ST
Sound
Transit
Seattle,
WASHINGTON
Seattle
is
looking
to
provide
cleaner,
environmentally
friendly
transit
options,
to
the
busy,
bustling
metro
area.
Additionally,
they
want
a
vehicle
body
style
that
compliments
the
landscape
and
vast
beauty
of
the
Pacific
Northwest
.
Kinkisharyo's
expertise
was
a
perfect
fit
for
the
job.
So
in
January
of
2004,
Sound
Transit
awarded
Kinkisharyo
International
a
contract
for
31
new
Light
Rail
Vehicles.
Presently
in
the
design
stages,
we
look
forward
to
bringing
the
latest
advancements
in
transit
design
and
over
20
years
of
Kinkisharyo's
US
rail
manufacturing
and
design
experience
to
the
Seattle
area.
- Vehicle
Design
70%
Low-Floor
- Seated
Capacity
74
- Peak
Commuter
Capacity
200
- Maximum
Speed
65mph
- Carbody
LAHT
Steel
- Number
of
Vehicles
35
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