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9 March 2022 10:30

RFI awards Hitachi Rail €500m framework agreement for ERTMS digital signalling on 700km of the Italian railway

Framework agreement means trains from across Europe will be able to operate on Italian lines without interruption €500m deal is first technological project to be financed by Italy’s National Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PNRR) Framework agreement will be delivered by a partnership including Hitachi Rail, Alstom Ferroviaria and Ceit
Framework lead
Hitachi Rail has signed a €500 million

1 March 2022 07:30

Hitachi Rail’s digital sensors to spot track faults, cut rail disruption and improve safety

Hitachi Rail and its subsidiary, Perpetuum, have been awarded a contract by Network Rail to develop the first real-time digital solution that monitors, and eventually predicts, sections of track that affect ride quality and require maintenance.

16 February 2022 10:32

Hitachi Rail digitaliserar Infranords gula underhållståg med ett nytt signalsystem ombord

Hitachi Rail har tecknat ett nytt avtal om att installera ny digital signalteknik ombord på två underhållståg som drivs av det svenska järnvägsunderhållsföretaget Infranord. Digitaliseringen av tågen kommer hjälpa Infranord i deras arbete med underhåll av järnvägsnätet i hela Norden.

16 February 2022 10:28

Hitachi Rail to digitise Infranord’s yellow maintenance trains with on-board signalling system

Hitachi Rail has signed a contract to install new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the region.

8 February 2022 10:46

14 new trains for Genoa metro

Genoa, 8th February 2022 – Hitachi Rail will supply the Ligurian capital Municipality with 14 new generation trains equipped with the onboard systems necessary for the correct operation on the Genoa Network. The investment amounts to €70 million. The agreement was recently signed by AMT, acting on the basis of a mandate by the Genoa Municipality, beneficiary of the state financing.
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3 February 2022 13:00

Hitachi Rail’s digital interlocking passes major milestone for Germany’s Fast-Track Programme

Test campaign witnessed by Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority passed successfully Hitachi Rail’s technology can now be used help Deutsche Bahn digitise and improve the German rail network Collaborative project was carried out at Hitachi’s laboratory in Munich
Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority has witnessed a series of functional and operational tests

3 February 2022 13:00

Digitales Stellwerk von Hitachi Rail erreicht wichtigen Meilenstein für deutsches Schnellläuferprogramm

Tests wurden im Beisein der Deutschen Bahn und des deutschen Eisenbahn-Bundesamts erfolgreich absolviert Technologie von Hitachi Rail kann der Deutschen Bahn nun helfen, das deutsche Schienennetz zu digitalisieren und zu verbessern Gemeinschaftsprojekt wurde im Hitachi-Labor in München durchgeführt
Die Deutsche Bahn und das Eisenbahn-Bundesamt haben einer Reihe von Funktions- und Betriebste

24 January 2022 10:31

RATP renews Hitachi Rail’s contract for the maintenance of Paris’ Metro and tramway networks

The contract worth €33m is a continuation of Hitachi Rail’s historic partnership of more than 100 years with the Paris metro Since 1913, Hitachi Rail has provided RATP with comprehensive, uninterrupted maintenance services which today ensures the 24/7 availability of daily transport for millions of passengers in Ile-de-France.
A major player in the global rail industry, Hitachi Rail helps its

24 January 2022 10:30

La RATP renouvelle sa confiance à Hitachi Rail pour assurer la maintenance de ses réseaux de métro et tramway

Le contrat d’un montant d’environ 33M€, s’inscrit dans la continuité d’un partenariat historique de plus de 100 ans avec le métro parisien.
Hitachi Rail fournit à la RATP, des services de maintenance complets et ininterrompus depuis 1913, assurant ainsi la disponibilité 24h/24 et 7j/7 des transports quotidiens pour des millions de franciliens.
Acteur majeur de l’industrie ferroviaire mondia

Autonomous metro train that serves Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University

19 January 2022 08:00

Hitachi Rail awarded contract to operate and maintain Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University autonomous metro in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Powering sustainable connectivity for 60,000 students Further recognition of Hitachi Rail as a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions
Hitachi Rail announced today that it has signed a €72.5 million contract with Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University to operate and maintain the autonomous metro system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the next three years.

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Example of the sensors included in Hitachi Rail & IMT's fully digital freight monitoring services

13 January 2022 08:00

Hitachi Rail partners exclusively with Intermodal Telematics to offer a digital solution to improve rail freight efficiency and safety

Exclusive Intermodal Telematics partnership establishes Hitachi’s full digital freight monitoring service The Netherlands based company is the market leader in the development of monitoring sensors and telematic solutions for freight railcars and containers Partnership will complement Hitachi’s acquisition of Perpetuum, enabling it to monitor freight wagons and cargo in a complete fashion in rea

22 December 2021 10:37

Nordic Re-Finance Trains across Scandinavia to benefit from new on-board signalling technology ERTMS+STM delivered by Hitachi Rail

Hitachi Rail will roll out European standard ERTMS on-board technology to Nordic Re-Finance’s Scandinavian train fleet Introduction of Hitachi’s leading technology continues firm’s support for modernisation and digitisation of Scandanvia’s railways
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a new contract by Nordic Re-Finance to upgrade the signalling systems of the TMe fleet of locomotives operating in S