CFL Class 2300 is a series of electric multiple units of the type Stadler KISS built by Stadler Rail for the Luxembourgish national railway company, CFL.
| CFL Class 2300 | |
|---|---|
 Stadler Kiss at Koblenz Hbf | |
 Second class upper deck interior | |
| In service | 2014 - Present |
| Manufacturer | Stadler Rail |
| Family name | Stadler KISS |
| Constructed | 2013 |
| Number built | 8 trainsets (24 vehicles) |
| Number in service | 8 |
| Formation | ABD+B (DMBCO-DTSO) |
| Capacity | 29 First 255 Standard |
| Operators | CFL |
| Lines served | Luxembourg - Trier - Koblenz |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 79.84 m (261 ft 11+5⁄16 in) |
| Width | 2.80 m (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in) |
| Height | 4.63 m (15 ft 2+5⁄16 in) |
| Floor height | 440 mm (17 in) (lower deck 2,515 mm (99.0 in) (upper deck) |
| Platform height | 580 mm (23 in) |
| Doors | 12 |
| Articulated sections | 3 |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
| Weight | 170 t |
| Power output | 3,000 kilowatts (4,000 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | 15 kV AC/25 kV AC overhead lines |
| Current collector(s) | pantograph |
| AAR wheel arrangement | 2‘Bo‘ + 2‘2‘ + Bo‘2‘ |
| Safety system(s) | ETCS 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
In 2010, CFL ordered 8 double-decker EMUs for 60 million euros for the Luxembourg – Koblenz line.
From 10 December 2018, CFL started to operate the Class 2300 on a once-a-day service each way between Luxembourg and Düsseldorf Hbf via the West Rhine Railway.[1] Due to its speed, this service is classed as an InterCity (IC) service from Koblenz Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf.
Gallery
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Advertising sticker -
Second class, lower deck -
Multifunctional area, lower deck -
First class, upper deck -
First class seats, upper deck
References
edit- ^ "New direct connection Luxembourg - Trier - Koblenz - Düsseldorf". www.cfl.lu. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.
External links
edit- Series 2300 on rail.lu (in Luxembourgish)
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