Siemens Mobility
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| Siemens Mobility GmbH | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Transportation:
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| Founded | 1989 (Siemens Traffic Technology division) 1 August 2018 (restructured) |
| Founder | Werner von Siemens |
| Headquarters | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
Area served | Global |
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| Services |
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| Revenue | |
Number of employees | 34,200 (2017)[3] |
| Parent | Siemens |
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| Website | mobility |
| Footnotes Financial figures are for fiscal year 2022.[4] | |
Siemens Mobility GmbH is a division in Siemens of Germany that specializes in rail transport. 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.[3]
History
[edit]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.[5]
In 1991, Siemens acquired a 60% shareholding in Duewag.[6] In 1999, Siemens increased its stake in KraussMaffei from 25% to 75%.[7]
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 SchrĂśder, and the Chinese premier, Zhu Rongji.[8] It was the world's first commercial high-speed magnetic levitation train, which holds the title of the fastest commercial service, travelling up to 430Â km/h.[9]
In November 2012, Siemens acquired Invensys Rail for ÂŁ1.7 billion.[10]
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.[11]
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".[12] 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.[13] It was seen as a measure to counter the rise of China's CRRC with support from both the French and German governments.[14] However, in February 2019, the European Commission refused permission for the merger to proceed.[15]
During Innotrans in September 2018, Siemens Mobility unveiled the world's first driverless tram in Berlin,[16] 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
[edit]| Location | Country | Main activities | References |
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| Port Melbourne | Australia | Railway signalling design and manufacturing | [17] |
| Graz | Austria | Bogie and pantograph development and manufacturing | [18] |
| Vienna | Austria | Metro-train and passenger-coach development and manufacturing | [18][19] |
| Prague, PlzeĹ, Brno and Ostrava | Czech Republic | Rolling-stock design and engineering across the four cities; railway-automation research and development in Prague and PlzeĹ | [20][21] |
| Châtillon | France | Development of automatic train-control systems using communications-based train control (CBTC) | [22] |
| Toulouse | France | Development and engineering of VAL automated metro systems; maintenance and related services | [23] |
| Berlin | Germany | Railway-automation development and manufacturing at Berlin-Treptow | [24] |
| Braunschweig | Germany | Railway-signalling and automation development and manufacturing | [25] |
| Erlangen | Germany | Railway engineering and management | [26] |
| Krefeld | Germany | Regional and high-speed train development and manufacturing, including Mireo, Desiro and Velaro | [27] |
| Munich (Allach) | Germany | Locomotive manufacturing, including Vectron, and rail services | [28] |
| Dahod | India | Final assembly, testing and commissioning of 9,000-horsepower electric freight locomotives at the Indian Railways factory | [29] |
| Kragujevac | Serbia | Avenio tram manufacturing, rolling-stock components and engineering | [30] |
| Tres Cantos | Spain | Railway-signalling development and rolling-stock engineering | [31] |
| Chippenham | United Kingdom | Railway-signalling development and manufacturing | [32] |
| Goole | United Kingdom | Metro-train assembly for the Piccadilly line | [33] |
| Lexington, North Carolina | United States | Passenger-coach manufacturing and rolling-stock overhaul | [34] |
| Louisville, Kentucky | United States | Railway-signalling and communications equipment development and manufacturing | [35] |
| Sacramento, California | United States | North American rolling-stock headquarters; locomotive, light-rail vehicle and passenger-coach manufacturing | [35][36] |
Products
[edit]Locomotives
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- British Rail Class 332 - bodywork built by CAF
- British Rail Class 333 - bodywork built by CAF
- Desiro EMU/DMU
- ICx
- Mireo EMU
- Nexas
- ĂBB Class 4011
- ĂBB Class 4020
- Velaro EMU
Passenger coaches
[edit]
- Venture
- Viaggio Classic
- Viaggio Comfort
- Viaggio Light
- Viaggio Next Level
- Viaggio Twin - double deck coach
Light Rail/Trams
[edit]- Light rail vehicles
- North American first generation/Frankfurt U-Bahn: U2
- North American second generation: SD-100/SD-160, SD-400/SD-460, SD660
- North American third generation/Ăle-de-France tramway Line 4 and Mulhouse tramway: S200, S700/S70/Avanto
- Trams
People movers
[edit]- 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 Automated People Mover
Metro/Subway
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- Blue Line (MBTA) - 0700 Series
- Guangzhou Metro A1
- Guangzhou Metro B1
- Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Siemens C651
- Shanghai Metro AC01 and AC02
- Shanghai Metro AC05
- Inspiro
- London Underground 2024 stock
- Modular Metro
- Oslo Metro OS MX3000
- Taipei Metro C321
- Taipei Metro C341
- Tren Urbano - customized train set
Maglev

Railway Signalling
[edit]- Trainguard MT - a signalling block systems based on CBTC
Digital Services
[edit]- Data Capture Unit (DCU) - Secure connectivity[37]
- Railigent (CS) - Data Analytics[38]
- Rail Mall (CS) - Spare parts eCommerce
- Intermodal solutions (IMS) - Passenger Apps (planning & eTickets)
Notes
Some R160 cars were installed with Siemens propulsions. This was done after the New York City Subway tested a propulsion variant on its R143 cars.
See also
[edit]Competitors:
References
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- â "Karl Blaim". Siemens Mobility Global. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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- â "Annual Reports". siemens.com Global Website. SIEMENS. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- â "Siemens Mobility is on-track". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- â Siemens and Duewag form separate company Railway Age September 1991 page 28
- â Siemens increases Krauss-Maffei stake Modern Railways issue 612 September 1999 page 675
- â Gittings, John (January 2003). "China claims train blue riband with Maglev". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- â "China Maglev". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- â "Siemens acquuires Invensys Rail" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2013.
- â "Siemens acquuires Hacon". 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- â "Siemens and Alstom join forces to create a European Champion in Mobility". Siemens. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- â Briginshaw, David (1 November 2017). "Will the Siemens Alstom merger live up to expectations?". International Railway Journal. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- â Chassany, Anne-Sylvaine (26 September 2017). "France backs Alstom-Siemens train deal". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- â "Mergers: Commission prohibits Siemens' proposed acquisition of Alstom". europa.eu. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- â Kruidhof, Carlijn (4 September 2018). "Siemens to present autonomous tram at InnoTrans 2018". RailTech.com. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- â "Siemens Mobility signs Memorandum of Cooperation to make rail more interoperable across Australia". Siemens. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Zukunft der Mobilität auf Schiene" (in German). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility Austria investiert 12 Millionen in Standort Wien-Simmering" (in German). Siemens. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "KariĂŠra" (in Czech). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility, s.r.o." CzechInvest. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Depuis Châtillon, nous accĂŠlĂŠrons l'Ăle-de-France" (in French). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Notre expertise Ă Toulouse" (in French). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Berlin Treptow". Siemens. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility celebrates 150 years of signaling and railway automation technology 'Made in Lower Saxony'". Siemens. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens in Erlangen" (in German). Siemens. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "125 years of train manufacturing in Krefeld". Siemens Mobility. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens erĂśffnet eine der modernsten Zugfabriken und Servicezentren in MĂźnchen" (in German). Siemens. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi flags off first of the new D9 â 9000 HP electric locomotive". Siemens. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility Srbija" (in Serbian). Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility establece un centro de ingenierĂa y diseĂąo de trenes en Madrid" (in Spanish). Siemens Mobility. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility to invest âŹ115m in State-of-the-Art Factory in Chippenham, UK". Siemens Mobility. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility starts rolling stock manufacturing in the United Kingdom". Siemens Mobility. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Siemens Mobility to invest $220 million into North Carolina rail manufacturing facility". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Locations". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Rolling Stock". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- â "Hardware enforced Cybersecurity". 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- â "Siemens Data Analytics services". Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Hardware enforced Cybersecurity
- Monitoring safety-critical railway networks using unidirectional gateways - Data Capture unit Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- The application of Smart Data Services in interlocking systems - Data Capture Unit Archived 21 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- Innovative freight solutions on automated rail operations - Siemens Mobility Freight & Products