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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Skoda ForCity Classic 35T CVAG (cropped): Mirkone· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Skoda35T Chemnitz: Nonscio ( Diskussion )· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Škoda 35 T (also known as Škoda ForCity Classic Chemnitz) is a five carbody section low-floor bi-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for Chemnitz. The low-floor area of the fully airconditioned tram represents 100% of the entire vehicle floor. Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft ordered 14 units in June 2016.
who runs it
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 8 years ago, in 2018.
- 560 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 31.4 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 135: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2018–2020
- number built
- 13
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- designer
- Aufeer Design
- operators
- Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 560 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 31.4 m
- capacity
- 135 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q86062964, Wikipedia: Škoda 35 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.