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Laut der Mitteilung vom 9. Oktober wächst die speziell für Saudi-Arabien entwickelte Flotte damit von zehn auf 20 Zugsets. Auch der Wartungsvertrag wird auf die zusätzlichen Fahrzeuge erweitert.","Der Auftragswert liegt bei über 300 Millionen Schweizer Franken; die Züge werden überwiegend in der Schweiz gebaut. Sie sind für die Ost-West-Strecke von SAR vorgesehen, die Riad, Hofuf, Abqaiq und Dammam verbindet. Der kommerzielle Fahrgastbetrieb soll voraussichtlich in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2029 beginnen."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"SA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"الخيار الذي مارسته سار ونطاق العقد كما أوردته شتلر.","de":"Von SAR ausgeübte Option und von Stadler gemeldeter Vertragsumfang.","en":"Option exercised by SAR and contract scope reported by Stadler.","es":"Opción ejercida por SAR y alcance contractual según Stadler.","fr":"Option exercée par SAR et portée du contrat selon Stadler.","pt":"Opção exercida pela SAR e âmbito do contrato segundo a Stadler.","tr":"SAR tarafından kullanılan seçenek ve açıklanan sözleşme kapsamı."},"id":"stadler-additional-sar-trains","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"مجموعات قطارات إضافية","de":"Zusätzliche Züge","en":"Additional train sets","es":"Unidades adicionales","fr":"Rames supplémentaires","pt":"Composições adicionais","tr":"İlave tren seti"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"saudi-arabia","id":"stadler-sar-option-trains-2026","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-09","unit":"count","value":10},{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"الحد الأدنى لقيمة العقد","de":"Untergrenze des Auftragswerts","en":"Contract value lower bound","es":"Umbral inferior del valor del contrato","fr":"Seuil inférieur de la valeur du contrat","pt":"Limite inferior do valor do contrato","tr":"Sözleşme değeri alt sınırı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"saudi-arabia","id":"stadler-sar-option-contract-value-min-chf-2026","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"chf"},"period":"2026-10-09","unit":"CHF","value":300000000,"valueQualifier":"lower-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"تفيد شتلر بأن سار طلبت 10 قطارات إضافية، ليرتفع الأسطول المطور خصيصاً إلى 20 مجموعة؛ وتتجاوز قيمة العقد 300 مليون فرنك سويسري.","de":"Stadler zufolge bestellte SAR 10 zusätzliche Züge; damit wächst die eigens entwickelte Flotte auf 20 Züge. 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