The six-car consist, five trailer cars plus one motor car, has 725 seats and, considering the additional space for standing passengers, has a total transport capacity of 1,300 passengers.
These trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h. They have high levels of comfort, safety and accessibility are connected to the maximum availability of the interior space, with large glass windows bestowing high visibility and clarity to the interior of the cars.
They are equipped with a next-generation fire-fighting system as well as a video surveillance system for real time visualisation of images on the onboard monitors.
Recently the trains have been upgraded with the latest generation ERTMS signalling system and a closed circuit toilet.
Contracts
The CDPTR railcars – Carrozze Doppio Piano Trasporto Regionale (double deck railcars for regional transport) – are an important contract for the production of 706 cars (126 motor cars and 580 trailer cars) for Trenitalia: the 350 cars of the base contract signed in 2010 were followed by a further 356 of three subsequent option contracts (November 2013, March 2015 and November 2015).
