Not to be confused with Siemens Mobile.
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Subsidiary
Foundation1989 (age 37) (Siemens Traffic Technology division)
1 August 2018 (restructured)
FounderWerner von Siemens
LocationMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Area servedGlobal
Key people
Industry

Transportation:

Services
Revenue€9.69 billion (2022)
Num employees34,200 (2017)[3]
ParentSiemens
Divisions
  • Mobility Management
  • Rail Electrification
  • Rolling Stock
  • Customer Services[3]
Websitemobility.siemens.com

Siemens Mobility GmbH is a division of Siemens 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

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

In November 2012, Siemens acquired Invensys Rail for £1.7 billion.[7]

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.[8]

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".[9] 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.[10] It was seen as a measure to counter the rise of China's CRRC with support from both the French and German governments.[11] However, in February 2019, the European Commission refused permission for the merger to proceed.[12]

During Innotrans in September 2018, Siemens Mobility unveiled the world's first driverless tram in Berlin,[13] 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

CityCountryImageBusiness UnitProductsRefs
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[14]
ErlangenGermanyRail Electrification Customer ServicesDigital Services, Electrification AC & DC components
KrefeldGermanyRolling StockEMU and DMU: Velaro, Desiro and Mireo[15]
Munich (Allach)GermanyRolling StockLocomotives: Vectron
WarsawPolandMobility Regional Management Rolling Stock
KragujevacSerbiaRolling StockTrams: Avenio
Avenio Plus		[16][17]
Tres CantosSpainMobility ManagementRail Technology
GooleUnited KingdomRolling StockDeep tube for London
LincolnUnited KingdomRolling StockBogie Service Centre
Class 374 Velaro Eurostar e320
Desiro EMU/DMU		[18]
PooleUnited KingdomMobility ManagementRail Technology & Communication equipment[14][19]
ChippenhamUnited KingdomSignaling design and manufacturingWestronic, Westcad, Westrace
Lexington, North CarolinaUnited StatesRolling StockLocomotives: Charger
Railcars: Venture Rail Technology		[20][21]
Louisville, KentuckyUnited StatesMobility ManagementAREMA Rail Technology[14]
New YorkUnited StatesMobility Management Customer ServicesRail technology
Digital Services
Sacramento, CaliforniaUnited StatesRolling StockLocomotives: Charger, Sprinter
Light rail vehicles: S200, S700
Railcars: Venture		[22][23]
DahodIndiaRolling Stock

Products

Locomotives

EMU and DMU

Passenger coaches

Light Rail/Trams

Light rail vehicles
Trams

People movers

Metro/Subway

Maglev

Railway Signalling

Digital Services

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

Competitors:

References

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