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Škoda ForCity

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Škoda ForCity is a family of low-floor trams built by Škoda Transportation. This includes Finnish-made Artic trams branded as ForCity Smart. ForCity trams have been ordered by transport companies in Bonn, Bratislava, Chemnitz, Eskişehir, Espoo/Helsinki, Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Konya, Miskolc, Ostrava, Prague, Riga, Schöneiche and Tampere. As of February 2021, 823 units had been ordered.

Country Tram network Image Trademark Type Quantity Year Note
 Czech Republic Prague ForCity Alfa 15 T 250 2009–2019
 Latvia Riga 46 2009–
 Hungary Miskolc[1] ForCity Classic 26T[1] 31[1] 2012–2014[1]
 Finland Helsinki ForCity Smart Artic 70 2013–2019 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
 Turkey Konya[2] ForCity Classic 28T[2] 72[2] 2014–2015[2] 12 trams are fitted with batteries for operation without overhead lines.[2]
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
 Slovakia Bratislava ForCity Plus 30 T 30 2014–2015 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
29 T 30 2015–2016
30[3] 2023[3]
 Germany Schöneiche[4] ForCity Smart[4] Artic[4] 3[4] 2018[4] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in);

two trams are former pre-series trams from Helsinki/Würzburg testing;
the third new tram was delivered in 2020

 Turkey Eskişehir ForCity Classic[5] 18T[5] 14[5] 2018–2019 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in);
Fitted with batteries for catenary-free operation[5]
 Germany Chemnitz[6] ForCity Classic[6] 35T[6] 14[6] 2018–2019
 Finland Tampere ForCity Smart Artic X34 19 2020-2021 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Jokeri light rail (Helsinki & Espoo) Artic X54 29 2020– 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
 Czech Republic Ostrava[7] ForCity Smart[7] Artic 39T 40[7] 2020–[7]
Plzeň[8] ForCity Smart[8] Artic 40T 22[8] 2020-2023 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
 Germany Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen & Heidelberg) ForCity Smart Artic 36T/37T/38T[9]
(Rhein-Neckar-Tram 2020) 		114 (65/37/12)[10] 2021– 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Bonn[11] Artic 41T[11] 28[11] 2022–
 Czech Republic Brno[12] ForCity Smart[12] Artic 45T 40[12][13] 2022–[12]
 Finland Crown Bridges (Helsinki)[14] ForCity Smart[14] Artic X54[14] 23[14]
 Germany Frankfurt (Oder)[15] ForCity Plus[15] 46T 13 2024– 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Cottbus[15] 47T 22[16] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Brandenburg an der Havel[15] 48T 4 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); option for 8 additional trams
 Czech Republic Prague ForCity Plus 52T[17] 40 2025– Option for an additional 160 trams

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Joo, Ferenc (20 January 2014). "Škoda trams enter service in Miskolc". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Konya orders trams for catenary-free operation". Railway Gazette International. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bratislavský dopravní podnik podepsal smlouvu na tramvaje s českou Škodovkou" (in Czech). 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram purchases Škoda Transtech LRVs". International Railway Journal. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km". Railvolution. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "First Chemnitz ForCity Classic Tram Handed Over". Railvolution. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ostrava orders 40 trams from Škoda". International Railway Journal. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs". International Railway Journal. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ^ Bernhardt, Jens (16 April 2024). "Skoda's new Rhein-Neckar-Tram starts passenger service". Urban Transport Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Škoda Group Introduces World's Longest Tram ForCity Smart 38T in Germany". Railway Supply. 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  11. ^ a b c "Bonn takes delivery of its first Škoda 41T tram". Tramways & Urban Transit. Light Rail Transit Association. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "Tramvaj Škoda 45T v Brně" (in Czech). BMHD. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Brno pořídí dalších 20 obousměrných tramvajových souprav Škoda 45T za 1,5 miliardy" (in Czech). 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d "New Artic Trams For Helsinki". Railvolution. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d "Škoda Tram ForCity Plus Frankfurt-Cottbus–Brandenburg" (PDF). www.skoda.cz. Škoda Transportation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Another 15 Škoda trams for Cottbus". www.urban-transport-magazine.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Nové tramvaje pro Prahu představeny" (in Czech). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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