Hitachi wins $720m train order for Philadelphia subway

Contract for 200 rail cars is company's second biggest ever in U.S.

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The new cars will have greater capacity and remote monitoring capabilities. (Hitachi)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Hitachi has received an order for 200 rail cars from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) in the eastern U.S. worth $724.3 million, marking the Japanese industrial group's second-largest order in the country.

SEPTA operates the urban rail network in and around Philadelphia, a large city in the state of Pennsylvania. The cars, which will go into service on a core subway line, will be manufactured at Hitachi's factory in neighboring Maryland. According to the statement released in the U.S. on Thursday, delivery will begin in 2029 and be completed by the end of 2031.

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