Hitachi Ltd. said Monday that it has won an order to supply 70 trams to Italian transport operator Gruppo Torinese Trasporti SpA.

The Japanese company's group company in Italy, Hitachi Rail SpA, will start delivering an initial tranche of 30 trams worth 63.4 million euros ($68 million) from the fall of 2021.

The new tram model, to be deployed in Turin, will be 28-meters long and can carry 218 passengers with two wheelchair spaces.

==Kyodo

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