Ansaldo STS is a leading technology company listed on the Milan stock exchange and operating in the global Railway & Mass Transit Transportation Systems business with the provision of traffic management, planning, train control and signalling systems and services. It acts as lead contractor and turnkey provider on major projects worldwide.

Ansaldo STS brings together the know-how, excellence and technological expertise of pioneering companies like Ansaldo Signal, Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, Union Switch & Signal and CSEE Transport.

Ansaldo STS is headquartered in Genoa, Italy, and employs over 4,200 people in 28 different countries. In 2007, the revenues of Ansaldo STS reached 973 M, with a gross operating margin of 100,3 M and net profits of 58,2 M.

Business Lines:

High Speed
Ansaldo STS has applied its signalling systems to over 50 % of all High Speed lines worldwide* and is undisputed leader in ERTMS level 2, the most advanced High Speed signalling system today.

Main Lines & Freight
Ansaldo STS provides full-service capabilities to large railway networks like India, France, Italy and the US. It supplies systems for new lines being built in fast developing countries such as China and Australia. In Europe the company is central to upgrading towards ERTMS, leading to the interoperability of differing country networks.

Mass Transit & Light Rail
Ansaldo STS is proud of being the company which built worlds first steel wheel driverless Cenelec compliant (automatic and unmanned) metro in Copenhagen. Rome, Milan, Thessaloniki, Brescia and other cities have recently acquired similar systems from the company. A CBTC version of this system is also available.

Computer-based Interlocking
Ansaldo STS provides traffic solutions to stations of all sizes based on the most advanced technologies which have been used worldwide both in railways and metros. Their integration with centralized traffic control (CTC) and with automatic train protection (ATP) systems has also been proved in High Speed applications.

Planning, Supervision & Traffic Control
Ansaldo STS has developed solutions to supervise and optimize the utilization of complex infrastructures. The company excels at managing traffic in and out of the most demanding networks and stations such as Rome, Manchester or in the US.

Components
Ansaldo STS supplies the most advanced and reliable components including track circuits, switch machines, signals, Eurobalise, relays, hot wheel detectors, highway crossing mechanisms, event recorders, the world-renowned MicroLok, end of train systems, etc.

Operation & Maintenance
Ansaldo STS operates 24/7 transportation systems and provides the complete maintenance to ensure full service availability. This demonstrates the
companys commitment to maximizing the return on investment for our customers.