Key facts
- Hitachi Rail will install and maintain Austria's next-generation rail signaling system.
- The contract is for 30 years and worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.48 billion).
- The deal was announced on September 22, 2026.
Japan's Hitachi Rail has secured a 30-year contract to upgrade Austria's national rail network with a new signaling system. The deal, valued at 1.3 billion euros ($1.48 billion), was announced on September 22, 2026, in Berlin. Hitachi Rail will be responsible for the development, rollout, and servicing of digital interlockings across the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) infrastructure. This project is described as Austria's largest railway signaling digitalization effort.