DBAG Class 483

The Class 483 and Class 484 are electric multiple unit (EMU) Train types on order by Deutsche Bahn for use on the Berlin S-Bahn system. They are scheduled to enter service in 2021.

DBAG Class 483 / 484
A Class 484 train at Innotrans in September 2018
ManufacturerStadler & Siemens consortium
Built atSzolnok (bodyshells)
Berlin (final assembly)
Number under constructionClass 483: 16 sets
Class 484: 80 sets
Number builtClass 483: 5 sets[1]
Class 484: 5 sets[1]
Formation2 cars per set (Class 483)
4 cars per set (Class 484)
Operator(s)Deutsche Bahn
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length73.6 m (241 ft 6 in) (four-car set)[2]
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Electric system(s)750 V DC, 3rd rail
Current collection methodContact shoe
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Formation

Class 483 trains consist of two cars per trainset, and Class 484 trains consist of four cars per trainset.[1]

Interior

The interior features air conditioning and multipurpose areas.[3]

  • Interior view
  • Multipurpose area

Technical specifications

The aluminium bodyshells are built in Szolnok, with the final assembly taking place in Berlin. The bogies are derived from the Oslo Metro MX3000 trains.[4] In order to comply with regulations aiding the visually impaired, the doors are black as a contrast to the train's sides.[5]

History

DB Regio subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin awarded a contract for the construction of 85 four-car and 21 two-car trains to a consortium of Stadler and Siemens in December 2015.[6] A mock-up of the train was presented in October 2016,[7] and the first completed Class 484 train was rolled out on June 27, 2018.[8]

The trains are tested at the Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath, with the first of five sets to be tested in Wegberg-Wildenrath arriving in late 2018.[4] Trial runs on the Berlin S-Bahn network started in September 2019.[1] Entry into service in scheduled for January 2021.[4]

  • Mock-up
  • Car body under construction at the Stadler Berlin-Pankow plant in October 2017

References
  1. Fülling, Thomas (September 12, 2019). "Warum die neue S-Bahn nur nachts durch Berlin fährt" [Why the new S-Bahn is running through Berlin only at night]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. "Stadler Pankow and Siemens Mobility present first Berlin S-Bahn trainset". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. Fülling, Thomas (October 20, 2016). "So ist die neue S-Bahn im Fahrgastcheck" [Thats how the new S-Bahn is in the passenger check]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. Fender, Keith (April 11, 2019). "New Berlin S-Bahn trains on test at Wildenrath". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. Hasselmann, Jörn (April 10, 2019). "Neue S-Bahnen fahren leise, klimatisiert und mit schwarzen Türen" [New S-Bahn trains drive quietly, air-conditioned and with black doors]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  6. Barrow, Keith (October 16, 2017). "Production begins on new Berlin S-Bahn trains". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  7. "Berlin S-Bahn mock-up presented". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. Barrow, Keith (June 27, 2018). "Next-generation Berlin S-Bahn train revealed". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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