PRESS-RELEASE , 13 May 2015

Stadler sells 5 KISS double-deckers to Railways

Stadler Bussnang AG and ADY has signed today a contract for the delivery of 5 double-deck KISS trains on the international exhibition TransCaspian. The new broad gauge electric multiple units will operate between the cities of the capital Baku and .

ADY has decided to buy KISS trains from Stadler as part of the program for the development of rail . The four car units will satisfy the growing demand for high- quality public transport and offer passengers great comfort in a bright and spacious interior, comfortable seats, full air conditioning, passenger information system, WiFi and other functions. The trains will have 396 seats, including 84 business class seats, and have a total capacity of carrying 919 passengers. Trains fulfil all standards of the Azerbaijan Republic and will become the new standard for suburban rail transport in the country. The value of the deal totals to EUR 70 million. The delivery of all the units will be completed by January 2016, after which the 5 new vehicles will operate on the railway line between Baku and Sumgait.

Stadler and ADY started negotiations about the modernization of passenger rail transport between Baku and Sumgait already back in 2014. The discussions also touched the possibility of presenting the first units already on the European Games, which Baku is hosting this year. In order to make it possible, the production process of technically identical trains has been accelerated, by which measure Stadler is able to deliver two units on a very short notice to ADY. Stadler will immediately start the training of train drivers in Minsk, however according to the agreement, during passenger operation in the first months an instructor from Stadler will permanently stay in the driver’s cabin.

For further information, please contact:

Stadler Rail Group AG Tim Büchele Tel. 0041 (71) 626 31 57 E-Mail [email protected]

About Stadler

Stadler Rail Group, system supplier of customer-specific solutions for rail vehicle construction, has locations in Switzerland (Altenrhein, Bussnang, Winterthur and Biel), in (Berlin-Pankow, Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Berlin-Reinickendorf and Velten), in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, , , Belarus, Algeria and in the USA. The Group has a workforce of around 6,000 people, of which 3,000 are based in Switzerland. The best-known vehicle series from Stadler Rail Group are the articulated multiple-unit train GTW (578 trains sold), the Regio-Shuttle RS1 (497 trains sold), the FLIRT (1094 trains sold) and the double-decker multiple-unit train KISS (211 trains sold) and the high-speed train EC 250 (29 trains sold) in the railway segment, and the Variobahn (365 vehicles sold) and the Tango (159 vehicles sold) in the tram segment. The Metro is another addition for the commuter rail market (2+34 vehicles sold). Furthermore, Stadler Rail manufactures metre- gauge trains, passenger carriages and locomotives and is the world’s leading manufacturer of rack-and-pinion rail vehicles.