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Siemens Mobility

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A high-speed train speeding along the tracks in Spain, showcasing modern rail travel.

Siemens Mobility GmbH is a part of Siemens. It helps people travel using trains and other rail systems. The company is based in Munich and works all around the world.

Siemens Mobility has four main areas of work. These include:

  • Creating smart traffic systems
  • Building parts that make trains go
  • Designing the trains themselves
  • Helping customers with their rail needs

Siemens Mobility plays an important role in making sure trains and railways work well for everyone.

History

Siemens has been a leader in transportation since the late 1800s. They created the first electric train and the first electric tram in Berlin. These inventions helped make electric power common in transportation.

Later, Siemens helped build the first underground railway in Budapest and invented the first electric trolleybus. In 2002, Siemens was part of a team that built the Shanghai Maglev, the world’s first high-speed magnetic levitation train. In 2012, Siemens bought a company called Invensys Rail. In 2018, they showed the world’s first driverless tram in Berlin.

Key locations

CityCountryImageBusiness UnitProducts
MelbourneAustraliaMobility ManagementRail Technology
ViennaAustriaRolling StockMetro: Inspiro and New Tube for London
Trams: Avenio
VAL
Viaggio Comfort
ChâtillonFranceMobility ManagementSiemens Mobility France (former Matra Transport)
VAL
NeoVal
BerlinGermanyMobility Management
BraunschweigGermanyMobility ManagementCenelec Rail Technology & IT / OT Security
ErlangenGermanyRail Electrification
Customer Services
Digital Services, Electrification AC & DC components
KrefeldGermanyRolling StockEMU and DMU: Velaro, Desiro and Mireo
Munich (Allach)GermanyRolling StockLocomotives: Vectron
WarsawPolandMobility Regional Management
Rolling Stock
KragujevacSerbiaRolling StockTrams: Avenio
Avenio Plus
Tres CantosSpainMobility ManagementRail Technology
GooleUnited KingdomRolling StockDeep tube for London
LincolnUnited KingdomRolling StockBogie Service Centre
Class 374 Velaro Eurostar e320
Desiro EMU/DMU
PooleUnited KingdomMobility ManagementRail Technology & Communication equipment
ChippenhamUnited KingdomSignaling design and manufacturingWestronic, Westcad, Westrace
Lexington, North CarolinaUnited StatesRolling StockLocomotives: Charger, Sprinter
Railcars: Venture
Rail Technology
Louisville, KentuckyUnited StatesMobility ManagementAREMA Rail Technology
New YorkUnited StatesMobility Management
Customer Services
Rail technology
Digital Services
Sacramento, CaliforniaUnited StatesRolling StockLocomotives: Charger, Sprinter
Light rail vehicles: S200, S700
Railcars: Venture
DahodIndiaRolling Stock

Products

Brightline's Siemens Charger locomotives and Venture trainsets in Florida, U.S.

Siemens Mobility makes many kinds of trains and train parts. Some of their products are special train engines called locomotives, like the Sprinter and the Vectron. They also build passenger train cars and light rail or tram cars, such as the Avenio and Combino.

Velaro EMU used in Spain

They create systems to help trains move safely, like the Trainguard MT, and offer digital services to help passengers plan trips and buy tickets. Some of their train cars are used in cities around the world, like in Singapore and Shanghai.

Images

A train traveling through the scenic countryside near Pfarrwerfen in Austria.
A modern metro station in Warsaw, Poland, showcasing the Siemens Inspiro train model.
A high-speed maglev train arriving at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China.

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