Bozankaya concluded a $22.3M deal at TRAKO exhibition and the deal comprises supplying ten low-floor trams to Polish Elbląg along with full-service support and personnel training.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Bozankaya signed a contract for trams in Elbląg
Photo: Bozankaya

Bozankaya and modernization program

The firm will provide buses of 19–24 meters in length with air conditioning and a low-nozzle driver’s cabin. It will have a development of fully low-floor buses in order to facilitate higher passenger satisfaction.

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The agreement is also valid for service equipment, replacement parts, and employee training.-med parts will be supplied by Polish firm MEDCOM. The initial trams are set to reach Elbląg in September 2027.

The city is undertaking a modernization of a tram network program costing $43.1M. The work comprises construction of six sections of tracks and an extension of the depot. The European Union facilitated the move through a grant of $29.6M.

Bozankaya solidifies its status in European market

Elbląg has its tram heritage from 1895. Now it operates a network of five lines, stretching 16 km long and of a 1000 mm gauge. The fleet is made of 27 trams once provided by Modertrans Poznań and PESA Bydgoszcz.

The new agreement will profoundly refresh the fleet and.Transport will be increasingly contemporary. So, a new fleet is anticipated to bring highercomfort and improved access to residents.

Bozankaya is growing internationally as well. At TRAKO, a firm unveiled a tram intended for Romanian city of Iași. As part of 18 ordered vehicles, six have already been shipped and are being put into test. This venture reaffirmed the firm’s increasing presence in Eastern Europe.

Therefore, the order from Elbląg is emblazoned upon Bozankaya’s plan to expand its presence in Poland and further expand into European countries.

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Who is Bozankaya?

Bozankaya is a Turkish builder of trams and buses that is active in low-floor versions of European cities.

When will Elbląg receive trams from Bozankaya?

Those are to commence in September 2027, and the complete contract is for ten vehicles.

Will new business in Europe be pursued by Bozankaya?

Indeed, it is busily developing. For instance, it is currently servicing a 18-tram order in the Romanian city of Iași.