#5341· Avanto

Siemens S700 and S70

🇫🇷 France ·built by Siemens Mobility· from 2004· light rail transit vehicle

SNCF Class U 25500 of Transilien

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Siemens Avanto U25500 TT18 Thann: Florian Fèvre· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. MTS Blue Line Siemens S700 US Santa Fe Depot (52227324373): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. SNCF Class U 25500 of Transilien: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Link Light Rail Line 1 Siemens S700 Mount Baker Station (52232826261): Han Zheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Sacramento S700: RickyCourtney· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Sound Transit S700: Traininteriorguy· CC BY 4.0
7. Atlanta August 2016 39 (Atlanta Streetcar): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Atlanta August 2016 40 (Atlanta Streetcar): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Atlanta Streetcar Siemens S70 on Auburn Avenue 2015-11: brandon walker· CC0
10. Atlanta Streetcar: Spmarshall42· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Siemens S70 and its successor, the Siemens S700, are a series of articulated low-floor light-rail vehicles (LRV) and modern streetcars manufactured for the United States market by Siemens Mobility, a division of German conglomerate Siemens. The series also includes a European tram-train variant, the Siemens Avanto. The S70 was manufactured from 2002 to 2017 and the improved S700 since 2014.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer français A Line The Tide TRAX Charlotte Area Transit System METRO Atlanta Streetcar OC Streetcar METRORail San Diego Trolley MAX Light Rail Link light rail Sacramento Light Rail

fun facts

First built 22 years ago, in 2004.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built: 2004
in service from: 2004
number built: —
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇫🇷 France
builders: Siemens Mobility
operators: Société nationale des chemins de fer français, A Line, The Tide, TRAX, Charlotte Area Transit System, METRO, Atlanta Streetcar, OC Streetcar, METRORail, San Diego Trolley, MAX Light Rail, Link light rail, Sacramento Light Rail
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Overhead line:, 3, 3, 3, 3
wheel arrangement: Bo′+2′+Bo′ (S70/S700)
Dutch name: Avanto

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1861367, Wikipedia: Siemens S700 and S70 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.