#5663· Baureihe 430

DBAG Class 430

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Alstom· from 2012· German electric railcar

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 120923-Innotrans-BR 430 Stuttgart: Muns· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Fahrgastraum Br 430: ShithappensbyTuE· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. BR 430.1 EMU (55094957296): Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. DB430 001 Rosensteinbrücke 2019: DoomWarrior· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. DBAG 430 001 Kirchheim Teck: Hoff1980· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Bahnhof Waiblingen 32: Giftzwerg 88· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof tief 03-07-2019 32: Giftzwerg 88· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. S-Bahn-Station Feuersee in Stuttgart 23: Giftzwerg 88· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. S-Bahn-Station Feuersee in Stuttgart 24: Giftzwerg 88· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. Hochheim am Main- Bahnhof Hochheim (Main)- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 1- Richtung Wiesbaden (S-Bahn Rhein Main 430 101) 16.5.2014: Wikimedia-User Jivee Blau· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Class 430 EMU is an electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany, jointly developed by Bombardier and Alstom. The first trains went into service in 2012, replacing the Class 420 EMUs of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.

who runs it

Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund Deutsche Bahn

base stats

speed 140 km/htop speed
power 2.4 MWpower output
seats 296passengers

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 14 years ago, in 2012.
Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
68.3 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 296: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built: 2012
in service from: 2012
number built: —
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Alstom, ALSTOM Transportation Germany
operators: Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Association, Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund, Deutsche Bahn
top speed: 140 km/h
power: 2.4 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 15 kV, 16.7 Hz
wheel arrangement: Bo′(Bo′)(2′)(Bo′)Bo′
formation: 68.3 m
length: 68.3 m
capacity: 296 passengers
Dutch name: Baureihe 430

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q326881, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 430 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.