'Luxury' Tram Cars to Serve Bulgarian Capital in Jan
Business | November 30, 2013, Saturday // 13:23| views
So far, even the newer tram cars in the Bulgarian capital Sofia have been "secondhand," file photo
Brand new tram cars will be used by public transportation in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in January.
The first luxury railcar has already arrived. Three more trams, made in Poland, will be delivered by the end of December.
"This is the first brand new tram in many years. We have bought "secondhand" trams, but not new ones, because they are very expensive. A new tram costs EUR 1.66 M," said Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova, cited by bTV.
The tramcars meet all modern European standards and are energy efficient. They also have low-floors and platforms, which will facilitate mothers with strollers and people in wheelchairs.
The new trams will serve passengers on Line 7. Their purchase was financed by the Operational Program "Environment." The deadline for the delivery of all twenty railcars is the end of May 2014.
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