Mobility is a modern world characteristic, an added value in most activities today, regardless micro or macro scale. Mobility is indispensable for the development of the cities we live in and the fast pace rhythm of our reality makes it mandatory to adapt to new challenges. To move large masses of active people all around the globe in time and on long distances is a daily task for urban transport infrastructures. Siemens aims to propose sustainable mobility solutions that will decrease the pressure that is focused on the cities of tomorrow. Our cities are facing the great challenges of continuing their life and development, and in the same time, of maintaining a high level of quality of life. There are several cities in the world that have extended to the dimensions of a whole country and they continue to grow. This on-going development made large investments in infrastructure mandatory in order to ensure a sustainable growth of the cities.
In October 2011, Siemens announced a new sector of activity: Infrastructure & Cities, next to the existing ones: Healthcare, Energy and Industry. The technologic solutions developed by this sector have the purpose of meet the growing challenges faced by urban structures, considering the demographic evolution, the population dynamics toward cities, the growing commuting distances etc. Mobility and Logistics, and Rail Systems Divisions within the sector are dedicated to the railway domain. They offer, on one hand, the newest and most competitive technologies for the railway systems, and on the other hand, personalized solutions for delivering rolling stock, maintenance, warranty service and technical support.
Siemens innovations for railway systems come from tradition, competitive spirit and an extended portfolio. Even when talking about heavy industry and the production of massive structures, such as trains and trams, Siemens manages to bring to market high performance customized products, adapted for the requests and needs of its clients.
Our portfolio includes the newest and most attractive rolling stock on the market and includes locomotives, trams and subway trains, regional trains, intercity trains and high speed trains. They are innovative, comfortable, energy efficient and they do not affect the environment. Infrastructure & Cities portfolio has been extended with innovations such as Vectron locomotive, Ultra Low Floor trams, eco trams. In Romania, the Imperio Eco Green tram is manufactured under Siemens license in collaboration with Astra Vagoane Călători SA Arad, for the production of which our company delivers the boogies and the action, command and control unit. The Siemens tram with ULF (Ultra Low Floor) runs In Arad and Oradea. And on the rails of Romania we have the Blue Arrow tram.
Our core values are Innovation, Responsibility, and Excellence. The activity of Infrastructure & Cities sector is perfectly coordinated with these values and it will continue to bring to market sustainable technological solutions in rolling stock and railway automation domains. The company maintains the spirit of pioneer and continues to develop efficient and sustainable solutions, tailor-made for the cities in the future.
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