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  • Hitachi Rail Invests in Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Signs as Technology Provider

    Hitachi Rail and HyperloopTT partner in developing cutting edge technology for signalling traffic management and control systems
    Hitachi Rail’s ERTMS signaling technology will be integrated with HyperloopTT systems to manage and automate hyperloop capsules traveling at speeds up to 760 MPH (1200 KMH)
    December 8, 2020 – Hitachi Rail today announced a technology partnership with Hyperloop Tran

  • Nuevo Monorriel de Panamá de $883 millones de Hitachi cruza el Canal de Panamá

    Los gigantes de la movilidad mundial Hitachi Rail y Mitsubishi Corp entregarán la Línea 3 del Metro de Panamá La línea de monorriel elevada de 25 km reducirá la congestión del centro urbano y cruzará el Canal de Panamá antes de atravesar un terreno montañoso empinado El proyecto presenta trenes que usan energía regenerativa y 14 estaciones nuevas
    Ciudad de Panamá, 30 de Octubre de 2020 — Hita

  • Hitachi Rail's $883m Monorail Project Crosses Panama Canal

    Global mobility giants Hitachi, Hitachi Rail and Mitsubishi Corp. will deliver Metro de Panama’s Line 3. The 25 km elevated line will reduce inner city congestion and tackle the region’s steep mountainous terrain. Hitachi's trains will be equipped with a B-CHOP system that harnesses re-generative power. The USD $883m Line 3 project will also include 14 new stations when it opens in mid-2025.

  • Hitachi Rail’s $798m Digital Train Control Upgrade for BART to Increase Capacity between San Francisco and Oakland by 30%

    BART selects Hitachi's CBTC train control technology for increased capacity between San Francisco and Oakland A key pillar of BART’s comprehensive USD $3.5b Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project, Hitachi Rail’s CBTC system will enable BART to meet the projected demand of 30,000+ Transbay passengers per hour at peak and includes options that could extend the system to Silicon Valley.

  • Hitachi Rail celebrates five years of train building in the North East

    Thursday 3rd September marks the five year anniversary of Hitachi Rail officially opening its state-of-the-art train manufacturing factory in Newton Aycliffe. From the empty shell that was opened by then Prime Minister David Cameron, the team has built 192 trains over the last five years that are now in service.

  • Hitachi and Bombardier awarded contract to supply 23 very high-speed Frecciarossa trains to Trenitalia for operation by ILSA on routes in Spain

    Hitachi Rail SpA and Bombardier Transportation announced today that they have signed a contract with Italy’s primary train operator Trenitalia to supply 23 Frecciarossa 1000 very high-speed (VHS) trains for the new Intermodalidad de Levante (ILSA) rail operation, a joint venture established by Trenitalia and Operador Ferroviario de Levante SL. The contract value is around 800 million euro ($ 943 m