# BLS RABe 528 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BLS_RABe_528 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BLS_RABe_528.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLS_RABe_528 > Source revision: 1293546328 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Swiss passenger trainset BLS RABe 528 BLS No. 105 at Burgdorf in 2022 Second class seating area In service 2021–present Manufacturer Stadler Rail Number built 58 Fleet numbers 101–130 (RegioExpress) 201–228 (S-Bahn) Capacity 275 seated + 200 standees Operator BLS AG Specifications Train length 104,900 mm (344.2 ft) Width 2,880 mm (9.45 ft) Height 4,260 mm (13.98 ft) Articulated sections 6 Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Electric system 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC UIC classification Bo’Bo’2’2'2’Bo’Bo’ Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Notes/references [1] The **BLS RABe 528**, also known as **MIKA**,[a] is a [class](/source/Swiss_locomotive_and_railcar_classification) of passenger [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) manufactured by [Stadler Rail](/source/Stadler_Rail) for [BLS AG](/source/BLS_AG). It is a derivative of the [Stadler FLIRT](/source/Stadler_FLIRT) and began entering service in 2021. It is comparable to the [Traverso](/source/SOB_Traverso) of [Südostbahn](/source/S%C3%BCdostbahn). ## History [BLS AG](/source/BLS_AG) ordered 58 trainsets from [Stadler Rail](/source/Stadler_Rail) in 2017 at a cost of [CHF](/source/Swiss_franc) 650 million. BLS planned to use the trains on [Bern S-Bahn](/source/Bern_S-Bahn) services and on longer [RegioExpress](/source/RegioExpress) services.[3] The RABe 528 will replace locomotive-hauled [Einheitswagen III](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Einheitswagen_III&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einheitswagen_III)] coaches and the [RBDe 565](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BLS_RBDe_4/4&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLS_RBDe_4/4)] and [RBDe 565](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EBT_RBDe_4/4_II&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBT_RBDe_4/4_II)] multiple units.[4] The first trains entered service on 10 May 2021 on the [InterRegio](/source/InterRegio) 66 between [Bern](/source/Bern_railway_station) and [Neuchâtel](/source/Neuch%C3%A2tel_railway_station).[5] ## Design Each formation is composed of six cars, with a maximum seating capacity of 275. They can accommodate another 200 standees. Altogether the formation is 104,900 mm (344 ft 1+15⁄16 in) long. Cars are 2,880 mm (9 ft 5+3⁄8 in) wide and 4,260 mm (13 ft 11+11⁄16 in) tall. The design speed is 160 km/h (99 mph). There are different internal layouts for longer-distance trains compared to [S-Bahn](/source/S-Bahn) trains but they are mechanically identical.[1] ## Naming RABe 528 119 is named after Domodossola, Italy It is common customs for Swiss railway companies to name their locomotives (e.g. [SBB Re 620](/source/SBB_Re_620), [BLS Re 465](/source/SBB_Re_460#BLS_Re_465)) and [MUs](/source/Multiple_unit) (e.g. [SBB RABe 501](/source/SBB_RABe_501), [SOB RABe 526](/source/S%C3%BCdostbahn#Naming), [BLS RABe 515](/source/BLS_RABe_515#Naming), [BLS RABe 525](/source/BLS_RABe_525#Named_units)). Ten BLS RABe 528 are named after [communes](/source/Communes_of_Switzerland) in the [Swiss cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Bern](/source/Canton_of_Bern), [Lucerne](/source/Canton_of_Lucerne) and [Neuchâtel](/source/Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel), while two additional ones are named after [communes](/source/Communes_of_Italy) in the [Italian state](/source/Regions_of_Italy) of [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont). Each train bears the commune's [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) (COA) below the driver's window. The list below contains only named trainsets with their respective number (№).[6][7] As of 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BLS_RABe_528&action=edit), RABe 528 110 has a special livery of [Kambly](/source/Kambly).[8] № COA Name № COA Name № COA Name 528 101 Luzern 528 114 Frutigen 528 120 Wimmis 528 104 Entlebuch 528 012 Brig-Glis 528 122 Erlenbach im Simmental 528 110 Trubschachen 528 118 Commune di Varzo 528 123 Boltigen 528 111 La Chaux-de-Fonds 528 119 Città di Domodossola 528 202 Neuenegg ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [German](/source/German_language): *moderner, innovativer, kompakter Allroundzug*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'modern, innovative, compact all-round train'[2] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railvolution_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railvolution_1-1) ["New BLS FLIRT Unveiled"](https://www.railvolution.net/news/new-bls-flirt-unveiled). *Railvolution*. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** BLS (29 November 2022). ["Charterzüge: RABe 528 «MIKA» - Charter & Flotte"](https://www.bls.ch/de/freizeit-und-ferien/charter/flotte-rabe-528-mika). *BLS* (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mega-Deal der Privatbahn - BLS kauft Stadler-Züge für 650 Millionen"](https://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/bls-kauft-stadler-zuege-fuer-650-millionen). *[Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen](/source/Schweizer_Radio_und_Fernsehen)* (in German). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** BLS (3 August 2016). ["Rollmaterialbeschaffung - Neue Züge für sorgloses Reisen - BLS AG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200929113337/https://www.bls.ch/de/unternehmen/projekte-und-hintergruende/rollmaterialbeschaffung). *BLS* (in German). Archived from [the original](https://www.bls.ch/de/unternehmen/projekte-und-hintergruende/rollmaterialbeschaffung) on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** BLS (12 August 2016). ["BLS nimmt erste MIKA-Züge in Betrieb – 04.05.2021 – BLS AG"](https://www.bls.ch/de/unternehmen/medien/medienmitteilungen/2021/05-04-einfuehrung-mika). *BLS* (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["BLS RABe 528.1 "MIKA""](http://www.juergs.ch/eisenbahn/triebzuege/rabe-528-1/) (in German). juergs.ch. Retrieved 21 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["BLS RABe 528.2 "MIKA""](http://www.juergs.ch/eisenbahn/triebzuege/rabe-528-2/) (in German). juergs.ch. Retrieved 21 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["RegioExpress Kambly train"](https://www.bls.ch/en/fahren/unterwegs-mit/bahn/regionalverkehr-kambly-zug). [BLS](/source/BLS_AG). Retrieved 21 January 2025. ## External links - Media related to [BLS RABe 528](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BLS_RABe_528) at Wikimedia Commons - [RABe 528 – «MIKA» – The future has begun](https://www.bls.ch/en/unternehmen/ueber-uns/flotte/flotte-rabe-528-mika) - [Technical drawing](https://www.bls.ch/-/media/bls/pdf/uebrige-pdfs/flotte/typenskizze-rabe528-mika.pdf?la=en&vs=1) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BLS RABe 528](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLS_RABe_528) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLS_RABe_528?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.