Tags: Hitachi Rail

Hitachi Rail to optimize freight transport through key Port of Seville rail connection

Hitachi Rail will deliver the signalling and telecommunication for a new dedicated 2,485-metre freight branch line designed to eliminate the need for complex train manoeuvres that are currently required at commuter rail stations As Spain’s only inland maritime port, the Port of Seville plays a vital role in national and international freight logistics, linking Seville […]

Hitachi Rail enhances key rail link from Sofia to Serbian border

Hitachi Rail, in consortium with CERB, has been awarded a contract by Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) to implement its advanced digital signaling technology, European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the Voluyak–Dragoman railway line. The project builds on Hitachi Rail’s long-standing partnership with NRIC and reinforces its position as a trusted leader in […]

Hitachi Rail supports DB InfraGO with new dispatching system

In close collaboration with DB InfraGO, the infrastructure operator and dispatcher for Berlin’s S-Bahn network, Hitachi Rail has implemented a modern dispatching system for the Berlin operations control center. The solution, named DiStEL and based on the powerful ARAMIS® platform, replaces an outdated predecessor and lays the foundation for a stable, future-proofed, and digitally connected […]

Hitachi Rail and SYMCA Sign 15-Year Framework to Deliver the Future of South Yorkshire Supertram

Hitachi Rail and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) have signed a new 15-year Technology Partner Framework Agreement, which will underpin the next generation of technology modernisation on the South Yorkshire Supertram network. The agreement establishes Hitachi Rail as SYMCA’s long-term strategic technology partner for the Supertram network. It marks another milestone in SYMCA’s plans […]

Hitachi helps save world’s first railway station

Hitachi Rail makes a significant donation to secure the future of Heighington railway station Collaborating with Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway to save the world’s first railway station, which Historic England deemed at risk Saving this globally significant historic site is an important development in the UK’s national celebration of 200 years of […]

Hitachi Rail, DB Cargo, and Partners Launch Europe’s First Automated Freight Locomotive

Together with DB Cargo and other partners, Hitachi Rail is setting a new benchmark for the future of European rail freight: for the first time, a DB Cargo locomotive has been equipped with state-of-the-art ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and RTO (Remote Train Operation) technology — a milestone on the path toward an automated, connected, and […]

New Limited Express Train Series N100 “SPACIA X” Wins the “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025”

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (Tobu Railway) and Hitachi Rail’s jointly developed, limited express train, the Series N100 “SPACIA X,” has been awarded the prestigious “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025,” organized by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany. SPACIA X, which began operation on July 15, 2023, connects Asakusa with the Nikko and Kinugawa […]

Hitachi Rail Awarded Contract to Deliver Advanced Signaling and SCADA Solutions in Taipei – Keelung metropolitan MRT

The project will transform the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan railway system, supporting the region’s growing urban transportation needs Hitachi Rail to deliver its advanced SelTrac™ Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions for the new Xizhi–Donghu (Xidong) and Nangang- Badu (Keelung) MRT line in northern Taipei The Xidong–Keelung MRT line […]

Hitachi Rail to deliver advanced signalling systems for Kapıkule Station in Turkey

Strategic signalling project at key Turkish border station will enhance interoperability with European networks Contract includes design and implementation of IXL, CTC, Train Detection and ETCS Level 1 digital signalling systems for 200 km/h operations Contract sits as part of a project to deliver a new double-track high-speed line, replacing a single conventional line and […]

Brescia Mobilità awards Manelli, Hitachi Rail and Alstom the contract for the construction of the city’s new tram line

Brescia Mobilità has awarded the contract for the construction of the new T2 tram line in Brescia to the Temporary Grouping of Companies (TGC) led by Manelli Impresa S.p.A., in partnership with Hitachi Rail and Alstom. The new line will connect the Pendolina and Fiera stations, with a total contract value of €326 million. The […]