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  • Genoa starts trial of Hitachi Rail congestion monitoring system on AMT buses

    Hitachi Rail delivers web platform and application which allows AMT to monitor congestion on its services
    Italy, 9th June 2021 – AMT and Hitachi Rail are delighted to announce that both companies launched the trial of a congestion monitoring system on city buses in Genoa to ease mobility across the city.
    This state-of-the-art system provides live and up to date information on congestion

  • Hitachi Rail boosts maintenance offer as it completes acquisition of digital tech firm Perpetuum

    Investment in UK’s Perpetuum enhances Hitachi Rail’s digital train maintenance, using pioneering data analytics to help customers to improve the safety, availability and reliability of their fleets The solution increases the safe lifespan of parts, significantly reducing industrial waste and helps meet Hitachi’s UN Sustainability commitments As part of Hitachi Rail’s offering as a full service p

  • Hitachi Rail Awarded up to $2.2 Billion Contract with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for 8000-series Railcars

    Hitachi Rail awarded up to $2.2 billion contract with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for 8000-series trains. Hitachi will manufacture the carbody structure, perform the equipment installation and will do the final assembly in the region, creating new U.S. skilled trades' jobs. The initial pilot vehicles for @WMATA are expected to be delivered in 2024. www.hitachirail.com/careers

  • Hitachi Rail awarded contract by Trenitalia for the integrated logistic support on the Frecciarossa high-speed fleet

    Further recognition of Hitachi Rail wide experience in the high-speed rail sector Availability and delivery of materials within 48 hours increases the efficiency of the high-speed operations
    10 March, 2021 – Hitachi Rail SpA announced today the signing of a contract with Trenitalia for the integrated logistic support of the ETR 500 - Frecciarossa high-speed fleet of 59 trains.
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  • Hitachi Rail digitaliserer 140 km jernbanelinje som forbinder Sverige og Norge i nord

    • Hitachi Rail skal sammen med det svenske Trafikverket oppgradere den første linjen i det svenske jernbanenettet til ERTMS.
    • Det nasjonale oppgraderingsprogrammet starter med Malmbanen, som går fra den norsk-svenske grensen til Luleå havn.
    • Kontrakten innebærer leveranse av Hitachis ERTMS Level 2-mark system på den 140 km lange linjen mellom Gällivare og Boden.
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  • Hitachi Rail digitaliserar 14 mil av Malmbanan mellan Gällivare och Boden, benämnt styrområde Polcirkeln

    • Hitachi Rail kommer tillsammans med Trafikverket och som ett led i ERTMS-utbyggnaden arbeta med den första stora implementationen av det nya ERTMS-systemet i Sverige.
    • Arbetet med det nationella programmet för järnvägsdigitalisering börjar med moderniseringen av den viktiga Malmbanan som utgör förutsättning för transporterna av malm till hamnarna i Narvik och Luleå.
    • Kontraktet innefatta

  • Hitachi Rail to accelerate rail digitalization in Sweden

    • Hitachi Rail engages alongside Trafikverket in the first line part of the ERTMS roll out deployment on the Swedish core railway network.
    • National program starts with the modernization of the vital line Malmbanan that links the Norwegian border and harbor in Luleå.
    • Hitachi Rail will supply the ERTMS level 2 technology and related equipment along 140km, the third section of

  • Hitachi Rail successfully tests first battery-powered tram

    Battery-powered tram offers major benefits of requiring no overhead wires or other electrified infrastructure – saving on costs and visual impact On-board batteries allow energy to be additionally recovered during braking Trial in Florence aims to allow mobility firm to offer battery-trams globally Tram adds to the growing list of battery products being developed as Hitachi puts decarbonisation an

  • Hitachi and Eversholt Rail to develop GWR intercity battery hybrid train – offering fuel savings of more than 20%

    Batteries replacing an engine to cut fuel usage and reduce carbon emissions First time a modern UK intercity train, in passenger service, will use alternative fuel Tri-mode train can improve air quality and reduce noise across South West route’s non-electrified stations
    In a UK-first, Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at bringing battery power – and fue

  • ​Hitachi Rail investit dans les technologies de transport Hyperloop et signe en tant que fournisseur de technologie

    Hitachi Rail et HyperloopTT s’associent pour développer une technologie de pointe dans le domaine de la signalisation ferroviaire et des systèmes de gestion et contrôle du trafic.
    La technologie de signalisation ERTMS d’Hitachi Rail sera intégrée aux systèmes d’HyperloopTT pour gérer et automatiser les capsules hyperloop voyageant à des vitesses pouvant atteindre 1 200 Km/h (760 MPH).
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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

  • ​Hitachi Rail to acquire railway technology firm Perpetuum to accelerate UK digitisation strategy

    Japanese mobility firm to purchase UK technology company in move to advance and digitise its global train maintenance programme Perpetuum’s technology could cut delays and improve reliability of thousands of passenger services across the world Southampton-based firm, including all 73 staff, to be integrated within Hitachi’s railway business of more than 12,000 employees across 38 countries
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