Australia: It took almost two months to ship the vehicle over a distance of 23,000 km from the Vienna plant to Port Kembla. Upon arrival, the cars were transported to Sydney Metro’s new maintenance facility in Orchard Hills, where the trainsets were assembled.
The three-car train is reported to accommodate 645 passengers. The interior offers dedicated areas for wheelchairs and bicycles and also luggage storage spaces under the seats. The vehicle, whose full-scale mock-up was introduced in 2025, is fitted with Railigent X, Siemens Mobility’s intelligent system of predictive maintenance.
The 23 km line is expected to be launched next year and connect St Marys suburb railway station to the new Western Sydney International Airport. According to a 2022 contract, a consortium including Siemens Mobility (with its share of €900 mln) is due to equip and operate the line. The German manufacturer is in charge of building 12 driverless metro trains and their maintenance for 15 years. In addition, the company is supplying the platform doors and multiple systems. The remaining 11 trains are scheduled to arrive in Australia within the upcoming months, followed by the dynamic tests that will commence later this year.
