The first electric train produced by Alstom in Poland, which will be delivered to Romania, arrived on Saturday evening in Curtici, and is expected on December 5 in Bucharest.

The first train manufactured by Alstom to be delivered to Romania through the Railway Reform Authority (ARF) as part of the contract for the purchase of 37 electric frames for medium and long-distance passenger rail transport has passed the test and the final test. inspection at the factory and was sent to Bucharest on November 29.

On Saturday evening, the electric train arrived in Kurtichi.

Earlier, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Ionut-Christian Savoiu, published a video clip of a train heading to Romania.

“It is scheduled to arrive in Bucharest on December 5, 2023 and begin preparations from the supplier for official delivery to the ARF,” the agency said.

Rama will arrive in Bucharest on the route Arad – Sighisoara – Brasov – Ploiesti West.

In the first phase, after the static tests, the train will carry out a series of dynamic tests on the Făurei Ring AFER and on the public railway network.

After the completion of all these stages and the moment when the ARF can take over the train, including for the safe movement of passengers, the train will be put into service by CFR Călători, the winner of the tender for the first public railway that received a competitive bid. passenger transport service contract.

According to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Ionel Skriostianu, after conducting static and dynamic tests, which will take place in Feurei, the electric train will enter traffic with passengers on the CFR Bucharest-Constanța railway line. (News.ro)