Electromagnetic double armature relay with - an excitation coil having a longitudinal axis with a first and a second end, - a first yoke that is placed at the first end of the excitation coil and a second yoke that is placed at the second end of the excitation coil, wherein the yoke (17, 19) has two limbs from which the first extends substantially parallel and the second respectively at an angle with the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, - the first limb of the first yoke serves as a support for a first armature and the first limb of the second yoke as a support for a second armature and - the second limb of the first yoke serves as a pole face for the second armature and the second limb of the second yoke as a pole face for the first armature, - a first armature that is placed swivellable on the first limb of the first yoke by means of a first retaining means, - a second armature that is placed swivellable on the first limb of the second yoke by means of a second retaining means, - a first ridge that cooperates with the first armature and that is movable to and fro substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, - a second ridge that cooperates with the second armature and that is also movable to and fro substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, wherein the first and the second ridge are placed opposite on the pole faces of the excitation coil, - at least two contact bridges from which each one is removably placed with a first end in the first ridge and with the second end in the second ridge and comprises two contact rivets oriented in opposite directions and - fixed contacts that are placed opposite the contact rivets of the contact bridge, wherein two fixed contacts are in contact in currentless rest position with the contact rivets of a first contact bridge and the remaining fixed contacts come into contact with the contact rivets opposite to them of the remaining contact bridges, characterized in that - both yokes (17, 19) and armatures (33, 35) are placed in such a manner that both ridges (45, 47) describe opposite translatory movements. - an excitation coil having a longitudinal axis with a first and a second end, - a first yoke that is placed at the first end of the excitation coil and a second yoke that is placed at the second end of the excitation coil, wherein the yoke (17, 19) has two limbs from which the first extends substantially parallel and the second respectively at an angle with the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, - the first limb of the first yoke serves as a support for a first armature and the first limb of the second yoke as a support for a second armature and - the second limb of the first yoke serves as a pole face for the second armature and the second limb of the second yoke as a pole face for the first armature, - a first armature that is placed swivellable on the first limb of the first yoke by means of a first retaining means, - a second armature that is placed swivellable on the first limb of the second yoke by means of a second retaining means, - a first ridge that cooperates with the first armature and that is movable to and fro substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, - a second ridge that cooperates with the second armature and that is also movable to and fro substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the excitation coil, wherein the first and the second ridge are placed opposite on the pole faces of the excitation coil, - at least two contact bridges from which each one is removably placed with a first end in the first ridge and with the second end in the second ridge and comprises two contact rivets oriented in opposite directions and - fixed contacts that are placed opposite the contact rivets of the contact bridge, wherein two fixed contacts are in contact in currentless rest position with the contact rivets of a first contact bridge and the remaining fixed contacts come into contact with the contact rivets opposite to them of the remaining contact bridges, - both yokes (17, 19) and armatures (33, 35) are placed in such a manner that both ridges (45, 47) describe opposite translatory movements.