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ProRail ERTMS Central Safety System Level 2
ProRail — ERTMS Central Safety System (Level 2), long-term supply and maintenance, Thales now Hitachi Rail
Awarded to Hitachi Rail — ProRail B.V. now holds 1 position with this supplier.
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- Buyer
- ProRail B.V.
- Where
- Netherlands
- Segments
- Signalling, Digital operations
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity
- Status
- In execution — Awarded to Thales in 2022 (a maximum value over up to 37 years); Thales Ground Transportation Systems became part of Hitachi Rail in May 2024; release candidates for the Frisian lines delivered on schedule in H2 2025, but the 24th progress report says the second delivered version did not meet the requirements and a third delivery was needed in Q1 2026
- Value band
- $100–500m
- Currency
- EUR
- Key dates (month)
- Awarded April 2022 · Tranche 1 first commercial operation 2028
Next step
Recorded award: Hitachi Rail — ERTMS Central Safety System — contract signed with Thales in 2022 (max); Thales GTS became part of Hitachi Rail in May 2024
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- Key dates (2)
- Published bidders
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3 sources · all primary
- ● ProRail · Thales wordt systeemleverancier Central Safety System ERTMS — maximale waarde 420 miljoen euro, maximaal 37 jaar (published 2022-04-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Hitachi · Press release — Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Thales GTS (€1,660m; centres in Germany, France, Spain, Canada) (published 2024-05-31 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat — Programmadirectie ERTMS · 24e voortgangsrapportage Programma ERTMS (verslagperiode 1 juli – 31 december 2025) (published 2026-04-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
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