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

The Class 483 are "quarter trains". Each train consists of two cars, with a driving cab at each end. The Class 484 are "half trains". Each train consists of four cars with a driving cab at each end.[1][3]

These trains can be coupled together to form trains of 2, 4, 6 or 8 cars in length depending on the service requirements. Like the older Class 480, the Class 483 can operate on its own as a 2-car "quarter train" since it has a driving cab at each end. The Class 481 only has a driving cab at one end, so the minimum train length is 4 cars.

The 483 and 484 have new accessibility features that aren't present on the older S-Bahn trains. These include:

  • New door alarms that sound on opening and closing.
  • External doors painted black to contrast with the body colour, making them easy for visually impaired passengers to find.
  • New tactile door opening buttons that light up and have raised iconography.

The seats on the 483 and 484 are mostly transverse, except for the multi-purpose areas that can be used for wheelchairs and bicycles. These areas feature longitudional flip-up seats.

Interior

The interior features air conditioning and multipurpose areas.[4]

  • 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.[5] In order to comply with regulations aiding the visually impaired, the doors are black as a contrast to the train's sides.[6]

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.[7] A mock-up of the train was presented in October 2016,[8] and the first completed Class 484 train was rolled out on June 27, 2018.[9]

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.[5] Trial runs on the Berlin S-Bahn network started in September 2019.[1] Entry into service in scheduled for January 2021.[5]

  • 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. "Wissenswertes zur Fahrzeugtechnik" [Facts about Vehicle Technology] (in German). January 12, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Fender, Keith (April 11, 2019). "New Berlin S-Bahn trains on test at Wildenrath". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. Barrow, Keith (October 16, 2017). "Production begins on new Berlin S-Bahn trains". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. 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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