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- Japan's Hitachi Rail to upgrade Austria's signal system in $1.5bn deal
- Hitachi Rail to Equip All New Rolling Stock With HMAX Technology From 2027
- Hitachi Rail & SAR to Revamp Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro Project
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Hitachi Rail to Equip All New Rolling Stock With HMAX Technology From 2027
Hitachi Rail has announced that all of its new rolling stock will be equipped with its HMAX sensor technology from 2027, as the company expands its digital asset management platfor...
Hitachi Rail & SAR to Revamp Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro Project
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and Hitachi Rail have announced the signing of a new contract that will see a full revamp of the Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro Project (MMMP). The co...
Hitachi Rail to Aid in Development of New High-Speed Line in Türkiye
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major signalling contract for the new Ankara-Izmir high-speed line (HSL) in Türkiye. The new line will form the backbone of a new high-speed rail li...
Hitachi Rail Partners with ÖBB for Digitalisation of Austrian Signalling Infrastructure
Hitachi Rail has been awarded a nationwide 30-year, 1.3 billion EUR framework contract that will see the company introduce cutting-edge interlocking signalling technology across ÖB...
Hitachi Rail to Support Danish State Railway S-Bane Automation Programme
Hitachi Rail has announced that it has been awarded the SuSy project, a major component of DSB (Danish State Railway)’s ‘Future of S-Bane’ programme, which aims to transition Copen...
Hitachi Rail is to modernise the metro that transports pilgrims to Mecca
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and Hitachi Rail have signed a contract to modernise the Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah metro, the [...]
Hitachi Rail to Showcase ETR1000 and Battery Train at InnoTrans 2026
Hitachi Rail will present its latest-generation ETR1000 high-speed train alongside a new battery-electric multiple unit (BEMU) at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin later this month. The com...
Hitachi Rail Showcases Italy’s First Fully Battery-Electric Intercity Train at InnoTrans 2026
Hitachi Rail presented its new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) Intercity at InnoTrans 2026. Built at Hitachi Rail’s sites in Pistoia and Naples, the train is the first fully...
Japan: Seibu Railway to Modernise 144 Series 20000 Train Cars
Seibu Railway and Hitachi Rail will modernise 144 cars from the Series 20000 fleet, with the upgraded trains scheduled to return to passenger service progressively from 2028. The p...
Reducing Delays and Future-Proofing Urban Rail Infrastructure
Customer Challenge Hankyu Railways operates approximately 3,300 trains per weekday across a network of 90 stations, connecting the Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto areas and carrying around...
Alstom and TransPennine Express sign €1.2 billion contracts for Britain's first mainline battery-electric trains
- - • New British-designed and built trains will support the Transpennine Route Upgrade and help decarbonise rail travel across northern England - • First deployment of Alstom...
Japanese Seibu 20000 trains return to the Hitachi factory for modernisation
The Japanese company Seibu Railway and Hitachi Rail have announced a major modernisation programme for 144 Seibu 20000 Series railcars. [...]
Building Higher Capacity and Reliability on Helsinki Metro Signalling System
The METKA project (Metro Capacity and Reliability Improvement Programme) renews key train control and train detection systems in the Helsinki Metro. The objective is to improve cap...
A Century of Heritage. A New Era of Technology.
How JSW Steel Italy Piombino S.p.A. is preparing one of Europe’s oldest rail mills for the next century As Europe [...]
Tobu Railway & Hitachi’s 90000 Series Wins Good Design Best 100 Award 2026
Tobu Railway and Hitachi have announced that the 90000 Series has jointly received the Good Design Best 100 Award 2026. The train, which was designed, developed and manufactured by...
Hitachi Uses AI to Spot Train Problems Before They Cause Delays
At CEATEC 2026 in Japan, Hitachi demonstrated how a small vibration sensor installed beneath a train carriage can help railway operators detect mechanical problems before they caus...
Contracts worth over 1 billion GBP for the UK’s first long-distance BMUs
TransPennine Express is set to receive 29 Alstom Adessia Stream BMUs as part of a package of contracts worth over [...]
RMT strike to cut East Midlands Railway services over Hitachi Class 810 safety concerns
East Midlands Railway will operate a significantly reduced timetable to and from London on 30 and 31 August as RMT [...]
Hitachi, Akkodis partner on smart attachments
Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe and Akkodis, part of the Adecco group, have former a partnership to develop and deliver advanced integrated solutions through the manufacturer...
Hitachi Rail and SMRT cut energy consumption by 14% with CBTC technology
Hitachi Rail and SMRT Trains, Singapore’s urban rail operator, have announced verified results showing 14% energy savings through CBTC technology [...]
Roediger at the New Dortmund-Hafen Depot: Vacuum Power for Germany’s High-Speed Fleet
Germany’s ICE network continues to grow in scope and importance, and so does the need for modern, high-capacity maintenance facilities. One of the latest additions is the new ICE-W...
East West Rail alliance lined up for £650m extension
O’Rourke and VolkerRail team set for capacity upgrades ahead of Bedford Universal resort opening
Siemens’ Airo Trains Enter Passenger Service on Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak has introduced its new Airo trainsets into passenger service, with the first two trains beginning operations on the Amtrak Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest. The new t...
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