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Hitachi, Ltd.

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Hitachi, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company is active in industries including digital systems, power and renewable energy, railway systems, healthcare products, and financial systems. It began as an electrical machinery manufacturing subsidiary of the Kuhara Mining Plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki, founded by engineer Namihei Odaira, and became an independent company under its current name in 1920.

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Company Type
Public 1
Founded Year
1910 1
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100,000 or More 1
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TSE 1
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Active 1
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Source Hitachi (Wikipedia)
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Source Hitachi Rail (Wikipedia)History: creation of the rail division
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Another notable Hitachi-built locomotive was the EF58, which operated on the Tokaido Main Line express trains alongside the C62.

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Source JNR Class EF70 (Wikipedia)Lead, builders
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81 locomotives were built by Hitachi and Mitsubishi between 1961 and 1965.

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Source JNR Class EF81 (Wikipedia)EF81-0, builder
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The prototype locomotive, EF81 1, was built by Hitachi, and delivered in 1968.

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Source JR Freight Class ED500 (Wikipedia)Lead, status
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built experimentally by Hitachi in Japan in 1992

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Source JR Freight Class EF200 (Wikipedia)Builder
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Class EF200 also built by Hitachi

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Source KTM Class 19 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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shunting locomotives built by Hitachi in 1983

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Source Hitachi Rail (Wikipedia)Global expansion, CQ311 builder
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Between 1984 and 1988, Hitachi's rail division delivered 120 CQ311 series railcars to MARTA.

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Source New Taipei Metro C610 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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were manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly AnsaldoBreda) in Reggio Calabria

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Source Osaka Metro 400 series (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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built by Hitachi Rail for Osaka Metro

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Source Osaka Monorail 1000 series (Wikipedia)Lead
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The trains were built by Hitachi, Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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Source Osaka Monorail 2000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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The trains are built by Hitachi, Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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Source Osaka Monorail 3000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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a type of monorail train manufactured by Hitachi Rail

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Source Seibu 30000 series (Wikipedia)Lead
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were built by Hitachi Rail between 2008 and 2016

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Source 0 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Lead, builders
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A total of 3,216 vehicles, arranged into 201 sets, were built between 1963 and 1986 by Hitachi, Kawasaki Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, and the Tokyu Car Corporation.

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Source E1 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Lead, builders
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A total of six 12-car trainsets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries between 1994 and 1995.

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Source E4 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Lead, builders
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A total of 26 eight-car trainsets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries between 1997 and 2003.

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Source E5 and H5 Series ShinkansenFormations, builders
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Cars 1 to 5 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and cars 6 to 10 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Source E6 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Lead, builders
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A total of 24 seven-car trainsets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries between 2012 and 2014.

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Source E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Design, manufacturing
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Manufacturing of the E7 and W7 series sets was shared between Hitachi in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe

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Source E8 Series Shinkansen (Wikipedia)Fleet list, builders
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The trainsets are built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing.

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Source N700 Series Shinkansen, WikipediaFormations, builders
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Cars 1 to 4 were built by Hitachi, cars 5 to 14 were built by Nippon Sharyo, and cars 15 and 16 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

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Source South African Class 7E1 (Wikipedia)Manufacturers
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The 25 kV AC Class 7E1 electric locomotive was designed for the South African Railways (SAR) by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components.

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Source Sri Lanka Railways S5 (Wikipedia)Lead
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built by Hitachi

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Source Tobu 50000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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manufactured by Hitachi to its "A-train" concept

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Source Tobu N100 series (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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A total of four 6-car sets were built by Hitachi

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Source Toei 12-000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built between 1990 and 2000 by Nippon Sharyo and Hitachi

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Source Tokyo Metro 18000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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are being manufactured by Hitachi Rail from 2020

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Source TX-2000 series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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15 more sets were subsequently delivered from Hitachi between January and July 2004

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1. Hitachi (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: num_employees
    287,901 (2025)
  • Lead section, listing
    Hitachi is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a key component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indices.
  • Lead section
    The company was founded as an electrical machinery manufacturing subsidiary of the Kuhara Mining Plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki, by engineer Namihei Odaira in 1910.
  • Operates In: Conglomerate Industry, Infobox: industry
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