Škoda ForCity

Škoda ForCity is a family of low-floor trams built by Škoda Transportation. This includes Finnish-made Artic trams branded as ForCity Smart. ForCity trams were ordered by transport companies of Bonn, Bratislava, Chemnitz, Eskişehir, Espoo/Helsinki, Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Konya, Miskolc, Ostrava, Prague, Riga, Schöneiche and Tampere. As of February 2021, 823 units were ordered.

Country City Image Trademark Type Quantity Year Note
 Czech Republic Prague ForCity Alfa 15 T 250 2009–2019
 Latvia Riga 46 2009–
 Hungary Miskolc ForCity Classic 26 T 31 2012–2014
 Finland Helsinki ForCity Smart Artic 70 2013–2019 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
 Turkey Konya Tram ForCity Classic 28 T 72 2014–2015 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
 Slovakia Bratislava ForCity Plus 30 T 30 2014–2015 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
29 T 30 2015–2016
30[1] 2023[1]
 Germany Schöneiche[2] ForCity Smart[2] Artic[2] 3[2] 2018[2] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in);

two trams are former pre-series trams from Helsinki/Würzburg testing;
the third new tram was delivered in 2020

 Turkey Eskişehir ForCity Classic 18 T 14 2018–2019
 Germany Chemnitz 35 T 14
 Finland Tampere ForCity Smart Artic X34 19 2020-2021 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Jokeri light rail (Helsinki & Espoo) Artic X54 29 2020– 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
 Czech Republic Ostrava[3] ForCity Smart[3] Artic 39 T 40[3] 2020–[3]
Pilsen[4] ForCity Smart[4] Artic 40 T 22[4] 2020-2023 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
 Germany RNV ForCity Smart Artic 36 T/37 T/38 T
(RNT 2020)		 80 2021– 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); option for 34 additional trams
Bonn Artic 41 T 26 2022–
 Czech Republic Brno[5] ForCity Smart[5] Artic 45 T 20[5] 2022[5] Option for an additional 20 trams
 Finland Crown Bridges (Helsinki)[6] ForCity Smart[6] Artic X54[6] 23[6]
 Germany Brandenburg an der Havel[7] ForCity Plus 4 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); option for 8 additional trams
Cottbus[7] 7 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); option for 13 additional trams
Frankfurt (Oder)[7] 13 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

References
  1. "Bratislavský dopravní podnik podepsal smlouvu na tramvaje s českou Škodovkou" (in Czech). 2022-03-22.
  2. "Schöneicher - Rüdersdorfer Tram purchases Škoda Transtech LRVs". International Railway Journal. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "Ostrava orders 40 trams from Škoda". International Railway Journal. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. "Skoda to supply Pilsen low-floor LRVs". International Railway Journal. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  5. N/A, BMHD (October 12, 2022). "Tramvaj Škoda 45T v Brně". BMHD (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  6. "New Artic Trams For Helsinki". Railvolution. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. "Škoda Transportation a.s." www.skoda.cz. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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