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Hitachi Rail Expands Presence in Southeast Asia

24.06.2024

Hitachi Rail Expands Presence in Southeast Asia

Giuseppe Marino, CEO of Hitachi Rail, announced the company's strategic plans to expand its presence in key Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and India, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Hitachi Rail Implements ETCS Level 2 on a Test Section in Finland

21.06.2024

Hitachi Rail Implements ETCS Level 2 on a Test Section in Finland

Hitachi Rail announced the successful completion of a project to implement the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 on the Kouvola – Kotka/Hamina test section located in southern Finland, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Serial deliveries of new metro trains

07.06.2024

Hitachi Rail: Serial deliveries of new metro trains in Genoa

Serial deliveries of fourth-generation new metro trains manufactured by Hitachi Rail have begun in Genoa, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Hitachi Rail has completed the acquisition process of Thales' rail business

03.06.2024

Hitachi Rail has completed the acquisition process of Thales’ rail business

The Japanese company officially concluded the acquisition of the French Thales' railway business, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Hitachi Rail: New British Rail Class 805 Evero Trains

03.06.2024

Hitachi Rail: New British Rail Class 805 Evero Trains

The British operator Avanti West Coast has launched new British Rail Class 805 Evero trains, manufactured by the Japanese company Hitachi Rail, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Hitachi Rail has unveiled the new hybrid train Masaccio

04.04.2024

Hitachi Rail has unveiled the new hybrid train Masaccio “Blues”

The new Masaccio "Blues" hybrid train is equipped with battery packs, specifically designed for the Italian operator Trenitalia, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
SPACIA X train from Hitachi

31.03.2024

The Japanese SPACIA X train from Hitachi has won the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2024

The train connects Tokyo with the tourist cities of Nikko and Kinugawa, as reported by the company “NPO A. T.
Hitachi Rail unveiled a mock-up of the Metro series 8000 train

25.03.2024

Hitachi Rail unveiled a mock-up of the Metro series 8000 train

The new mock-up of the Metro series 8000 train, developed by Hitachi Rail, was showcased on the National Mall in Washington, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
the first high-speed electric train from Kawasaki Rail and Hitachi Rail

18.03.2024

JR East has put into operation the first high-speed electric train of the E8 series from Kawasaki Rail and Hitachi Rail

The seven-car train began operating on a 403 km line connecting Tokyo and the city of Shinze in the northern part of Honshu Island, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
delivery of metro trains

02.03.2024

Hitachi Rail: delivery of metro trains for Naples

Hitachi Rail has signed a contract worth 200 million euros to supply rolling stock for the Naples metro, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The monorail train from Hitachi

06.02.2024

The monorail train from Hitachi has arrived in Panama

Panama is entering a new era of public transportation with the arrival of the first monorail train from the Japanese company Hitachi, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
MERMEC acquires Hitachi Rail businesses

29.01.2024

MERMEC acquires Hitachi Rail businesses

MERMEC acquires Hitachi Rail businesses in the UK, Germany, and France, related to railway automation and ETCS for mainline tracks, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.