Hitachi Rail invests $30M in new Canadian headquarters
Hitachi Rail announced last week that it intends to invest almost $30 million in a new Canadian headquarters facility in Toronto.
The facility would host Hitachi Rail’s Global Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) Competence Centre, which provides the engineering and technical expertise around the world.
The announcement builds on a previous, $100-million commitment to develop the company’s SelTrac G9 rail signalling technology from the new office.
The headquarters building will be located in Consilium Place in Scarborough and is due to open in the summer. It will span 125,000 sq. ft. across five floors and will be the base for 1,100 Hitachi Rail employees.
“This investment reinforces our commitment to Ontario and builds on our rail technology leadership in Canada,” said Hitachi Rail Canada chief operating officer Arnaud Besse. “Our new state-of-the-art office will attract the next generation of new tech talent to Hitachi Rail. It will also be the hub for the next generation signalling technology that will increase capacity, improve reliability and reduce costs for transit systems around the world
Hitachi Rail’s SelTrac CBTC technology, developed from Toronto, is deployed in complex urban rail systems around the world, including in London, Paris, New York, Dubai, Seoul, Singapore, and major Canadian cities like Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.
The next generation CBTC technology being developed in Canada will integrate AI and 5G, to deliver smarter, more efficient and more sustainable subway systems. For transit operators around the world, it will translate to lower operating costs, improved reliability, increased capacity and better journeys for passengers.