CFL Class 2300 is a series of electric multiple units of the type Stadler KISS built by Stadler Rail for the Luxembourgish national railway company, CFL.

CFL Class 2300
Stadler Kiss at Koblenz Hbf
Second class upper deck interior
In service2014 - Present
ManufacturerStadler Rail
Family nameStadler KISS
Constructed2013
Number built8 trainsets (24 vehicles)
Number in service8
FormationABD+B (DMBCO-DTSO)
Capacity29 First 255 Standard
OperatorsCFL
Lines servedLuxembourg - Trier - Koblenz
Specifications
Train length79.84 m (261 ft 11+516 in)
Width2.80 m (9 ft 2+14 in)
Height4.63 m (15 ft 2+516 in)
Floor height440 mm (17 in) (lower deck 2,515 mm (99.0 in) (upper deck)
Platform height580 mm (23 in)
Doors12
Articulated sections3
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight170 t
Power output3,000 kilowatts (4,000 hp)
Electric system(s)15 kV AC/25 kV AC overhead lines
Current collector(s)pantograph
AAR wheel arrangement2‘Bo‘ + 2‘2‘ + Bo‘2‘
Safety system(s)ETCS 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

In 2010, CFL ordered 8 double-decker EMUs for 60 million euros for the Luxembourg – Koblenz line.

From 10 December 2018, CFL started to operate the Class 2300 on a once-a-day service each way between Luxembourg and Düsseldorf Hbf via the West Rhine Railway.[1] Due to its speed, this service is classed as an InterCity (IC) service from Koblenz Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf.

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References

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  1. ^ "New direct connection Luxembourg - Trier - Koblenz - Düsseldorf". www.cfl.lu. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.
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