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Coradia Stream

Also known as:

RE-IR 101

UIC / EVN numbering:

94 53 910194 53 5101

Vehicle type:

Electric multiple unit - EMU

Registration country:

Romania

Railway companies:

SNTFC - Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (CFR Călători)

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In service:

from 2024

Era:

Built by:

Alstom

Gauge:

Standard gauge (1'435 mm)

Electric systems:

25 kV AC / 50 Hz

Current collectors:

Pantograph - Asymmetrical

Maximum speed (km/h):

160 km/h

Total number of seats (1st class seats / 2nd class seats / 3rd class seats / folding seats):

351x seats

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2002

March 25

Alstom and the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF) have entered into a contract for the provision of 20x Coradia Stream inter-regional trains, accompanied by 15 years of maintenance services, with a contract value estimated at €270 million. This marks the first delivery of passenger trains by Alstom for operation within Romania. The contract includes an option for an additional 20x trains*, contingent upon a firm order from the beneficiary. If the maintenance services for the complete fleet are extended, the total estimated value of the project could exceed €750 million.

The Coradia Stream trains will consist of six cars, designed to accommodate a total of 350 passengers, featuring a 100% low floor for enhanced accessibility. Each middle car will have two entry doors on either side, while each end car will have one door on each side. The trains are equipped with a passenger information system that includes both a sound system and a dynamic display system, as well as large luggage racks in each car.

To promote operational efficiency, the Coradia Stream trains will incorporate a digital passenger counting system utilizing high-precision sensors. Additionally, there will be four ecological toilets distributed throughout the train, one of which will be designed specifically for passengers with reduced mobility.

NB: Alstom and the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF) signed an addendum to the initial contract in September 2022 for the delivery of 17x additional Coradia Stream inter-regional electric trains from the initial option of 20x trains.

2023

November 29

Unit 002, the first to be delivered in Romania, departed from the Alstom factory in Poland on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, with its entry in Romania at Curtici scheduled for December 2nd, and arrival in Bucharest on December 5th.

This unit successfully passed factory testing and final inspection in Poland, but further testing is required in Romania before the official handover to the Railway Reform Authority (ARF). Initially, after static testing, the train is planned to undergo a series of dynamic tests on the AFER test ring in Faurei and on the public railway network. Following the completion of these stages and upon reaching the point where the ARF can assume control of the train, including ensuring safe operation for passengers, the train will be put into service by CFR Calatori (this operator is the winning bidder for the first competitively awarded public service contract for passenger rail transport).

2024

November 20

Unit 002 is used for the first commercial service on the route Bucuresti Nord - Ploiesti Vest - the resorts on the Prahova Valley - Brasov that takes place on November 20th, 2024, operated by CFR Calatori as an Interregio service.

2025

February

CFR Calatori General Manager, Mr. Traian Preoteasa, declared: "We signed a contract with ARF - Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară (Authority for Railway Reform) in December 2023, which included a delivery schedule. We were supposed to have 12x trains by February 2024. This contract was signed by ARF with Alstom. A year has passed. We have not received these trains. (…) If we had the 12x trains, I do not want to calculate the maximum load on the Brașov - Bucharest - Constanța route, where these trains operate; I have made a calculation, and it results in a shortfall of about 30 million lei. We will file a complaint in court and sue ARF, and if the Romanian state can afford to pay these penalties to me and not recover them from those who created this damage, namely Alstom, that is not my concern. Meanwhile, also around mid-December, an addendum was signed between ARF and Alstom, which completely modified the delivery schedule for the trains. So, ARF signs an addendum that changes the delivery schedule and I am told that all the trains will arrive in 2025. Practically, what did you achieve with this addendum? You canceled all the penalties that were supposed to be billed in 2023 - 2024. Once the delivery schedule was modified, these penalties automatically lapse."

Mr. Preoteasa also states that the new delivery schedule for the trains is not being respected: "They are already delayed on the new schedule. One train was supposed to arrive in December 2024. We are in February. I have seen that it has entered Romania, it is with them. I believe that the schedule is when it arrives to us, not when it enters with them. So, one was to arrive in November 2024, let's say it is the one currently running, one in December 2024, that did not happen, one in March 2025, two in April 2025, four in May 2025, three in June 2025. As of now, we have not received any trains from Alstom."

Also, it seems the first delivered train that is currently running between Bucharest and Brasov is facing technical difficulties. As a reminder, the train was cancelled due to the onboard system issues the day after the inaugural journey. Despite the fact it started running again the following day, the situation hasn’t been fully remedied yet. The EMU currently makes only a single trip a day instead of two originally scheduled journeys and then heads for the depot for troubleshooting failures.

Sources: https://www.brasov.net/directorul-cfr-calatori-depsre-noul-tren-alstom-brasov-bucuresti-dupa-ora-1100-intra-in-depou-au-mici-probleme-de-remedia/, https://rollingstockworld.com/passenger-cars/first-alstom-emu-faces-operational-issues-in-romania/

2025

June 16

Unit RE-IR 101 004 has entered Romania and is en route to Bucharest for final delivery.

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/ViewTopic?TopicId=6055&PageNum=16

2025

August 16

Unit RE-IR 101 005 has left the factory in Bautzen, with the next unit scheduled to depart in the coming weeks:

Sources: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7362403643796381697/

2025

August 26

Alstom is expected to accelerate the delivery schedule of its Coradia Stream electric multiple units for Romania to reach a pace of four trainsets per month, ensuring that all 37 trains are delivered by May 2026, according to statements made to AGERPRES by Mihai Barbu, President of the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF).

"According to our discussions with Alstom, the remaining trains are to be handed over to the ARF in the near future. The company plans to intensify the delivery process, targeting a rate of about four trainsets per month, so that by May next year all 37 units will have been delivered", Barbu explained.

"Based on my talks with Alstom’s representative for Eastern Europe, I understand that production in their German plant is now fully focused on Romania. I’ve been invited to visit the facility in Germany to see the progress myself, and I intend to go there soon to verify the situation", he added.

Sources: https://agerpres.ro/economic/2025/08/26/barbu-arf-alstom-va-intensifica-livrarea-trenurilor-la-patru-pe-luna-pana-in-mai-2026-vor-sosi-toate--1478546

2025

September

The unit left the factory, successfully passed the preliminary reception inspection at the Alstom Grivița depot, and will undergo endurance tests of 2,000 km without passengers before entering service.

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/ViewTopic?TopicId=6055&PageNum=18

2025

October

A new unit — RE-IR 101 007 — is getting ready to arrive in Romania! Following a successful inspection, the Acceptance Report was recently signed at our Bautzen factory in Germany by representatives of the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF).

Meanwhile, in Bucharest, final preparations are underway for the entry into service of two additional trains in the coming weeks.

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/ViewTopic?TopicId=6055&PageNum=19

2025

November

The eighth Coradia Stream train - unit RE-IR 101 008 - for the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF) is about to arrive at the Alstom Grivița depot.

Current status for the other delivered units:
3 trains are already in passenger service;
Unit RE-IR 101 005 is returning to service after a short maintenance check;
Unit RE-IR 101 006 begins its 2,000 km endurance tests today, ahead of transfer to the operator and entry into service;
Unit RE-IR 101 007 is ready to start endurance testing as soon as the required documentation from the railway authorities is finalized.

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/ViewTopic?TopicId=6055&PageNum=20

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