Overview
- The newly opened hall extends in‑plant track length from 45 to 100 meters, allowing more vehicles to be assembled, tested and prepared for delivery in parallel.
- Alstom expects the final production stage for trams to handle up to 60 additional vehicles per year after the expansion.
- The site will deliver trams for Berlin, Dresden and Magdeburg, S‑Bahn trains for Hamburg, and at least 90 trains for the S‑Bahn Rheinland order starting in 2027.
- Investment at Bautzen totals about €33 million over five years, with €12 million spent in 2025 and €8.5 million planned for 2026 on halls, offices and a works rail yard.
- The workforce has increased from roughly 1,000 to about 1,500 employees, with officials describing the plant as one of Europe’s most modern production and test sites that secures over 1,000 regional jobs.