSTA, has awarded an $80 million grant for the purchase of a two-story contact-battery train, Stadler KISS, for the passenger carrier Caltrain, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

double-decker train
Picture: Stadler

This purchase complements the framework contract from 2016 for the supply of KISS trains.

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It is planned that the experimental operation of the four-car trainset will commence in the fall of 2024.

Previously, Stadler had not produced a battery version of the KISS train.

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