Siemens expands partnership with San Diego MTS

Siemens is to supply the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) with 45 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs). The new vehicles will allow service enhancements on existing rail lines and provide the necessary LRVs to operate the 11-mile extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line that is now under construction. The low-floor LRVs will feature a redesigned middle section of the vehicle to improve passenger flow, including greater wheelchair accessibility and bicycle storage. MTS will use 36 of the 45 new L
November 3, 2016 Read time: 1 min
189 Siemens is to supply the 1986 San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) with 45 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs). The new vehicles will allow service enhancements on existing rail lines and provide the necessary LRVs to operate the 11-mile extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line that is now under construction.

The low-floor LRVs will feature a redesigned middle section of the vehicle to improve passenger flow, including greater wheelchair accessibility and bicycle storage.  MTS will use 36 of the 45 new LRVs on its Mid-Coast Trolley expansion, a new service to help manage current and future travel demand to and from the University City community. The additional nine vehicles will be used to increase frequency on the UC San Diego Blue and Orange lines.

The first vehicles are expected to arrive in late 2018.

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