The pendulum stand-up seat is a flexible, electronically controlled seating concept for local trains that allows rapid adaptation to temporarily changing capacity requirements. Thanks to an innovative swivel kinematic combined with a remote-controlled locking mechanism, the single-arm backrest can be swiveled around the seat surface or locked in a vertical position. This allows to generate standing seats, with more passenger capacity or flexibly orientable seats with more comfort or coupled bench seats by the push of a button in the cockpit.
Statement by the Jury
The Pendulum Seat is an intelligent solution to temporary capacity problems in local trains by allowing flexible adaptation to suit varying passenger numbers.
