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Knorr-Bremse
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- Kind
- Vehicle systems supplier
- Markets
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- Positions held
- 6
Braking-system supplier for rail, with door, HVAC and digital-maintenance businesses; a tier-one in every OEM's bill of materials.
- Kind
- Vehicle systems supplier
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Ownership
- Listed
- Segments
- Components, Maintenance, Digital operations
- Technology areas
- Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware
- Present in
- European Union, United States, United Kingdom, India
Footprint
European Union
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Germany | Munich headquarters; rail vehicle systems division |
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United States
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | New York | Knorr Brake Company, Westminster MD (transit brakes, doors, HVAC); New York Air Brake, Watertown NY (freight and transit brake systems) |
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| Plant | New York | KB Signaling — Alstom's former North American conventional signalling business (Rochester, NY), acquired 2024 for US$674.1m since 2024 |
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United Kingdom
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | England | Melksham (head office) and Corsham, Wiltshire; Manchester |
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India
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | Haryana | Knorr-Bremse India — Palwal (Delhi–Mathura Road) and Faridabad; sub-system supplier to Indian Railways since 1993 |
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Positions held
SegmentTechnologyPhase
- awarded by Rail Cargo Austria — Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) equipment for the PioDAC pilot freight train — 23 wagons plus one locomotive (September 2026; value undisclosed) (active · since 2026-09)
- awarded by Metra — Purchase agreement to Knorr Brake Company LLC (solicitation 178213) (active · since 2025-12-17)
- supplies Sound Transit — Braking and door equipment supply contracts for the Link light rail fleet (active)
- awarded by Sound Transit — Link light rail brake and door equipment supply — Knorr Brake Company LLC (active)
- awarded by Sound Transit — Sound Transit light rail vehicle programme — Knorr Brake Company LLC (active)
- awarded by Valley Metro — Light Rail Vehicle and Streetcar Brake Parts Supply sole source contract, three-year initial term with two one-year options, aggregate value — recommended for award to the firm Valley Metro names as Knorr Brake Company on the Valley Metro Rail Board's consent agenda of 27 August 2026, with no minute of that meeting published yet (pending)
- Contract detail and values (3)$5–25mIn the European Union, India, United Kingdom, United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (6)
- ● Valley Metro · REVISED August Valley Metro Board Meeting Packet — Joint Boards, RPTA and Valley Metro Rail agendas of 27 August 2026, minutes of the Joint Boards meeting of 18 June 2026, executive summaries, 2026 Prop 400 Transit Life Cycle Program Rail Update, monthly purchase order registers (192 pages) (published 2026-08-24 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) · Procurement Operations (Purchasing) — bid tabulations and procurement awards (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ○ Railway Gazette International · Knorr-Bremse wins Europe's 'first commercial DAC equipment order' under pioneer train programme (published 2026-09-18 · checked 2026-09-26)
- ● Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) · 2026 Adopted Budget and Financial Plan — agency overview, transit operating budgets by mode, project budgets, Transit Improvement Plan and Appendix I project and programme detail pages (published 2026-03-23 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) · Open and Closed Contracts Awarded in Excess of $100,000 (trailing 12 months), generated 8/3/2026 (published 2026-08-03 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) · Sound Transit vendor portal (Biddingo) — bid listing, 13 solicitations open for bidding on 14 September 2026 (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-09-14)
Competes with
Other vehicle systems supplier players present in the same markets.
| Player | HQ | Markets | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsted Rail | United States | United States | 1 |
| BHEL | India | India | 1 |
| CG Power | India | India | 1 |
| ABB | Switzerland | India | 0 |
| Hirect | India | India | 0 |
| Hitachi Energy | Switzerland | India | 0 |
| Oriental Rail | India | India | 0 |
| Sona Comstar | India | India | 0 |
2 sources · all primary
- ● Knorr-Bremse · Knorr-Bremse in India (Palwal / Faridabad) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Knorr-Bremse · Knorr-Bremse UK facilities (Melksham, Corsham, Manchester) (checked 2026-09-06)
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