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NS FLIRT Flex
🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Stadler Rail· from 2030· regional Dutch passenger train
what is it?
The NS FLIRT Flex is a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trainset ordered by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), from Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail. The units are based on the Stadler FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) platform, which will operate as both Sprinter (local) and Intercity services on the Dutch railway network. They are expected to enter service in 2030.
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 -4 years ago, in 2030.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2030
- in service from
- 2030
- number built
- —
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- builders
- Stadler Rail
- operators
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q137399829, Wikipedia: NS FLIRT Flex (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.