Hitachi Rail STS

Hitachi Rail STS
FormerlyAnsaldo STS (2006)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEngineering
PredecessorGio. Ansaldo & C.
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters,
Key people
Alistair Dormer (Chairman), Giuseppe Marino (CEO),[1] Alberto de Benedictis (Deputy Chairman)[2]
ServicesRailway signalling and control systems, railway design, engineering and maintenance
Revenue€1,437.1 million (2018)[3]
€118.5 million (2018)[3]
€88.3 million (2018)[3]
Number of employees
4,327 (2018)[3]
ParentHitachi
SubsidiariesUnion Switch & Signal (1988–2009) [4]
Websitehitachirail.com

Hitachi Rail STS SpA[5] (from Hitachi Rail Signalling and Transportation Systems) or Hitachi Rail STS (previously Ansaldo STS) is a transportation company owned by Hitachi with a global presence in the field of railway signalling and integrated transport systems for passenger traffic (railway/mass transit) and freight operations. Hitachi Rail STS plans, designs, manufactures, installs and commissions signaling systems, components and technologies for the management and control of newly built or upgraded railways, transit and freight lines worldwide.

Headquartered in Genoa, Italy, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi. It was previously listed on the Borsa Italiana and was a component of the benchmark FTSE Italia Mid Cap Index.

Providing design, manufacture, installation, integration and maintenance of a wide range of train control systems and equipment, Hitachi Rail STS employs 4,327 people worldwide as of 2018.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Management shake-up at Hitachi Rail". 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". Hitachi Rail STS. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "IR Highlights". Hitachi Rail STS. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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  5. ^ "Hitachi Group Companies". Hitachi. Retrieved 27 November 2022.