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Press Release21 February 2023Siemens Mobility GmbHMunich
Siemens Mobility awarded service contract
for Ontario’s Metrolinx
Growing Canadian footprint for Siemens Mobility in rail infrastructure maintenance
Increasing availability and reliability of Metrolinx network
Expanding existing partnership with Metrolinx
Siemens Mobility has been selected by Ontario’s
local public operator Metrolinx to provide track, signal, and right-of-way
maintenance services for the agency’s railway infrastructure system that makes
up the West Region of Toronto. The contract includes service for three years
with an additional two-year option. Siemens Mobility’s suite of digital tools
and software will complement the knowledge and expertise their teams possess
with the
intelligent use of rail data to provide Metrolinx with
superior service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Growing Canadian footprint for Siemens Mobility in rail infrastructure maintenance
Increasing availability and reliability of Metrolinx network
Expanding existing partnership with Metrolinx
Siemens Mobility has been selected by Ontario’s
local public operator Metrolinx to provide track, signal, and right-of-way
maintenance services for the agency’s railway infrastructure system that makes
up the West Region of Toronto. The contract includes service for three years
with an additional two-year option. Siemens Mobility’s suite of digital tools
and software will complement the knowledge and expertise their teams possess
with the
intelligent use of rail data to provide Metrolinx with
superior service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Siemens Mobility awarded service contract for Ontario’s Metrolinx.
“With the new contract with Metrolinx, we
continue to showcase our commitment to being a trusted partner to our customers
around the world. With a combination of our on-the-ground rail infrastructure
maintenance experience and our suite of digital services, we can ensure up to
100% system availability. This will ultimately enhance the passenger experience
and support passenger growth in the years ahead,” said Johannes Emmelheinz, CEO
of Customer Services at Siemens Mobility.
Metrolinx is a Crown agency of the
Government of Ontario that manages and integrates road and rail public
transport in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. With 20 transit lines and
serving more than 100 million passengers, Metrolinx works to improve the
coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater
Golden Horseshoe.
Currently, Siemens Mobility provides various
services and products to Metrolinx including Signal and Communications
back-office support and fault control services at Metrolinx’s Network
Operations Center (NOC) in Oakville, Ontario. This new maintenance service
contract will further strengthen Siemens Mobility’s ongoing relationship with
Metrolinx while increasing the organization’s footprint in the Greater Toronto
Area.
In Canada, Siemens Mobility has been
providing solutions to the transportation industry for more than 40 years, including,
among others, railway infrastructure maintenance services on the rail networks
in Quebec and Ontario, light rail vehicles in Edmonton and Calgary, trainsets
delivered to VIA Rail Canada, new trainsets for Ontario Northland, an order for
locomotives for Montreal’s exo and the rail electrification and overall system
maintenance of the light rail transit network in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in intelligent transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.
