TOKYO -- Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi will buy European defense electronics company Thales' railway signaling business for 1.66 billion euros ($1.97 billion), the company said Wednesday.
Japanese industrial conglomerate to expand digitization of transport sector

Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems operates rail signaling, train-control and fare-collection systems. (Source photos by Reuters)
TOKYO -- Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi will buy European defense electronics company Thales' railway signaling business for 1.66 billion euros ($1.97 billion), the company said Wednesday.