De Lijn Orders Light Rail Vehicles from Siemens

Siemens will supply low-floor light rail vehicles to De Lijn, Belgium’s rail operator, for Antwerp’s network and coastal route transportation.

January 20, 2010 9:00 am | Last Update: August 10, 2015 9:02 am

Siemens will supply 13 Hermelijn type low-floor light rail vehicles to Belgian rail operator De Lijn.

The fleet will be used for the city of Antwerp’s railway network as well as for transporting tourists in the summer months on the coastal route between Knokke and De Panne in West Flanders.
Siemens Mobility will deliver the fleet between October 2011 and April 2012, under the €32m ($45.7m) deal.
The company had already supplied 112 Hermelijn type vehicles between 1999 and 2007.

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