Škoda ForCity

Škoda ForCity is a family of low-floor trams built by Škoda Transportation. This includes Finnish-made Artic trams branded as ForCity Smart. ForCity trams have been ordered by transport companies in Bonn, Bratislava, Chemnitz, Eskişehir, Espoo/Helsinki, Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Konya, Miskolc, Ostrava, Prague, Riga, Schöneiche

and Tampere. {{As of|2021|02}}, 823 units had been ordered.

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Country ! Tram network ! Image ! Trademark ! Type ! Quantity ! Year ! Note
{{flag\|Czech Republic}} \| Prague \| 120px \| rowspan="2" \| ForCity Alfa \| rowspan="2" \| 15 T \| 250 \| 2009–2019 \|
{{flag\|Latvia}} \| Riga \| 120px \| 46 \| 2009– \|
{{flag\|Hungary}} \| Miskolc{{Cite web \|date=20 January 2014 \|title=Škoda trams enter service in Miskolc \|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/koda-trams-enter-service-in-miskolc/ \|access-date=27 October 2024 \|publisher=International Railway Journal \|last=Joo \|first=Ferenc \|language=en}} \| 120px \| ForCity Classic \| 26T \| 31 \| 2012–2014 \|
{{flag\|Finland}} \| Helsinki \| 120px \| ForCity Smart \| Artic \| 70 \| 2013–2019 \| {{railgauge\|metre}}
{{flag\|Turkey}} \| Konya{{Cite web \|date=6 May 2014 \|title= Konya orders trams for catenary-free operation \|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/konya-orders-trams-for-catenary-free-operation/39481.article \|access-date=27 October 2024 \|publisher=Railway Gazette International \|language=en}} \| 120px \| ForCity Classic \| 28T \| 72 \| 2014–2015 \| 12 trams are fitted with batteries for operation without overhead lines. {{Track gauge\|standard}}
rowspan=3\| {{flag\|Slovakia}} \|rowspan=3\| Bratislava \| 120px \| rowspan=3 \| ForCity Plus \| 30 T \| 30 \| 2014–2015 \|rowspan=3\| {{railgauge\|metre}}
rowspan=2\| 120px \|rowspan=2\| 29 T \| 30 \| 2015–2016
30{{Cite web\|date=22 March 2022\|title=Bratislavský dopravní podnik podepsal smlouvu na tramvaje s českou Škodovkou\|url=https://skoda.cz/tiskove-zpravy/bratislavsky-dopravni-podnik-podepsal-smlouvu-na-tramvaje-s-ceskou-skodovkou\|language=cs}} \|2023
{{flag\|Germany}} \| Schöneiche{{Cite web \|date=25 October 2018 \|title=Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram purchases Škoda Transtech LRVs \|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/schoneicher-rudersdorfer-tram-purchases-skoda-transtech-lrvs/ \|access-date=19 January 2022 \|publisher=International Railway Journal \|language=en}} \| 120px \| ForCity Smart \| Artic \| 3 \| 2018 \| {{railgauge\|metre}}; two trams are former pre-series trams from Helsinki/Würzburg testing; the third new tram was delivered in 2020
{{flag\|Turkey}} \| Eskişehir \| \| ForCity Classic{{cite web \|url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/forcity-trams-in-eskisehir-achieved-2-000-000-km \|title=ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km \|publisher=Railvolution \|date=29 November 2020 \|access-date=9 October 2024}} \| 18T \| 14 \| 2018–2019 \| {{railgauge\|metre}}; Fitted with batteries for catenary-free operation
{{flag\|Germany}} \| Chemnitz{{cite web \|url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/first-chemnitz-forcity-classic-tram-handed-over \|title=First Chemnitz ForCity Classic Tram Handed Over \|publisher=Railvolution \|date=6 December 2018 \|access-date=24 October 2024}} \| 120px \| ForCity Classic \| 35T \| 14 \| 2018–2019 \|
rowspan="2" \| {{flag\|Finland}} \| Tampere \| 120px \| rowspan="2" \| ForCity Smart \| Artic X34 \| 19 \| 2020-2021 \| {{Track gauge\|standard}}
Jokeri light rail {{nowrap\|(Helsinki & Espoo)}} \| 120px \| Artic X54 \| 29 \| 2020– \| {{railgauge\|metre}}
rowspan="2" \| {{flag\|Czech Republic}} \| Ostrava{{Cite web\|date=7 September 2018\|title=Ostrava orders 40 trams from Škoda \|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/ostrava-orders-40-trams-from-skoda/\|access-date=19 January 2022\| publisher=International Railway Journal \|language=en}} \| 120px \| ForCity Smart \| Artic 39T \| 40 \| 2020– \|
Plzeň{{Cite web\|date=11 October 2018\|title=Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs \|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/skoda-to-supply-pilsen-low-floor-lrvs/ \|access-date=19 January 2022\|publisher=International Railway Journal \|language=en}} \| 120px \| ForCity Smart \| Artic 40T \| 22 \| 2020-2023 \| {{Track gauge\|standard}}
rowspan="2" \| {{flag\|Germany}} \| Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen & Heidelberg) \| 120px \| rowspan="2" 39t\| ForCity Smart \| Artic 36T/37T/38T{{cite web \|url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/skodas-new-rhein-neckar-tram-starts-passenger-service/ \|title=Skoda’s new Rhein-Neckar-Tram starts passenger service \|publisher=Urban Transport Magazine \|last=Bernhardt \|first=Jens \|date=16 April 2024 \|access-date=9 October 2024}} (Rhein-Neckar-Tram 2020) \| 114 (65/37/12){{cite web \|url=https://www.railway.supply/en/skoda-group-introduces-worlds-longest-tram-forcity-smart-38t-in-germany/ \|title=Škoda Group Introduces World’s Longest Tram ForCity Smart 38T in Germany \|date=2024-09-21 \|work=Railway Supply \|access-date=2024-10-09}} \| 2021– \| {{railgauge\|metre}}
Bonn{{cite web \|url=http://www.tautonline.com/bonn-takes-delivery-first-skoda-41t-tram/ \|title=Bonn takes delivery of its first Škoda 41T tram \|website=Tramways & Urban Transit \|publisher=Light Rail Transit Association \|date=10 February 2023 \|access-date=8 October 2024}} \| 120px \| Artic 41T \| 28 \| 2022– \|
{{flag\|Czech Republic}} \| Brno{{Cite web \|publisher=BMHD \|date=12 October 2022 \|title=Tramvaj Škoda 45T v Brně \|url=https://www.bmhd.cz/aktuality/aktualita.php?1734 \|access-date=17 October 2022 \|language=Czech}} \|120px \| ForCity Smart \| Artic 45T \| 40{{Cite web \|date=8 March 2024 \|title=Brno pořídí dalších 20 obousměrných tramvajových souprav Škoda 45T za 1,5 miliardy \|url=https://zpravyzmoravy.cz/brno-poridi-dalsich-20-obousmernych-tramvajovych-souprav-skoda-45t-za-15-miliardy/ \|language=Czech}} \| 2022– \|
{{flag\|Finland}} \| Crown Bridges (Helsinki){{Cite web \|title=New Artic Trams For Helsinki \|url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/new-artic-trams-for-helsinki \|date=5 February 2021 \|access-date=19 January 2022\|website=Railvolution\|language=en}} \| \| ForCity Smart \| Artic X54 \| 23 \| \|
rowspan="3" \|{{flag\|Germany}} \|Frankfurt (Oder){{Cite web \|title=Škoda Tram ForCity Plus Frankfurt-Cottbus–Brandenburg \|url=https://www.skodagroup.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TRAM-FORCITY-PLUS-FCB_Produktovy-list_Skoda_A3_A4_EN_DE_AKCE_v6.pdf \|access-date=6 June 2024 \|website=www.skoda.cz \|publisher=Škoda Transportation}} \| \| rowspan="3" \|ForCity Plus \|46T \|13 \| rowspan="3" \| 2024– \|{{railgauge\|metre}}
Cottbus \| \|47T \|22{{Cite web \|title=Another 15 Škoda trams for Cottbus \|url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/another-15-skoda-trams-for-cottbus/ \|access-date=6 July 2024 \|website=www.urban-transport-magazine.com\|date=7 December 2022 }} \|{{railgauge\|metre}}
Brandenburg an der Havel \| \|48T \|4 \|{{railgauge\|metre}}; option for 8 additional trams
{{flag\|Czech Republic}} \| Prague \|120px \| ForCity Plus \| 52T{{cite web \| url=https://www.dpp.cz/spolecnost/aktuality/detail/66_2451-nove-tramvaje-pro-prahu-predstaveny \| title=Nové tramvaje pro Prahu představeny \| date=10 January 2024 \|access-date=8 October 2024 \|language=Czech}} \| 40 \| 2025– \| Option for an additional 160 trams

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Country

! Tram network

! Image

! Trademark

! Type

! Quantity

! Year

! Note

| Prague

| 120px

| rowspan="2" | ForCity Alfa

| rowspan="2" | 15 T

| 250

| 2009–2019

| Riga

| 120px

| 46

| 2009–

| Miskolc{{Cite web |date=20 January 2014 |title=Škoda trams enter service in Miskolc |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/koda-trams-enter-service-in-miskolc/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |publisher=International Railway Journal |last=Joo |first=Ferenc |language=en}}

| 120px

| ForCity Classic

| 26T

| 31

| 2012–2014

| Helsinki

| 120px

| ForCity Smart

| Artic

| 70

| 2013–2019

| {{railgauge|metre}}

| Konya{{Cite web |date=6 May 2014 |title=

Konya orders trams for catenary-free operation

|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/konya-orders-trams-for-catenary-free-operation/39481.article |access-date=27 October 2024 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |language=en}}

| 120px

| ForCity Classic

| 28T

| 72

| 2014–2015

| 12 trams are fitted with batteries for operation without overhead lines.
{{Track gauge|standard}}

rowspan=3| {{flag|Slovakia}}

|rowspan=3| Bratislava

| 120px

| rowspan=3 | ForCity Plus

| 30 T

| 30

| 2014–2015

|rowspan=3| {{railgauge|metre}}

rowspan=2| 120px

|rowspan=2| 29 T

| 30

| 2015–2016

30{{Cite web|date=22 March 2022|title=Bratislavský dopravní podnik podepsal smlouvu na tramvaje s českou Škodovkou|url=https://skoda.cz/tiskove-zpravy/bratislavsky-dopravni-podnik-podepsal-smlouvu-na-tramvaje-s-ceskou-skodovkou|language=cs}}

|2023

| Schöneiche{{Cite web |date=25 October 2018 |title=Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram purchases Škoda Transtech LRVs |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/schoneicher-rudersdorfer-tram-purchases-skoda-transtech-lrvs/ |access-date=19 January 2022 |publisher=International Railway Journal |language=en}}

| 120px

| ForCity Smart

| Artic

| 3

| 2018

| {{railgauge|metre}};

two trams are former pre-series trams from Helsinki/Würzburg testing;

the third new tram was delivered in 2020

| Eskişehir

| ForCity Classic{{cite web |url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/forcity-trams-in-eskisehir-achieved-2-000-000-km |title=ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km |publisher=Railvolution |date=29 November 2020 |access-date=9 October 2024}}

| 18T

| 14

| 2018–2019

| {{railgauge|metre}};
Fitted with batteries for catenary-free operation

| Chemnitz{{cite web |url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/first-chemnitz-forcity-classic-tram-handed-over |title=First Chemnitz ForCity Classic Tram Handed Over |publisher=Railvolution |date=6 December 2018 |access-date=24 October 2024}}

| 120px

| ForCity Classic

| 35T

| 14

| 2018–2019

rowspan="2" | {{flag|Finland}}

| Tampere

| 120px

| rowspan="2" | ForCity Smart

| Artic X34

| 19

| 2020-2021

| {{Track gauge|standard}}

Jokeri light rail {{nowrap|(Helsinki & Espoo)}}

| 120px

| Artic X54

| 29

| 2020–

| {{railgauge|metre}}

rowspan="2" | {{flag|Czech Republic}}

| Ostrava{{Cite web|date=7 September 2018|title=Ostrava orders 40 trams from Škoda |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/ostrava-orders-40-trams-from-skoda/|access-date=19 January 2022| publisher=International Railway Journal |language=en}}

| 120px

| ForCity Smart

| Artic 39T

| 40

| 2020–

Plzeň{{Cite web|date=11 October 2018|title=Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/skoda-to-supply-pilsen-low-floor-lrvs/ |access-date=19 January 2022|publisher=International Railway Journal |language=en}}

| 120px

| ForCity Smart

| Artic 40T

| 22

| 2020-2023

| {{Track gauge|standard}}

rowspan="2" | {{flag|Germany}}

| Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen & Heidelberg)

| 120px

| rowspan="2" 39t| ForCity Smart

| Artic 36T/37T/38T{{cite web |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/skodas-new-rhein-neckar-tram-starts-passenger-service/ |title=Skoda’s new Rhein-Neckar-Tram starts passenger service |publisher=Urban Transport Magazine |last=Bernhardt |first=Jens |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}}
(Rhein-Neckar-Tram 2020)

| 114 (65/37/12){{cite web |url=https://www.railway.supply/en/skoda-group-introduces-worlds-longest-tram-forcity-smart-38t-in-germany/ |title=Škoda Group Introduces World’s Longest Tram ForCity Smart 38T in Germany |date=2024-09-21 |work=Railway Supply |access-date=2024-10-09}}

| 2021–

| {{railgauge|metre}}

Bonn{{cite web |url=http://www.tautonline.com/bonn-takes-delivery-first-skoda-41t-tram/ |title=Bonn takes delivery of its first Škoda 41T tram |website=Tramways & Urban Transit |publisher=Light Rail Transit Association |date=10 February 2023 |access-date=8 October 2024}}

| 120px

| Artic 41T

| 28

| 2022–

| Brno{{Cite web |publisher=BMHD |date=12 October 2022 |title=Tramvaj Škoda 45T v Brně |url=https://www.bmhd.cz/aktuality/aktualita.php?1734 |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=Czech}}

|120px

| ForCity Smart

| Artic 45T

| 40{{Cite web |date=8 March 2024 |title=Brno pořídí dalších 20 obousměrných tramvajových souprav Škoda 45T za 1,5 miliardy |url=https://zpravyzmoravy.cz/brno-poridi-dalsich-20-obousmernych-tramvajovych-souprav-skoda-45t-za-15-miliardy/ |language=Czech}}

| 2022–

| Crown Bridges (Helsinki){{Cite web |title=New Artic Trams For Helsinki |url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/new-artic-trams-for-helsinki |date=5 February 2021 |access-date=19 January 2022|website=Railvolution|language=en}}

| ForCity Smart

| Artic X54

| 23

rowspan="3" |{{flag|Germany}}

|Frankfurt (Oder){{Cite web |title=Škoda Tram ForCity Plus Frankfurt-Cottbus–Brandenburg

|url=https://www.skodagroup.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TRAM-FORCITY-PLUS-FCB_Produktovy-list_Skoda_A3_A4_EN_DE_AKCE_v6.pdf |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=www.skoda.cz |publisher=Škoda Transportation}}

| rowspan="3" |ForCity Plus

|46T

|13

| rowspan="3" | 2024–

|{{railgauge|metre}}

Cottbus

|47T

|22{{Cite web |title=Another 15 Škoda trams for Cottbus

|url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/another-15-skoda-trams-for-cottbus/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=www.urban-transport-magazine.com|date=7 December 2022 }}

|{{railgauge|metre}}

Brandenburg an der Havel

|48T

|{{railgauge|metre}}; option for 8 additional trams

| Prague

|120px

| ForCity Plus

| 52T{{cite web | url=https://www.dpp.cz/spolecnost/aktuality/detail/66_2451-nove-tramvaje-pro-prahu-predstaveny | title=Nové tramvaje pro Prahu představeny | date=10 January 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=Czech}}

| 40

| 2025–

| Option for an additional 160 trams

References

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