New Spacious "Cosmic" Castor Trams to Be Launched in Russia

UKVZ, a subsidiary of Roscosmos State Corporation, is developing a new family of three-section low-floor trams that will be named after the stars of our galaxy. The first of these is named Castor, after a star in the constellation Gemini, and is already ready for operation in cities.

According to the manufacturers, the futuristic car model 71-639 "Castor" is the most spacious of domestic analogues. This low-floor three-section six-axle four-door tram car has 65 seats: 64 regular seats plus 1 seat for passengers with limited mobility.

At the same time, "Castor" is the shortest car in its class: it has a length of just over 25 meters. The maximum speed of the car can be up to 90 kilometers per hour.

Among the features of "Castor" are also:

• ergonomic handrails, comfortable seats and their layout;
• backlighting in the dark for door opening buttons and the passenger compartment, and external contour lighting;
• smooth running and the ability to operate without reconstruction of landing platforms due to the length of the car; 
• connectors for charging gadgets;
• the possibility of operation on routes where there are turning radii of 14 meters;
  
• individual design of tram cars with the possibility of branding for urban purposes.

At the same time, the manufacturers made its price 20% lower than the market price, so that it would be more accessible to different cities. The three-section "Castor" costs up to 155 million rubles in the basic configuration.

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