Final InterRegio KISS for SBB
posted on 2nd Oct 2026 18:46
On 2 October 2026, Stadler handed over the last of a total of 60 Class RABe 512 double-deck InterRegio trains to SBB. The whole fleet have been delivered on schedule. The trains have been well received by passengers and have been operating reliably since mid-2023 in the Zürich region, the Swiss Midlands (Mittelland) and Western Switzerland. Together, the fleet has already accumulated more than 23 million km in passenger service. If all RABe 512s were coupled together, they would have a length of more than 9 km.
The successful completion of production was achieved despite a number of challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions and the flooding of Constellium’s aluminium plant in Valais, Switzerland, in the summer of 2024 repeatedly put the project under pressure. Nevertheless, the project teams at SBB and Stadler succeeded in keeping production on track.
“Delivering 60 vehicles on time and in outstanding quality demonstrates what can be achieved when customer and manufacturer work closely together with a shared focus on successfully bringing the trains into service. I would like to thank SBB for their trust and the project teams for their big commitment,” said Lucius Gerig, Head of Division Switzerland at Stadler.
