The Stadler KISS is a family of bilevel

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commuter trains developed and built since 2008 by

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of Switzerland. As of 2016, 242 KISS trainsets comprising 1,145 cars have been sold to operators in eleven countries. Boarding is done into the lower deck.

Name

In the early stages of its development, the KISS was known as the Stadler DOSTO. This name was derived from the German word ''Doppelstock'', meaning " double decker". This is still the name used for the Swedish market because "kiss" means "pee" in Swedish. Since September 2010, Stadler refers to the train as "KISS", an acronym for "''Komfortabler Innovativer Spurtstarker S-Bahn-Zug''", meaning "comfortable, innovative, sprint-capable

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train". In

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(SBB) service, the train is

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as RABe 511, while a newer version for regional services is classified as RABe 512. BLS classifies them as RABe 515. For the Eastern European market (specifically in

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and

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), it is branded

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Naming of RABe 511 trains

A total of 93 trainsets (69 six-car/24 four-car units) were delivered to Swiss Federal Railways, numbered 511 001–511 093, some for use on the long-distance IR or RE lines (red-white-grey livery) and others on the

Zurich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...

network (red-white-blue livery) in the Zurich metropolitan area. In

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, it is common practice to name electric multiple units (e.g. SBB RABe 501, RABDe 500, RABe 514, SOB RABe 526,

BLS RABe 515 The BLS RABe 515, also known as MUTZ, is a Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, class of bilevel rail car, bilevel electric multiple units manufactured by Stadler Rail for BLS AG. It is a second-generation derivative of the Stadler KISS. ...

) and locomotives (e.g. SBB Ae 6/6, Re 6/6, Re 450,

Re 460 The Re 460, popularly known as the ''Lok 2000'', are a class of modern four-axle electric locomotives of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), similar to the Re 465 of BLS. Although designed as multipurpose locomotives, the Re 460 are now used ...

). Fourteen RABe 511 trainsets are named, mostly after Swiss

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with the name and respective

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(COA) indicated at both ends of the trainset. The table below lists all named RABe 511 with their respective number (№). Trainsets of Zurich S-Bahn are indicated with an *:

Features

The KISS family was created as the third generation of vehicles for the

Zürich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...

. Compared to previous generations, they are characterized mainly by a higher number of standing passengers per car, in part because the longer trains have proportionately fewer seats. The trains are wider due to placing the

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channels under the ceiling instead of behind side panels. The headroom is still two meters, because friction stir welded floor panels made from aluminium extrusions are used. The number of seats, however, is slightly lower than in the previous models. Like in the KISS's predecessors, low-floor entrances, vehicle air conditioning and vacuum toilets (two, including one wheelchair accessible) are available. There are also two multi-functional areas with storage space for strollers, bicycles and the like. The six-car train set consists of two head power cars and four intermediate trailers. In the power heads, all axles are powered. The "

" version for the Russian gauge railways, in a six and four-car formation, has two trailer heads and two shorter intermediate power cars, and also two intermediate trailers in a six car formation. A special diesel-electric version of the "Eurasia" train, which first appeared in 2021, is manufactured in an eight-car formation, including 2 double-deck head cars, 2 diesel generator cars, 3 intermediate double-deck cars and 1 single-deck car. The upcoming

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KISS vehicles for

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in Spain, expected to enter service in 2024, will feature a combination of single-deck

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end cars joined by either two double-decker KISS intermediate cars or with two extra single-deck FLIRT intermediate cars. The train's power plant is capable of delivering brief bursts (several minutes) of "sprint" power, over 6,000 kilowatts, enabling it to overtake other trains on short express tracks.
February 2012

Customers

Notes

References

External links

Stadler Rail KISS (official website)

Spec Sheet; French
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