Škoda 35 T (also known as Škoda ForCity Classic Chemnitz) is a five carbody section

low-floor Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i. ...

bi-directional

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

, developed by

Škoda Transportation Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech engineering company that continues the legacy of Škoda Works' rolling stock manufacturing that started at the end of 19th century in Plzeň. Following the first world war, the Works commenced locomotive p ...

for Chemnitz. The low-floor area of the fully airconditioned tram represents 100% of the entire vehicle floor.

Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Chemnitzer may refer to: * Chemnitzer concertina, a large, square concertina used for traditional German and polka music * Chemnitzer Land, a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany *Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a ...

ordered 14 units in June 2016. All trams were delivered from December 2018 to April 2020.

Vehicle design

The tram was designed by Czech company ''Aufeer Design'' from

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive in ...

. It consists five sections with three bogies. The doors are located both sides of the vehicle (5+5), the first and the last doors are smaller. The total capacity of the fully air conditioned car is 281 passengers.

References

External links

Škoda trams {{Germany-transport-stub