Hitachi Rail supplies 30 new trains for the Rome metro

News for the metropolitans of Rome and Naples. The capital welcomes a series of new trainsets manufactured by Hitachi Rail, while in Naples, the San Pasquale station of Line 6 of the metro was inaugurated, built by Webuild on behalf of the City of Naples and Hitachi Rail, the concessionaire of the work. But let us proceed in order. In Rome, the new trains that will run on the tracks of the Metro Line A, B and B1 from 2025 were presented. By April 2026, the first 14 trains will be delivered, eight of them next year. In all, the framework agreement provides for the supply of 30 trains. The total value of the order for the 30 trains is 237.8 million.

I nuovi treni Hitachi per il metrò di Roma

• Prevista la fornitura di 30 convogli di nuova generazione, di cui 8 entro il 2025

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These are new-generation trainsets that will make it possible to renew and lower the average age of the fleet running on the capital's metro lines. In addition, the trains will reduce energy consumption by around 10% compared to the fleet currently in use on the two lines. This result, explains a Hitachi note, is made possible thanks to the weight of the new trains, which has been reduced by 5%, and the increased efficiency of the traction chain. The use of aluminium is doubly advantageous, because in addition to being lighter than other solutions, it can be recycled at the end of its life, making it an inherently sustainable component.

The new trainsets consist of six carriages, all communicating, have bi-directional driving and are 106 metres long. Each train is equipped with 48 doors, 24 on each side. The maximum operating speed is 80 kilometres per hour. There are 204 seats. There are four seats for wheelchairs. Each train can transport 1,204 people.

The new trains for Rome were manufactured in the Hitachi Rail factories in Reggio Calabria, where trains for Line 1 (red) and Line 3 (yellow) of the Milan metro are also built, says Hitachi Rail Group Coo and CEO Hitachi Rail Italia, Luca D'Aquila. Hitachi Rail has produced trains for the Italian metro systems of Milan, Brescia, Genoa, Naples and Rome for Line C in recent years. Around the world, passengers on Hitachi trains travel on the subways of many cities, including London, Copenhagen, Honolulu, Miami and Tokyo.

A new "Art Station" enriches the metropolitan underground heritage of Naples and the city's integrated and sustainable mobility network. The San Pasquale station, built by Webuild in collaboration with partner Moccia Irme, is located in the central part of the Riviera di Chiaia and is neuralgic in the city's mobility system: in just a few minutes it is possible to reach the Piazza Amedeo station of line 2, the Funicolare di Chiaia and the Caracciolo seafront, and it connects part of the central districts of Chiaia and San Ferdinando to the city's underground network. The station is also connected to Villa Comunale di Napoli, which houses the Anton Dohrn zoological station and the Aquarium, thanks to a lift that leads directly to the large urban park built by the Bourbons in the late 1700s.