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{{Short description|Electric multiple unit produced by Škoda Transportation}}
{{Infobox train
| name = Škoda 7Ev
| image = File:ČD Class 641 in Adamov.JPG
| caption = Škoda 7Ev electric multiple unit train
| coupling = [[Scharfenberg coupler|Scharfenberg]]
| multipleworking = Up to 4 units
| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}<br />([[standard gauge]])<br />{{Track gauge|1520mm}}<br />([[Russian gauge]])
| manufacturer = [[Škoda Transportation]]
| yearconstruction = 2011–
| numberconstruction = 155
| numberservice = 160
| weight = {{convert|106| - |242|t|lb|-3}}
| formation = 2 to 6-car
| capacity = 147–400 seats
| trainlength = {{convert|52.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (2-car)<br />{{convert|79.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (3-car)<br />{{convert|105.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (4-car)<br />{{convert|132.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (5-car)<br />{{convert|159.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (6-car)
| width = {{convert|2.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|3.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skoda.cz/en/products/single-deck-electric-units/detail/|title = Skoda Transportation a.s.}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|4.26|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| lowfloor = 65%
| platformheight = {{convert|550|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| maxspeed = {{convert|160|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = {{convert|1360|-|2720|kW|abbr=on}}
| electricsystem = 3&nbsp;kV DC<br />25&nbsp;kV 50&nbsp;Hz AC
| collectionmethod = Pantograph
| uicclass = Bo'2'+2'Bo'<br />Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'<br />Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+2'Bo'<br />Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'
}}
'''Škoda 7Ev''' is an [[electric multiple unit]] produced by [[Škoda Transportation]]. The trainset was developed at the order of the [[České dráhy]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Škoda představuje elektrickou jednotku 7Ev RegioPanter|url=http://www.zelpage.cz/zpravy/8389|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>
Multiple variants of unit were developed, ranging from 2-car unit to 5-car unit.<ref>[http://www.skoda.cz/en/products/electric-multiple-units/single-deck-electric-unit/Contents.3/0/1C1AC7FD05FF8E3908FC1773803F5A21/resource.pdf Škoda Transportation: Single deck electric unit RegioPanter]</ref> At the end of the 2023, a total of 315 Škoda 7Ev or derived cars are in operation and in production.
== Operators ==
=== České dráhy / Czech Railways ===
==== RegioPanter ====
The [[České dráhy]] ordered 3 different variants of trainsets in 2011. The first order consisted of 12 units of class 440 (3-car, 241 seats), 3 units of class 640 (3-car, 241 seats) and 4 units of class 650 (2-car, 147 seats). First five units entered service in September 2012. Then came several more orders. Škoda Transportation currently producing another 50 units of improved class 650 marked 650.2 and also 60 units of class 640.2.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-29|title=[CZ / Expert] Škoda to supply 31 EMUs to České dráhy – option for 19 more|url=https://railcolornews.com/2019/03/29/cz-expert-skoda-to-supply-31-emus-to-ceske-drahy-option-for-19-more/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Railcolor News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title=Škoda vyhrála velkou zakázku na elektrické jednotky pro České dráhy, dodá až 60 vlaků|url=https://zdopravy.cz/skoda-vyhrala-velkou-zakazku-na-elektricke-jednotky-pro-ceske-drahy-az-na-60-jednotek-65224/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref> In the Czech Republic, the train sets of the Czech Railways carrier are known as RegioPanter.
All 440 class units have been upgraded in 2021–2022 to multi-system class 640.1 due to gradual switching to AC traction system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-08|title=Proměnu RegioPanterů na dvousystémové provede Škoda Transportation, úprava 12 jednotek přijde na 287 milionů|url=https://zdopravy.cz/promenu-regiopanteru-na-dvousystemove-provede-skoda-transportation-uprava-12-jednotek-prijde-na-287-milionu-53293/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref> This upgrade were made by [[Škoda Transportation]].
In 2020, one 650 class unit was tested on the [[Tábor–Bechyně railway]]. The reason was to verify compatibility with small arc radii due to possible future deployment on this railway.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=Testovací Panter se přesunul z Lipenky na Bechyňku, stráví tam dva dny|url=https://zdopravy.cz/testovaci-panter-se-presunul-z-lipenky-na-bechynku-stravi-tam-dva-dny-64370/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Czech Raildays 2012, ČD RegioPanter, 440 009-8 (03).jpg|RegioPanter at Czech Raildays 2012
File:ČD Class 440, Hradec Kralové hlavní nadraží.webm|Škoda 7Ev at the station [[Hradec Králové]]
File:Regiopanter in the paint of the Pilsen region.jpg|Coupled units 650 in the paint of the [[Plzeň Region]]
File:Two coupled RegioPanters in Vranovice.jpg|Coupled units class 650 and 640 in [[Vranovice (Brno-Country District)|Vranovice]]
File:Czech Raildays 2013, ČD RegioPanter, 650.003 (23).jpg|Driver's cab, class 650
File:Czech Raildays 2013, ČD RegioPanter, 650.003 (10).jpg|Interior of ČD Class 650
File:Czech Raildays 2013, ČD RegioPanter, 650.003 (14).jpg|Interior of ČD Class 650 (low-floor section)
</gallery>
==== InterPanter ====
In 2015–16 were built 14 units Škoda 10Ev for fast train lines, which are use on routes [[Brno]]–[[Prague]] and [[Brno]]–[[Břeclav]]–[[Olomouc]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-06|title=Škoda delivers final InterPanter EMU to ČD|url=https://www.railjournal.com/rolling-stock/koda-delivers-final-interpanter-emu-to-d/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=International Railway Journal}}</ref> The České dráhy use the brand name InterPanter for these units. InterPanter units have fewer doors, more luggage and bicycle space and a vending machine with snacks.
[[File:650 002, Чехия, Южночешский край, станция Ческе-Будеёвице (Trainpix 118569).jpg|thumb|RegioPanter in České Budějovice]]
[[File:Regiopanter 651 220 Jindřichův Hradec.jpg|thumb|650.2 class RegioPanter in Jidřichův Hradec]]
<gallery>
File:InterPanter and RegioPanter in Vranovice.jpg|InterPanter & RegioPanter in Vranovice
File:InterPanter in Pardubice.jpg|ČD Class 660.1 in [[Pardubice]]
File:InterPanter in Ústí nad Orlicí.jpg|ČD Class 660.1 in [[Ústí nad Orlicí]]
File:InterPanter, first class section.jpg|First class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)
File:InterPanter, low floor second class section.jpg|Second class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)
</gallery>
=== Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (Slovakia) ===
In 2018 [[Škoda Transportation]] in consortium with [[ŽOS Trnava]] won contract with [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko]] to supply 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units. The contract included the [[Option contract|option]] for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ltd|first=DVV Media International|title=ZSSK awards EMU contract|language=en|work=Railway Gazette|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/zssk-awards-emu-contract.html?sword_list%5B%5D=trnava&no_cache=1|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RegioPantery na Slovensko - K-REPORT český dopravní server|url=https://www.k-report.net/aktuality/regiopantery-na-slovensko/|access-date=2018-06-02|website=www.k-report.net|language=cs}}</ref> First unit entered service on 1 December 2020 on the Žilina–Čadca–Zwardoń line.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=Na Slovensku začaly jezdit nové Pantery, poprvé se vydaly do Polska|url=https://zdopravy.cz/na-slovensku-zacaly-jezdit-nove-pantery-poprve-se-vydaly-do-polska-67735/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref>
[[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko]] ordered in August 2021 from [[Škoda Transportation]] another nine trains for Košice region. There is also a purchase option for 11 additional trains. EMUs will enter service in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=Regionálne trate východného Slovenska sa dočkajú nových súprav za 76 miliónov eur|url=https://www.zssk.sk/aktuality/regionalne-trate-vychodneho-slovenska-sa-dockaju-novych-suprav-za-76-milionov-eur/|website=ZSSK}}</ref><gallery>
File:661.011 ZSSK, Trenčín.jpg|Class 661 in Trenčín
File:Two Panters ZSSK in Žilina.jpg|EMUs class 660 and 661 in Žilina
File:661.011 ZSSK in Trenčín.jpg|661.011 in Trenčín
File:661.011 ZSSK in Žilina.jpg|Chassis covers at EMU class 661
File:Interior of EMU class 661 ZSSK (2).jpg|Interior of class 661 ZSSK
File:Low floor section of EMU class 661 ZSSK.jpg|Low floor section of class 661 ZSSK
File:Interior of EMU class 661 ZSSK (1).jpg|Interior of class 661 ZSSK
</gallery>
=== Vivi (Latvia) ===
[[Škoda Transportation]] won the tender of the Latvian passenger rail company [[Vivi (rail transit)|Vivi]] (formerly branded as ''Pasažieru vilciens'') to supply 32 electric multiple units for suburban lines starting in [[Riga Central Station|Riga]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Škoda signs Latvian EMU contract|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/koda-signs-latvian-emu-contract/54293.article|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Railway Gazette International|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ŠKODA VAGONKA WON A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC TRAINS FOR LATVIA {{!}} Škoda Transportation a.s.|url=https://www.skoda.cz/en/skoda-vagonka-won-a-contract-for-the-supply-of-electric-trains-for-latvia/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=www.skoda.cz|language=en}}</ref> Units of the 16Ev model with 436 seats (4 cars), the {{Track gauge|1520 mm|al=on}}, wide carbody, dual system equipment (3&nbsp;kV DC and 25&nbsp;kV AC) and top speed up to {{Cvt|160|km/h}} were expected be delivered in 2022–23, however delays caused the deadline to shift to 2023–2024. The first unit began regular services in December 2023 and all units are expected to be delivered by the end of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos: New electric trains welcome passengers |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/15.12.2023-photos-latvias-new-electric-trains-welcome-passengers.a535541/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=eng.lsm.lv |language=en}}</ref><gallery>
File:16EV-0002 Rīgas Pasažieru stacijā.jpg|A 16ev at [[Riga Central Station]]
File:16EV-0010 salons (2).jpg|2-seat rows and information screen near cabin
File:16EV-0018 salons.jpg|Low-floor section with the bathroom module visible on the left
File:Škoda 16EV-0002 salons.jpg|3-seat row near cabin
</gallery>
=== South Moravian Region (Czech Republic) ===
In 2019 [[South Moravian Region]] in [[Czech Republic]] selected [[Škoda Transportation]] as the supplier of 37 electrical units for suburban transport of Brno.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-23|title=Škoda awarded South Moravian Region EMU order|url=https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/skoda-awarded-south-moravian-region-emu-order/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=International Railway Journal|language=en}}</ref> There will be 31 4-car units with 333 seats and 6 2-cars units with 146 seats. The units will be owned by the region and leased to carriers. The trainsets will be named Moravia after the very first locomotive, which arrived in Brno in 1838.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-20|title=Magenta a bílá. Jihomoravští radní vybrali podobu nových vlaků Moravia|url=https://zdopravy.cz/magenta-a-bila-jihomoravsti-radni-vybrali-podobu-novych-vlaku-moravia-47250/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Steamer : Lokomotiva Moravia / The locomotive "Moravia"|url=http://www.steamer.cz/mod_mor.html|access-date=2020-06-19|website=www.steamer.cz}}</ref> The individual units are named after wine varieties. The design of the units was introduced in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Obrazem: Jihomoravský kraj doladil interiér svých nových elektrických jednotek|url=https://zdopravy.cz/obrazem-jihomoravsky-kraj-doladil-interier-svych-novych-elektrickych-jednotek-60995/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Zdopravy.cz|language=cs}}</ref><gallery>
File:EMU class 530 "Moravia".jpg|EMU class 530 "Moravia" in Brno
File:Front part of EMU class 530 "Moravia".jpg|Front part of EMU class 530 "Moravia"
File:EMU class 530 "Moravia" with name "Pálava".jpg|EMU class 530 "Moravia" with name "Pálava"
File:Interior of EMU class 530 "Moravia".jpg|Interior of EMU class 530 "Moravia"
File:551 006-0 Brno, dolní nádraží.jpg|"Moravia" class 550 in Brno, dolní nádraží
</gallery>
=== Elron (Estonia) ===
In October 2020, the [[Estonia]]n state-owned railway operator [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] announced to order six  electric units with option to order 10 more, which totals to 16 units. Units would go to operation in the second half of 2024 and run mainly the Tallinn–Tartu line.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Škoda winner in Elron procurement for six new trains in 2024|url=https://news.err.ee/1152543/skoda-winner-in-elron-procurement-for-six-new-trains-in-2024|access-date=2020-10-29|website=ERR.ee|language=en}}</ref> They would operate the country's passenger train system next to 38 [[Stadler FLIRT]] units.
===Uzbekistan Railways===
In 2023, Škoda sold 30 trains for €320 million to [[Uzbek Railways|Uzbekistan Railways]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/regiopanter-emus-for-uzbekistan | title=RegioPanter EMUs for Uzbekistan }}</ref>
===Bulgarian State Railways===
In 2024, Škoda won a contract for 511.4 million lev from the Bulgarian transport ministry to supply 20 electric units, as well as staff training, and 15 years of maintenance.<ref>{{cite web |title=BTA :: Skoda Consortium to Supply 20 Multiple Train Units |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/723720-skoda-consortium-to-supply-20-multiple-train-units |website=Bulgarian News Agency |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>
===RegioJet (Czech Republic)===
In May 2024, [[RegioJet]] awarded Škoda a contract to supply 15 two-car and 8 three-car units, totaling 23 units, for 3.5 billion [[Czech koruna|CZK]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RegioPanter EMUs for RegioJet |url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/regiopanter-emus-for-regiojet |website=Railvolution |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Škoda Group will deliver 23 electric units to RegioJet |url=https://www.skodagroup.com/press-release/skoda-group-will-deliver-23-electric-units-to-regiojet |website=Škoda Group |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref> These units are to be operated on train lines U1, U2, U3, U32, U51 and U54 in the [[Ústí nad Labem Region]] by December 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Škoda Group to supply RegioJet with 23 new electric units |url=https://www.railtech.com/all/2024/05/16/skoda-group-to-supply-regiojet-with-23-new-electric-units/ |website=RailTech.com |date=16 May 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RegioJet orders Škoda EMUs |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/regiojet-orders-koda-emus/66532.article |website=Railway Gazette International |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
== Cancelled contracts ==
=== National Express ===
In 2015 [[National Express Germany]] won a 12-year contract to operate [[Nuremberg S-Bahn]] services from December 2018. Its bid included 38 5-car 7Ev trainsets owned by a leasing company.<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/national-express-selected-for-nuernberg-s-bahn-operating-contract.html Railway Gazette: National Express selected for Nürnberg S-Bahn operating contract]</ref> The total value of the contract would have exceeded [[euro|€]]380 million.<ref>[http://www.skoda.cz/en/press-room/news/skoda-wins-the-largest-czech-engineering-order-in-germany/ Škoda Transportation: Škoda wins the largest Czech engineering order in Germany]</ref> However, in 2016 National Express pulled out of the bid and order was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-10-25|title=National Express pulls out of Nürnberg S-Bahn bidding|language=en|work=Railway Gazette|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/national-express-pulls-out-of-nuernberg-s-bahn-bidding.html|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-03-30|title=Nürnberg S-Bahn EMU contract signed|language=en|work=Railway Gazette|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/europe/single-view/view/s-bahn-nuernberg-emu-contract-signed.html?sword_list%5B%5D=national&sword_list%5B%5D=express&sword_list%5B%5D=%C5%A1koda&no_cache=1|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>
== Fleet details ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Owner
! Class
! Image
! Type
! Trademark
! Number built
! Capacity
! Electric systems
!Production
|-
| rowspan="11" |{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic
| rowspan="7" |České dráhy
| 640
|[[File:Blansko_(DSC00552).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 7Ev
| rowspan="5" | RegioPanter
| 8
| rowspan="2" | 241 seats (3-car unit)
| rowspan="7" | 3 kV DC<br/>25 kV 50&nbsp;Hz AC
|2012–2014
|-
| 640.1<br/>(440)
|[[File:18.05.13_Hradec_Králové_hl.n._440.008_(9018775775).jpg|100px]]
| 12
|2012–2014 (uprgrade 2021–2022)
|-
|640.2
|[[File:640.220 Lipník nad Bečvou.jpg|100px]]
|20Ev
|60 in production
|240 seats (3-car unit)
|2022–2024
|-
| 650
|[[File:RegioPanter_Ostrava.jpg|100px]]
| 7Ev
| 17
| 147 seats (2-car unit)
|2012–2018
|-
|650.2
|[[File:RegioPanter 650 204-1.jpg|100px]]
|15Ev
|25<br/>25 in production
|140 seats (2-car unit)
|2020–2024
|-
| 660.0
|[[File:InterPanter 660 002-7 Brno.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 10Ev
| rowspan="2" | InterPanter
| 4
| 200 seats (3-car unit)
| rowspan="2" |2015–2016
|-
| 660.1
|[[File:Jednotka 660 101-7 v Kutné Hoře během zkušební jízdy.jpg|100px]]
| 10
| 350 seats (5-car unit)
|-
| rowspan="2" |South Moravian Region
|550
| [[File:Vlak_MORAVIA.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]
| 19Ev
| rowspan="2" |Moravia
|6
|146 seats (2-car unit)
| rowspan="2" |25 kV 50&nbsp;Hz AC
| rowspan="2" |2022
|-
|530
|[[File:Moravialetovice.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]
| 18Ev
|31
|333 seats (4-car unit)
|-
| rowspan="2" | RegioJet
|
|
|
|
|15 ordered
|142 (2-car unit)
|rowspan="6" | 3 kV DC<br/>25 kV 50&nbsp;Hz AC
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|8 ordered
|228 (3-car unit)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia
| rowspan="2" |Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
|660
|[[File:Two Panters ZSSK in Žilina.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 14Ev
| rowspan="2" |Panter
|12 (14 in production)
|343 seats (4-car unit)
|2020–2021, 2023
|-
|661
|[[File:ZSSK 661.006, Svrčinovec.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]
|13
|247 seats (3-car unit)
|2020–2021
|-
|{{Flagicon|Latvia}} Latvia
|[[Pasažieru vilciens|Vivi]]
| 16EV
|[[File:Škoda_16Ev.jpg|alt=|100px]]
| 16Ev
|
|32
|400 seats (4-car unit)
|2022–2024
|-
|{{Flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia
|[[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]]
|
|
|21Ev
|InterPanter
|4 (12 in production)
|270 seats, including 48 First Class seats. The trains also have additional seats that are detachable during the summer season to accommodate more bicycles. (3-car unit)
|2024–2027
|-
| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan
| [[Uzbek Railways|Uzbekistan Railways]]
|
|
|
| RegioPanter
| 30 ordered
| 4-car units
|
| 2024–
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria
| [[Bulgarian State Railways|Bulgarian State Railways]]
|
|
|
|
| 20 ordered
| At least 300 seats
| 25 kV 50&nbsp;Hz AC
|}
== See also ==
* [[Škoda Works]]
* [[List of Škoda Transportation products]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|RegioPanter}}
* {{commons category-inline|InterPanter}}
* [http://skoda.cz/en/products/electric-multiple-units/single-deck-electric-unit/ RegioPanter on Škoda Transportation site] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.regiopanter.cz/ Official website of RegioPanter] {{in lang|cs}}
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