Siemens wins Swiss train order worth $2.5 billion

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Swiss state railways SBB will purchase 116 commuter trains from Siemens (SIEGn.DE), opens new tab, awarding the German engineering group a contract worth 2 billion francs ($2.5 billion), it said on Friday. The contract includes options for 84 additional trains, SBB added. Get a daily digest of breaking business news straight to your inbox with the Reuters Business newsletter. Sign up here. The new trains are scheduled to enter service in the 2030s in the Zurich metropolitan area and western Switzerland. Siemens' Swiss rival Stadler Rail said it was a "great disappointment" that it wasn't awarded the contract.