Stadler Bussnang AG and Azerbaijan Railways ADY has signed a contract for the delivery of 5 double-deck KISS trains on the international transport exhibition TransCaspian. The new broad gauge electric multiple units will operate between the cities of the capital Baku and Sumgait. Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) has decided to buy KISS trains from Stadler as part of the program for the development of rail transport in Azerbaijan. The four car units will satisfy the growing demand for high-quality public transport and offer passengers great comfort in a bright and spacious interior, comfortable seats, full air conditioning, passenger information system, WiFi and other functions. The trains will have 396 seats, including 84 business class seats, and have a total capacity of carrying   919 passengers. Trains fulfi   all standards of the Azerbaijan Republic and will become the new standard for suburban rail transport in the country. The value of the deal totals to EUR 70 million. The delivery of all the units will be completed by January 2016, after which the 5 new vehicles will operate on the railway line between Baku and Sumgait. Stadler and ADY started negotiations about the modernization of passenger rail transport between Baku and Sumgait already back in 2014. The discussions also touched the possibility of presenting the first units already on the European Games, which Baku is hosting this year. In   order to make it possible, the production process of technically identical trains has been accelerated, by which measure Stadler   is able to deliver two units on a very short notice to ADY. Stadler will immediately start the training of train drivers in Minsk, however according to the agreement, during passenger operation in the first   months an instructor from Stadler will permanently stay in the driver’s cabin.