10/04/2024
The second batch of trains is expected to be shipped in May this year and arrive in 🇬🇠Ghana by August 2024.
Overall Train Specifications
The new trains will be barrier-free, equipped with air conditioning, and Wi-Fi. The new DMUs provide ergonomically designed upholstered seats in the 1st and 2nd travel class, with a seating capacity of 115 seats and for wheelchair passengers.
For the blind and partially sighted, information labels in Braille are available on the board of the trains.
The 44.42 metre-long DMUs are equipped with an ETCS control system and GSM-R, a CCTV camera system, and are able to operate at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
Each set can reach a maximum speed of up to 160 km/h. The first unit offers 131 seats, contributing to a total seating capacity of 262, and operates with a power output of 780 kW.
The second unit, DMU 002 - PESA Regio160, provides 141 seats, with an overall capacity of 222 seats, and has a power output of 750 kW.