This week, Siemens celebrated the opening of its expanded train factory in Munich-Allach, which is one of the most modern train production facilities in Europe and a key location in Siemens Mobility’s European service network.
Since 2023, around €250 million has been invested in new buildings, state-of-the-art production facilities, and the expansion of AI-based software solutions.
"In Allach, Siemens is demonstrating how competitive manufacturing is possible in Germany today: with superior products, maximum automation, digitalization, and the use of artificial intelligence. With the software and digital services offered to customers through our open business platform Siemens Xcelerator, we are showing the way to networked mobility of the future," said Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG.
The expansion will create over 500 new jobs, increasing the workforce to around 2,500. Along with the market-leading models of the Vectron locomotive platform, Vectro passenger cars will also be produced in the factory’s doubled workspace.
"The expansion of our location in Munich-Allach into a global competence center and home of the new company headquarters combines efficiency and innovation. With an investment of around €250 million in modern production facilities, service capacities, and digital solutions, we are securing our competitiveness and further boosting our innovative strength. By combining AI-based applications and innovative production technologies such as laser-guided installation, robotics, and digital twins, we are transforming ‘heavy metal’ into ‘heavy AI’ and taking the rail industry in Germany to a new level," commented Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
By expanding the Munich-Allach facilities from 47,000 to over 100,000 square metres, Siemens has created space for a significant increase in production capacity. In the future, up to 385 Vectron locomotives and up to 180 passenger cars can be manufactured there per year.
