The new depot will be used to service Siemens Mireo Plus B battery-powered trains, which are expected to be put into operation on the SWEG network, reports the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Siemens Mobility.

depot for battery-powered trains

SWEG will lease the depot from Siemens Mobility for 30 years starting in June 2023. As part of the depot’s opening ceremony, the Mireo Plus B train conducted its first public test run on the route between Offenburg and Gengenbach.

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“With this new depot, we have created a new home for sustainable mobility together with SWEG,” said Johannes Emmelheinz, CEO of Siemens Mobility’s Customer Services Division.

In 2020, the Baden-Württemberg State Rail Authority (SFBW) ordered 27 two-carriage Mireo Plus B trains with a capacity of 120 passengers each from Siemens Mobility, featuring battery-powered propulsion.

Thanks to the battery hybrid drive, the trains can operate on both electrified and non-electrified routes. Running on batteries, the Mireo Plus B has a range of approximately 80 km.

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