The Polish company Newag has handed over to the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland seven two-car suburban electric trains of the Impuls 2 series, two more are to be delivered in early December 2021.

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Newag and Lublin Voivodeship signed a contract for the supply of eight electric trains on November 9, 2019, which was later increased to nine. The total value of the contract was PLN 165 million (approximately USD 41.65 million), PLN 130 million of which was provided by the European Union. All trains were scheduled to be delivered in December 2021, but Newag shortened delivery times.

This was reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Newag.

The new trains will be leased to the regional passenger operator POLREGIO, which will use them to replace the EN57 electric trains on the Lukow-Terespol, Demblin-Lublin-Chelm, Lukow-Demblin, Lublin-Krasnyk-Shastarka and Swidnik-Miasto routes.

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Each train has 105 seats (including nine folding ones) and a top speed of up to 160 km/h. There are places for bicycles and luggage, trains are equipped with air conditioning, USB-connectors for charging mobile devices, audiovisual system for informing passengers, Wi-Fi network access.

The new rolling stock meets modern requirements for creating conditions for people with reduced mobility, part of the cabin area has a low floor, induction loops are provided for hearing-impaired passengers with hearing aids.

Impuls 2 series electric trains are successfully operated in 14 voivodships of Poland.

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