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Hitachi Rail provides an update on the schedule regarding the acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems business

TOKYO, Dec 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail’s planned acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business was announced in August 2021. Since that time, Hitachi Rail and Thales have been making steady progress towards securing the regulatory approvals necessary for the transaction to proceed, including achieving merger clearances in 9... » read more

Hitachi Rail wins major contract to deliver sustainable digital commuter railway in the Philippines

TOKYO, Nov 18, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract worth around 114bn JPY(1) (around 814m USD) called CP04 by the Philippine Government’s Department of Transportation to deliver Electrical & Mechanical Systems and Track Works, including digital signalling for the new commuter railway from Solis to Malolos... » read more

Hitachi Rail to Deliver New Trains to ATM for Metro Milan

MILAN, Nov 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ATM has awarded a EUR368m framework agreement for the manufacturing of new metro trains for the Milan metro, to Hitachi Rail. The award is part of ATM’s massive investment plan to deliver an increasingly sustainable and technologically advanced public transport system. New Trains for Metro... » read more

Hitachi Energy launches innovative oil-free and plug-and-play traction transformer

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Sep 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy today announced the launch of its innovative oil-free traction transformer RESIBLOC Rail, with integrated cooling system and voltages up to 25-kilovolt (kV), at InnoTrans, the international trade fair for rail transportation at the Berlin Messe in Germany happening from September 20-23, 2022.... » read more

Asia Pacific Rail Leaders to Gather in May for the First Time in More Than Three Years

BANGKOK, May 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Asia Pacific Rail 2022, the leading annual gathering of Asia Pacific’s rail leaders, will take place in Bangkok on 11-12 May 2022. After an absence of more than three years, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event marks the first time that the region’s rail... » read more

Hitachi Rail: 14 New Trains for Genoa Metro

GENOA, Italy, Feb 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – 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 EUR70 million. The agreement was recently signed by AMT, acting on the basis... » read more

Hitachi Rail’s Digital Interlocking Passes Major Milestone for Germany’s Fast-Track Programme

TOKYO, Feb 4, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority has witnessed a series of functional and operational tests that proved Hitachi Rail’s capability to adapt its digital interlocking product to German specifications and standards. The move represents a major step towards Hitachi Rail entering the German... » read more

Hitachi Rail Awarded Contract to Operate and Maintain Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University Autonomous System in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan 20, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail announced today that it has signed a 72.5 million EUR 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. Autonomous metro system in Riyadh, Saudi... » read more

Hitachi Rail Partners Exclusively with Intermodal Telematics to Offer a Digital Solution to Improve Rail Freight Efficiency and Safety

London, UK, Jan 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail and Intermodal Telematics (IMT) have agreed an exclusive long-term partnership that will add IMT’s pioneering monitoring sensors to Hitachi’s existing digital freight service. The agreement will allow Hitachi to offer rail freight companies around the world a solution that provides real time... » read more

Hitachi Rail to Receive 100% Renewable Electricity from ScottishPower

TOKYO, Nov 5, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With COP26 underway, two Principal Partners for one of the most important climate summits in recent history have come together to agree a new renewable energy deal. Hitachi Rail has agreed a contract with ScottishPower, part of the Iberdrola Group, for the supply of 100%... » read more

ComfortDelGro joint venture lands $1.13 billion deal to operate rail services in Auckland

SINGAPORE – Singapore-listed transport giant ComfortDelGro Corp has clinched a $1.13 billion deal to operate rail services in Auckland. This marks the group’s first foray into the New Zealand land transport market, and its first move overseas as a rail operator. In an announcement on Friday morning, ComfortDelGro – which operates buses, trains and taxis... » read more

Hitachi Rail Enters Agreement to Acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems Business

Tokyo and London, Aug 4, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Rail today agreed to acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business (the “Business” or “GTS”) for an enterprise value of EUR1,660 million (~YEN215 billion). The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction... » read more

Building Sustainable, Safe and Secure Rail Networks with COTS (Commercial-off-the-shelf) Solutions in Asia Pacific

Singapore / SEAPRWire / April 9, 2021 / – With nations now much more prepared in dealing with the pandemic with vaccinations, testing, and containment, Asia Pacific is slowly and surely getting its economies back to speed as safely and as expeditiously as possible. Moving masses through the veins of the cities In many of the Asia... » read more

Large crowds throng Rail Corridor on Friday

SINGAPORE – Visitors hoping for a relaxing stroll in nature at the Rail Corridor between Hillview and King Albert Park on Friday (April 2) were shocked by the large crowds. Some said the former railway line was so packed that there was hardly any room for social distancing. The 4km stretch reopened on March 22... » read more

Hitachi Rail and Mitsubishi Corp to Deliver Metro de Panama Line 3 worth JPY 92.0 Billion

TOKYO, Oct 31, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Rail STS S.p.A. (Hitachi Rail) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have signed an approximately JPY 92.0 billion (USD 879 million) contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for Panama Metro Line 3. Line 3 is a 25 km, elevated double-track monorail system, which will include... » read more

Hitachi Rail and Mitsubishi Corporation to Deliver Metro de Panama’s Line 3 worth JPY 92.0 Billion

Image of a monorail system for Line 3 of Panama Metro Hitachi and Hitachi Rail will provide 28 six-car vehicles (168 cars), the signaling systems, telecommunication systems, power systems, control center, platform screen doors and depot equipment for the monorail while MC will manage the administration of the project. When it opens in mid 2025,... » read more