New Croatian EMU enters servic

摘要

The first of 32 EMUs being supplied to Croatian Railways (HZ) by Koncar, Croatia, has entered passenger service on the lines from Zagreb to Koprivnica and Sunja. HZ placed its largest ever rolling stock order in January 2014, when it signed a Kuna 1.63bn ($US 290m) contract with Koncar for 16 regional EMUs, 16 suburban EMUs, and 12 regional DMUs. Seventeen of the trains will be delivered this year and the entire fleet is due to enter service by 2017. The first train is a 160km/h four-car regional train, which accommodates up to 419 passengers, 210 of them seated. The introduction of the new trains coincides with the launch of a new brand identity for HZ Passenger Transport, which will be applied to all of the new trains, as well as the company's website, new sales channels, and new staff uniforms. HZ is upgrading its fares system with new ticket machines, website, and contactless smartcards due to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year.