Alstom Coradia Meridian

Alstom Coradia Meridian is the name of various local multiple units that were specially developed for the Italian market. They belong to the Alstom Coradia family of vehicles from the manufacturer of Alstom and were built between 2003 and 2019 at various production sites in Italy.

The modular multiple units are used throughout Italy by the state-owned Trenitalia and numerous other private railway companies . Trenitalia maintains a large part of the vehicle fleet under the brand names "Minuetto" and "Jazz" .

The production of the Coradia Meridian ended in July 2019 with the delivery of the last Jazz multiple unit, the successor being the Alstom Coradia Stream .

Vehicle generations

Overall, the Coradia Meridian can be divided into three vehicle generations:

1st generation

The first generation was from 2003-2010 and comprised almost 250 three-part electric and diesel -powered multiple units. The trains that were used at Trenitalia were given the brand name Minuetto.

model series	image	operator	Year of construction (s)	number of pieces	Number of cars	drive
ALe 501-502		Trenitalia , Trenord and other private railways	2003-2010	134	3	DC voltage 1.5 kV, 3 kV
ALn 501-502		Trenitalia	2003-2009	114	3	Combustion railcars

2nd generation

The ETR.245 series was developed mainly for airport traffic from Milan to Malpensa ( Malpensa Express ). The trains are only used by Trenord.

model series	image	operator	Year of construction (s)	number of pieces	Number of cars	drive
ETR. 245		Trenord	2008–2012		5	DC voltage 1.5 kV, 3 kV

3rd generation

Like the second generation, the third only consists of electric multiple units. Trenitalia uses the Jazz brand name for its trains. The different series differ in the number of cars.

model series	operator	Year of construction (s)	Number of cars	drive
ETR. 324	Trenitalia	2014-2019	4th	DC voltage 1.5 kV, 3 kV
ETR. 425	Trenitalia, Trenord	2014-2019	5	DC voltage 1.5 kV, 3 kV
ETR. 526	Trenitalia	2014-2019	6th	DC voltage 1.5 kV, 3 kV

Web links

Commons : Alstom Coradia Meridian - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Coradia italiani: Meridian (Minuetto e Jazz - ALe / n.501-502, ETR.245, ETR.324 ed ETR.425). https://scalaenne.wordpress.com , accessed July 21, 2019 (Italian).
^ Alstom delivered the last Jazz train of the Trenitalia contract. https://www.alstom.com , accessed July 21, 2019 (Italian).
^ Minuetto (Alstom Coradia Meridian). https://www.vagonweb.cz , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).
↑ Il Mondo dei Treni. http://www.ilmondodeitreni.it , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).
↑ Elettrotreni ed elettromotrici. https://www.trenord.it , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).

[1] Coradia italiani: Meridian (Minuetto e Jazz - ALe / n.501-502, ETR.245, ETR.324 ed ETR.425). https://scalaenne.wordpress.com , accessed July 21, 2019 (Italian).

[2] Alstom delivered the last Jazz train of the Trenitalia contract. https://www.alstom.com , accessed July 21, 2019 (Italian).

[3] Minuetto (Alstom Coradia Meridian). https://www.vagonweb.cz , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).

[4] Il Mondo dei Treni. http://www.ilmondodeitreni.it , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).

[5] Elettrotreni ed elettromotrici. https://www.trenord.it , accessed on July 21, 2019 (Italian).