Stadler TINA rolls in to Rostock

The first of 29 Stadler TINA 100% low-floor single-ended trams ordered by the German city of Rostock for EUR 103M was unveiled to the media on 19 February. After commissioning and training, the new trams should enter passenger service towards the end of 2025. These trams are built at the former Solaris factory in Sroda Wielkopolska, Poland, with two more to make the cross-border journey on low loaders this spring. They will replace partially low-floor trams dating from 1994-96. 

 

These three-section four-bogie TINA trams are 32m long and 2.65m wide with air-conditioning. Each can carry up to 216 passengers (75 seated). RSAG board members Yvette Hartmann and Jan Blais said, "Our passengers can look forward to state-of-the-art barrier-free trams with environmentally friendly air conditioning, WiFi and a spacious interior. We are now starting with the further measures for commissioning in the Rostock route network so that we can send the first tram into regular service by the end of the year,” Martin Age, Head Order processing for Stadler, said "The introduction of the first TINA tram in Rostock marks a significant milestone for the city's mobility. Thanks to the close and successful cooperation with Rostocker Straßenbahn AG, we were able to realize this pioneering vehicle. We look forward to taking the next steps together and enriching Rostock with modern, sustainable and barrier-free trams”. 

 

The standard-gauge Rostock tramway operates six lines on a 35.6km network carrying about 42M passengers/year. The first horse-drawn trams ran in 1881 and electric trams arrived in 1904.