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

25th January 2022

  • 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 customers transition towards safer and more sustainable urban mobility

Hitachi Rail and RATP, the operator of the Paris metro, have signed a new contract worth €33m for maintenance services for a period of four years, renewing a relationship that ensures 24/7 availability of the metro’s services for millions of passengers.

The contract covers preventive and corrective maintenance of signalling devices and installations on nine lines of the Paris metro and seven tramway lines operated by RATP. Hitachi’s scope of work also includes assistance to the RATP for track work.

Hitachi Rail’s maintenance teams will operate 24/7 to ensure the reliability of the daily journeys of millions of commuters and visitors in the heart of the city of Paris. This contract continues an historic partnership between the Paris metro and Hitachi Rail’s French subsidiary since the launch of the very first metro, more than a century ago.

Gilles Pascault, President of Hitachi Rail in France, said, “This contract is proof of RATP’s confidence in the services and technologies deployed by Hitachi Rail to contribute to sustainable urban mobility projects in Ile-de-France. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Hitachi Rail’s teams remain determined and committed to partnering with their client to provide maintenance services that meet the highest standards, to ensure the continuity, reliability and safety of transport for essential workers every day.”

A key player in the global railway industry, Hitachi Rail offers its clients a comprehensive range of advanced solutions and technologies for railway signalling and systems integration, rolling stock, as well as the service, operation and maintenance of conventional and fully autonomous rail systems, to support the transition to more sustainable and decarbonised mobility and societies.