Hitachi (TYO:6501) subsidiary Hitachi Rail secured an order to supply 19 new high-speed trains to the FS Italiane Group, through subsidiary Trenitalia France, FS Italiane Group said in a Friday release.
The trains are aimed at supporting better transport along the Paris-Lyon, Paris-Milan, and Paris-Marseille routes, the release said.
The new trains have a recyclability rate of up to 97.1% and a further reduction of about 120,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per train compared to the previous generation, it said.
Shares of Hitachi added nearly 1% in recent trade.