Siemens Mobility is a division of Siemens. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management, dedicated to rail technology and intelligent traffic systems, Railway Electrification, Rolling Stock, and Customer Services.
History
Innovations from the late 19th century, such as the world's first electric train, when Siemens & Halske unveiled a train in which power was supplied through the rails, and the world's first electric tram, with the implementation of 2.5-kilometer-long electric tramway located in Berlin, built at the company's own expense, cemented the use of electric power in transportation systems.
In the following years, inventions such as the first electric trolleybus, mine locomotives, and the first underground railway in continental Europe (in Budapest), set the path from trams and subways to today's high-speed trains.
Siemens, alongside ThyssenKrupp and Transrapid International, was part of the German consortium that built the Shanghai Maglev, inaugurated in 2002 by the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and the Chinese premier, Zhu Rongji. It was the world's first commercial high-speed magnetic levitation train, which holds the title of the fastest commercial service, travelling up to 430 km/h.
In November 2012, Siemens acquired Invensys Rail for £1.7 billion.
In July 2017, Siemens confirmed it had taken over Hannover-based software company HaCon, to be managed as a separate legal entity. The financial details were not disclosed.
In September 2017, Siemens announced a proposal to merge its transportation division with Alstom, with the objective of creating "a new European champion in the rail industry". The combined rail business, to be named Siemens Alstom and headquartered in Paris, would have had $18 billion U.S. in revenue and employed 62,300 people in more than 60 countries. It was seen as a measure to counter the rise of China's CRRC with support from both the French and German governments. However, in February 2019, the European Commission refused permission for the merger to proceed.
During Innotrans in September 2018, Siemens Mobility unveiled the world's first driverless tram in Berlin, the result of a joint research and development project with ViP Verkehrsbetriebe Potsdam, on a six-kilometre section of the tram network in Potsdam, Germany.
Key locations
Products
Locomotives
Vectron
Asiarunner
Eurorunner
EuroSprinter
E40 AG-V1 (E40AC) Korail Class 8200 NSB Di6 NSB Di8 Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) Charger SNCB Class 77 VSFT G 322
EMU and DMU
ICx
ÖBB Class 4011
ÖBB Class 4020
Velaro EMU
Eurostar e320
TCDD HT80000
AVE Class 103
CRH3
Sapsan
Mireo EMU
Desiro EMU/DMU
Desiro Double Deck
SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514
British Rail Class 185
British Rail Class 350
British Rail Class 360
British Rail Class 380
British Rail Class 444
British Rail Class 450
British Rail Class 700
British Rail Class 707
British Rail Class 717
British Rail Class 332 - bodywork built by CAF
British Rail Class 333 - bodywork built by CAF
Nexas
Passenger coaches
Venture
Viaggio Classic
Viaggio Comfort
Viaggio Light
Viaggio Twin - double deck coach
Light Rail/Trams
First generation: U2
Second generation: SD-100/SD-160, SD-400/SD-460, SD660
Third generation: S200, S700/S70
Avenio
Combino
Ultra Low Floor tram
P2000
People Mover
VAL series - acquired from Matra
VAL 208 - used by CDGVAL, Rennes Metro, U Line, Turin Metro
VAL 206 - used by Orlyval, Toulouse Metro
AIRVAL - used by Suvarnabhumi Airport
Metro/Subway
Singapore MRT C651
Modular Metro
Inspiro
Tren Urbano - customized train set
Blue Line (MBTA) - customized train set
Taipei Metro C321
Taipei Metro C341
Maglev
Transrapid (Shanghai) Digital Services Data Capture Unit (DCU) - Secure connectivity Railigent (CS) - Data Analytics Rail Mall (CS) - Spare parts eCommerce Intermodal solutions (IMS) - Passenger Apps (planning & eTickets)
See also
Competitors: Alstom CAF CRRC Electro-Motive Diesel GE Transportation Hitachi Rail Hyundai Rotem Kinki Sharyo Stadler Rail Talgo