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Skyline Core Systems and Operations Contract
Design, supply and installation of the vehicles, train control and other core systems for Skyline, plus a long-term operating and maintenance term
Awarded to Hitachi Rail — Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation now holds 1 position with this supplier.
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- Buyer
- Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
- Where
- Hawaii · Honolulu
- Segments
- Rolling stock, Signalling, Electrification, Telecoms, Digital operations
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance
- Status
- In execution — Segments 1 and 2 are open; the Hitachi delay dispute is in court.
- Value band
- over $1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Award March 2011 · Contract signed November 2011 · Segment 1 opened June 2023 · Segment 2 passenger service October 2025 · Hitachi lawsuit filed November 2025 · Contracting officer decision November 2025 · Hart counterclaim release December 2025 · Change order board approval civil beat secondary July 2026
Next step
Recorded award: Hitachi Rail — Skyline core systems and operations and maintenance contract, signed 2011 with Ansaldo Honolulu JV, now Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV
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- Key dates (8)
- Published bidders
- Award history (2)
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6 sources · 4 primary
- ● HART release: core systems contract signed with Ansaldo Honolulu JV, 2011 · HART news release: core systems contract signed 28 November 2011 with Ansaldo Honolulu JV; $1.4bn awarded March 2011, $574m for 80 vehicles and train control, $830m for 14 years of operations and maintenance (published 2011-11-29 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Hawaii Business: The Three Largest Rail Contracts · Hawaii Business (Secondary): Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV core systems contract listed at $1.610bn for design, construction, operation and maintenance, of which about $823m is operations and maintenance, which is the City's DTS responsibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Hitachi Rail release: Skyline Segment 2 opening · Hitachi release: Segment 2 of Skyline opened with four new stations, passenger service from 16 October 2025, Segment 3 anticipated by 2031, Hitachi to continue in operations of the system; handover of Segment 2 to DTS (published 2025-10-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART advisory: counterclaim to Hitachi lawsuit, 11 Dec 2025 · HART media advisory: HART's response and counterclaim to Hitachi's 17 November 2025 delay-damages lawsuit; HART's Contracting Officer's Decision of 14 November 2025 rejected most of Hitachi's claims (published 2025-12-11 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART The Project page · HART project page: Skyline is 18.9 miles and 19 stations East Kapolei to Civic Center under the 2022 Recovery Plan; milestone timeline from 2005 to April 2026; FFGA and Recovery Plan documents linked (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Civil Beat: cost of Honolulu rail line may be climbing again · Civil Beat, August 2026 (Secondary; HART monthly reports not reachable): official project budget $10.079bn, P65 risk estimate $9.681bn, financing about $510m, lawsuit by Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV listed among HART's top cost risks, March 2031 planned revenue service (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
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