Eurasia (train)

Eurasia
ESh2, GRS
First Eurasia train (ESh2-001) in Moscow.
In service2015–present
ManufacturerStadler
Family nameStadler KISS
Formation6 or 4 cars
Capacity700
OperatorsAeroexpress
Azerbaijan Railways
Georgian Railways
Lines servedAzerbaijan Railways
Georgian Railways
Moscow Railway
Specifications
Train length250 m (820 ft 2+12 in)
Which variant?
Width3.265 m (10 ft 8+12 in)
Height5.24 m (17 ft 2+14 in)
Floor height1.36 m (53+12 in)
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph),
upgraded to 200 km/h (124 mph)
Weight667 t (656 long tons; 735 short tons)
Power output6,000 kW (8,000 hp)
Tractive effort328 kN (74,000 lbf) (starting)
296 kN (67,000 lbf) at 97 km/h (60 mph) (continuous)
Power supplyWhat voltage?
Electric system(s)kV DC overhead line
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′
(6-car version);
2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′2′+2′2′
(4-car version)
Safety system(s)KLUB-U
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge

The ESh2 Eurasia (Russian: ЭШ2 «Евразия», also Yevraziya) is the Russian gauge version of the Stadler KISS double-deck electric train. These trains are used by three operators— Aeroexpress, Azerbaijan Railways and Georgian Railways.


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