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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Karlovo náměstí, Škoda 15T: Honza Groh ( Jagro )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Riga, Škoda 15T: Original uploader was Dzintarsable at lv.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Vozovna Střešovice, DOD 2009, Škoda 15T M1: cs:ŠJů stitched by Marku1988 This image was created with Hugin .· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Škoda 15T, interiér: cs:ŠJů· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Škoda 15T, interiér (01): cs:ŠJů· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Škoda 15T, kryt podvozku: cs:ŠJů· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Škoda 15T, kryt podvozku (01): cs:ŠJů· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Škoda 15T, smyčka Radlická: Honza Groh ( Jagro )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Skoda 15T ForCity: http://www.skoda.cz· CC BY 3.0
- 10. Skoda 15T Tram 57049 Innotrans 2010: Hoff1980· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Škoda 15T (also known as Škoda ForCity Alfa) is a 100% low-floor multiple-unit tram developed by VUKV a.s. and built by Škoda Transportation in Plzeň for the Prague tram network. It was a successor to the Škoda 14T, featuring articulated bogies and more power to correct for problems found during the operation of the 14 T. The 15T has articulated bogies at either end of the train, and Jacobs bogies between the segments.
base stats
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 17 years ago, in 2009.
- Seats 539: 11 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2009
- number built
- 285
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- designer
- Miloš Zelingr, Patrik Kotas
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 950 mm narrow gauge
- capacity
- 539 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q391888, Wikipedia: Škoda 15 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.