Hitachi Rail
Overview
Description: Unknown. CSA has no product description on file; Hitachi Rail is categorised as rail supplier.
- Segment
- rail supplier
- Categories
- rail supplier
- Safety status
- Unknown
- 2026 status
- active — completed EUR 1.66B acquisition of Thales GTS (May 2024), now 24,000 employees, majority revenue from signalling source
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Founded
- Unknown
- Headcount
- 24,000
- Funding raised
- $798M
- Documented incidents
- Unknown
Public evidence on file: BART CBTC $798M award; internal safety teams
Products
Products: Unknown. CSA has no product list on file for Hitachi Rail.
Customers
Customers: Unknown. CSA has no published customer list on file for Hitachi Rail. Public evidence mentions: BART CBTC $798M award; internal safety teams
Regions
- HQ region
- Unknown
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Operating regions
- Unknown
Regions: Unknown. CSA has no location on file for Hitachi Rail.
Headcount
- Headcount
- 24,000
- Band
- 10,000+
- Estimated safety staff required
- 96 (estimate)
Estimate = max(1, round(headcount × 0.004)) + open safety postings.
News
Latest status (2026): active — completed EUR 1.66B acquisition of Thales GTS (May 2024), now 24,000 employees, majority revenue from signalling source
News: Unknown. CSA has no news items on file for Hitachi Rail.
FAQ
Does Hitachi Rail have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for Hitachi Rail.
Has Hitachi Rail had documented safety incidents?
Unknown. Hitachi Rail is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Is Hitachi Rail hiring functional safety engineers?
Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Hitachi Rail.
What does Hitachi Rail build?
Unknown. CSA has no product description on file; the company is categorised as rail supplier.
What market segment is Hitachi Rail in?
Hitachi Rail is listed in the rail supplier segment.
How much funding has Hitachi Rail raised?
Hitachi Rail has raised about $798M (parsed from public evidence; see the Funding tab).
Funding
- Total raised
- $798M
- Last round
- Unknown
Parsed from public evidence text: BART CBTC $798M award; internal safety teams
Investors
Investors: Unknown. CSA has no investor list on file for Hitachi Rail.
Valuation
- Valuation
- Unknown
Valuation: Unknown. CSA has no valuation on file for Hitachi Rail.
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for Hitachi Rail.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for Hitachi Rail.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for Hitachi Rail.
Incidents
Incidents: Unknown. Hitachi Rail is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Safety team
- Functional-safety professionals in CSA's network with Hitachi Rail experience
- 1
- Estimated safety staff required
- 96 (estimate)
Counts only; CSA never publishes names from its talent network.
Open safety jobs
Open safety jobs: Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Hitachi Rail.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to rail supplier companies:
- EN 50126 – Railway RAMS
- EN 50128 – Railway Software
- EN 50129 – Railway Signaling Safety Cases
- IEEE 1474 – CBTC Performance and Functional Requirements
- 49 CFR 236 – PTC - Positive Train Control Regulations
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for Hitachi Rail.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the rail supplier segment:
- Wabtec rail supplier
- RailState rail supplier
- Alstom rail supplier
- Alstom Signaling Inc. rail supplier
- Amsted (Amsted Digital) rail supplier
- Amsted Rail rail supplier
- Apex Rail Automation (ex-Vossloh Signaling USA) rail supplier
- AZur Robotics rail supplier