X15p is a class of narrow gauge electric multiple units to be operated by SL on the Roslag Railway.[3] 22 3-car sets will be delivered from 2020 to increase capacity on the network; the first of which were delivered in autumn 2020. Testing of the trains has been going on since then and the first train entered service on 31 October 2023.[4] The name follows Swedish tradition for rail vehicle names, in which X means electric multiple unit, and the last p means 891 mm gauge.
A new depot, Vallentunadepån, has been constructed near Molnby, about 3,5 kilometers north of Vallentuna, in order to house the new trains. The depot contains space for all of the 22 new trains, with the ability to conduct maintenance on them as well. The older X10p rolling stock will still be housed at the depot in Mörby. [5]
References
- ^ "Stadler Rail X15p narrow gauge EMUs for SL Roslagsbanan Stockholm". Traktionssysteme Austria. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "X15p EMU SL Roslagsbanan" (PDF). Stadler Rail.
- ^ "SL buys new trains for Roslagsbanan" (Press release) (in Swedish). SL. 2016-08-23.
- ^ "Narrow gauge commuter trains enter service in Stockholm". Railway Gazette International. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Roslagsbanans depå i Vallentuna". regionstockholm.se. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- SL köper in nya tåg till Roslagsbanan (in Swedish)
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