- €110 million contract to provide a fully automated yard management system
and maintenance services for the Kijfhoek marshalling yard
- Automated
and digital systems will optimize yard operations and improve efficiency,
reliability, and safety
- Kijfhoek is the
largest freight yard in the Netherlands and a vital link
between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial areas in Europe
Siemens Mobility has been
awarded a €110 million contract by ProRail B.V. to modernize and
optimize the Kijfhoek freight railyard, the largest yard in the
Netherlands and a vital link between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial
areas in Europe. This contract includes
providing a state-of-the-art fully automated system to manage yard operations and
15 years of maintenance services. Located south-east of
Rotterdam, the Kijfhoek marshalling yard encompasses 50 hectares, with 14 arrival
tracks, 41 classification tracks and 12 stabling tracks.
- First cross-country project in the Middle East and Arab World connecting
the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to Sohar in the
Sultanate of Oman; length of 303km
- The Oman section of the network marks the first railway system to be
delivered in history of the Sultanate of Oman
Siemens Mobility, together with its consortium partner Hassan Allam Construction, is
honored to announce that it has been awarded the Abu Dhabi – Sohar Design and
Build Railway Systems and Integration contract by Oman – Etihad Rail, a joint
venture co-owned by the two countries to deliver this network. Siemens Mobility and
Hassan Allam Construction will deliver the design, build and integration of the ETCS
Level 2 signaling, telecom and power supply systems over the 303-kilometer-long
Abu Dhabi – Sohar railway link. The signaling solutions are state-of-the art and
desert-proof. This project marks the first-ever cross-country railway network in the
Middle East and Arab world.
- Maintenance for Vectron locomotives over a
period of 15 years
- Cloud-based Railigent X applications to ensure
efficient maintenance processes
Alpha Trains, the
leading locomotive and trains lessor in Europe, has awarded Siemens Mobility a
long-term service and maintenance contract. The contract covers the complete
maintenance of Vectron locomotives over a period of 15 years, including revisions
at the Siemens Rail Service Center in Munich-Allach. Maintenance of the
locomotives will be tailored to their operation and carried out as needed in
thirteen different countries at the Siemens Mobility Service facilities located
along the major trans-European rail corridors.
- 137th ICE 4 christened “Spree” at the Berlin Central Station
- Fleet expansion continues: DB will take delivery of a new ICE every three weeks on average this year
(Berlin, March 19, 2024) With the delivery of
the 137th train, the ICE 4 fleet of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is now
complete. The punctually delivered train was christened “Spree” in Berlin
today. Richard Lutz, CEO of DB, Volker Wissing, Federal
Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Manja Schreiner, Senator for
Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment in Berlin, Michael
Peterson, DB Member of the Management Board for Long Distance Passenger
Transport, and Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG, took part in the official
naming ceremony at the Berlin Central Station. The 7-car ICE 4 was christened
with water from the Spree River in Berlin. Manufacturer Siemens Mobility has delivered 137 ICE 4 trains in three
different variants since 2016 – totaling over 1,500 cars with around 105,000
seats. Today’s ceremony marked the completion of the largest procurement
program in DB’s history.
- Upgrades to help improve infrastructure, support operational excellence and enhance student living-learning experience
As part of its 10-year strategic plan, ‘Transformation Morgan
2030: Leading the Future,’ Baltimore-based Morgan State University (MSU) has
partnered with Siemens on its journey to becoming a smart and connected campus
of the future. Improvements currently underway include implementing a series of
modernization upgrades to the university’s heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC), security, and fire and life safety systems with a focus on
energy efficiency, resiliency and sustainability. All work is umbrellaed under
a master service agreement between Maryland Clean Energy Center, Siemens and
MSU to support the university’s campus transformation.
- SICAM 8 delivers a universal automation platform for all applications in the field of power supply
- Incorporates SICAM HMI, elevating process visualization to the next level
- Includes the SICAM S8000 software solution for power automation
- SICAM 8 platform forms part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has launched the highly scalable SICAM 8 power automation
platform. Designed with scalability and security at its core, the platform helps
customers achieve resilient and secure grid operation, while allowing for the
incorporation of additional applications in the future. It also includes two
new software solutions: the SICAM HMI (Human Machine Interface) visualization
tool and the SICAM S8000 software solution for power automation, and forms part
of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, an open digital platform that enables
customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier, faster, and at
scale.
- Initialfirm orderfor20
locomotives
- The Vectron platformwill boostAkiem’s
activities in key corridors of Central and South-Eastern Europe,up to
Scandinavia
- Withthis partnership, Akiem strengthens
its ability tomeetits customers’ growing needsinpassengerandfreight
operations throughout Europe
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine,21December,
2021–Akiem, the rolling
stock leasing specialist, and Siemens Mobility announce Akiem’s firm order for 20 Vectron locomotives. The order has been finalised as part of a
framework purchase agreement for locomotives, ancillary equipment and services
signed August 2021. With this new contract, Akiem confirms its leadership of the European
leasing market and its ambition to supply European freight and passenger operators with appropriate, efficient rolling stock.
- Turkish
State Railways (TCDD) receives final train delivery from Siemens Mobility
- A total of
19 Velaro trains were ordered between 2013 and 2019
- Record time
for the start of passenger service
Siemens Mobility has completed the delivery
of high-speed Velaro trains ordered by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
between 2013 and 2019. As of June 2021, the whole Velaro fleet is expected to
be available for the commercial services.