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New
fleet with significant improvement in services
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Increased climate-friendly
mass transit
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State-of-the-art train interiors
DB Regio Bayern and train manufacturer Siemens
Mobility will put a total of 57 new trains in service in Bavaria beginning in
December 2023. Twenty-six Desiro HC trains are currently being built for the
Franconia-South Thuringia network, along with 25 Desiro HC double-decker trains
and six Mireo trains for the Danube-Isar network. The 18 Desiro HC trains will
operate in the Franconia-South Thuringia network as four-car units beginning in
December 2023 and eight Desiro HC trains as six-car units in June 2024. They
travel almost as fast as the ICE, for example between Coburg and Erfurt at 190
kmh. In the Danube-Isar network, the 31 new trains will inaugurate service in
December 2024.
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Climate-friendly
contract conditions are met: Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) orders 31 battery-operated
trains from Siemens Mobility
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The
environmentally friendly Mireo Plus B trains will run on all lines of the East
Brandenburg rail network
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With
the launch of service in December 2024, battery-electric trains will be used
for the first time in the VBB network in Berlin and Brandenburg
The
Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area will get the first battery-electric,
emission-free regional trains in late 2024 along with an improved and expanded timetable.
To provide this service, Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB), which again won the
contract for the network early in June, has ordered 31 two-car,
battery-operated Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility. The federal states
of Berlin and Brandenburg are responsible for planning and financing regional
rail passenger service in the VBB region.
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Siemens Mobility extends its Railigent partner ecosystem
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Enhanced
cybersecurity for guaranteed availability
Siemens Mobility and RazorSecure have signed a cooperation agreement to provide Rolling Stock operators worldwide with enhanced rail cybersecurity monitoring solutions. Increasing digitalization brings benefits, but also the need for adequate protection against cyber-attacks. The two companies will therefore pool their know-how to secure complex transport systems: RazorSecure is a specialist in providing rail cybersecurity solutions and continuously monitors the behavior of individual systems and traffic across the full network in real-time. Siemens Mobility is committed to guaranteeing availability of rail systems with its smart digital asset management systems such as Railigent.
- Charging infrastructure for one of Australia’s leading bus manufacturers
- Siemens digital depot management solution for reporting and monitoring function
- Supports uptake of low emission transport across Australia
One of Australia’s leading bus manufacturers, Custom Denning, has selected Siemens’ electric bus charging stations and digital depot management solution forits fleet of fully Australian designed and built Element electric buses. The charging stations will support the bus manufacturer’s prototype electric buses and be available for future eBus orders of its customers.
- S-Bahn Hamburg: Hanseatic city is pioneering digital rail operations
- Passengers benefit from expanded rail services and greater punctuality
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility have developed the world’s first train that operates by itself in rail traffic. Dr. Richard Lutz, CEO of DB, and Dr. Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG, together with Dr. Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg, presented the train today as it made its premiere run as part of the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg project.
- Sqills is a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for
inventory management, reservation, and ticketing software
- The acquisition highlights Siemens Mobility’s dedication to developing
its software portfolio for digital intermodal and connected mobility solutions
Siemens Mobility has completed the acquisition of the Netherlands based company Sqills. Sqills is a leading provider in the provision of cloud-based inventory management, reservation, and ticketing software to public transport operators around the world. Sqills will be managed as separate legal entity and wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Mobility, a structure that will allow Sqills to strengthen its leading position in offering innovative, smart, and comprehensive mobility solutions.
- Siemens
Mobility to build 23 4-car Mireo trains for the Regensburg/Danube Valley rail
network
- The Mireo
trains will be delivered to operator agilis in 2024
- Commissioning
by December 2024
Siemens Mobility has received an order to build 23 4-car Mireo trainsets for rail operator agilis Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of BeNEX GmbH. The trainsets will be delivered for the Regensburg/Danube Valley rail network in 2024 and are scheduled to enter passenger service in December that year. The Bavarian Railways Company (Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft or BEG), which plans, finances and controls regional and commuter rail operations on behalf of the state of Bavaria, had called for bids for new trains for parts of its network. The Mireo trains will serve on the new RE Line 50 (Nuremberg – Regensburg – Plattling) and the RB Line 51 (Neumarkt – Regensburg – Plattling).
- First call for ten Vectron
locomotives with an option for 20 additional units in the coming years
- Contract including maintenance
- Largest order for Siemens
multisystem locomotives in Poland
Cargounit, the largest independent locomotive leasing company in Poland,
has ordered up to 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The
framework agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and
an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024 as well as the maintenance of
the vehicles. The first two locomotives will be delivered this year. The
locomotives are planned for service in Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia, the Netherlands and
optionally Romania and Bulgaria. The leasing company previously ordered six
locomotives from Siemens Mobility in 2018 and 2019. Cargounit’s Vectron fleet
could grow to 36 locomotives by 2024.
- Launch of Simulytic, a Siemens venture, accelerates the move to safe, autonomous mobility
- World premiere of Siemens Autonomous Charging System
- Partnership with Verein Sozialhelden e.V.: Siemens committed to easing use of charging infrastructure by the disabled
- Siemens is official charging infrastructure partner for the Blue Lane Road at IAA Mobility 2021
- #MoveToTransform campaign in Munich embodies the spirit of the IAA Mobility and shows the faces behind mobility’s transformation
For Siemens,
it’s a home game of a special kind: taking as its motto #MoveToTransform, the
company is exhibiting at the IAA Mobility 2021, which is being held for the
first time in Munich, Bavaria’s capital and Siemens’ hometown. As a focused
technology company, Siemens is presenting a holistic look at mobility for today
and for the future. The focus is on how the real and digital worlds are combined
in technical products and digital solutions to make industry, infrastructure
and transportation more intelligent, efficient and sustainable.
- 660 km of modern, safe, and integrated rail system to link the Red and Mediterranean Sea for people and goods
- First
ever high-speed and electrified main rail line in Egypt
- Siemens Mobility to provide high-speed and regional trains, locomotives, rail infrastructure and related services
- To complete all aspects of the project the consortium will create more than 15,000 local jobs
- Contract covers the initial 660 km out of the 1800 km rail network planned
Siemens Mobility is honored to announce that it has signed a contract with the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), in witness of the Egyptian Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, as well as the German Ambassador in Egypt to deliver a comprehensive rail system that will feature the first ever high-speed, electrified main and freight rail line that will transform transportation in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Together with partners Orascom Construction S.A.E. and The Arab Contractors, Siemens Mobility will provide its comprehensive turnkey services to design, install, commission, and maintain the systems for 15 years. The total contract value is approximately USD 4.5 billion, of which Siemens Mobility’s share is around USD 3 billion. The vast majority of the order intake is expected to be booked in 2022 after financial closing. It is the first contract to be signed from the MoU agreed upon between NAT and Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors in January 2021.
The
contract signed today covers the initial 660 km out of the 1800 km rail network
planned. Additionally, it was agreed to discuss and finalize
the agreements on the two other high-speed railway lines including rail
infrastructure and trains, and maintenance in the coming months.