Hit Rail B.V.

Utrecht

Hit Rail B.V.

Hit Rail specialises in IT and telecommunications solutions for railway companies. At this company they have a passion for developing and running IT solutions for the European railways, solutions which are collaboratively used by railway companies for a seamless European rail space. Hit Rail IT solutions are enabling a new European transportation landscape where trains have an expanded role, bringing environmental and societal benefits. They manage a network of IT suppliers and are looking for new professionals to expand their in-house team.

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About Hit Rail

Hit Rail is owned by 12 European railway companies, and it has been the preferred data transmission and interoperability provider to the railways for the last 30 years. European collaboration is its DNA, establishing IT and personal networks between railways companies all over Europe. Hit Rail connects teams and reservations systems, ticket control systems and freight management systems, from the network level to specific applications that provide building blocks for seamless passenger and freight transportation. Keywords describing the IT solutions are: TCP/IP, APIs, XML, JSON, REST, Cloud, AWS.

Customers are European railway companies with a long history of collaborating with Hit Rail for:

  • design, development and operation of new cloud applications shared by the railways
  • design, development and operation of cloud interoperability solutions (real-time translation of message formats)
  • connecting to the Hermes VPN, the IT collaborative network connecting most railway companies in Europe

At Hit Rail, they believe it is important to serve the railways long-term and from a neutral and not-for-profit point of view. They are always looking for supporting European railways with collaborative IT solutions. How do they do that?

  • bringing cutting edge IT technologies to the railways
  • operating business-critical IT services with a high degree of quality and availability
  • assisting the railways in a spirit of service and collaboration, helping them to achieve their goals
  • establishing personal networks with railway teams across Europe
  • having motivated high impact employees that provide value to our customers

As a result, over fifty railway companies in almost every country in Europe already made use of their solutions and services.

Working at Hit Rail

Working at Hit Rail means working in a pleasant, informal working environment where remote working, team meetings and occasional travel is the norm. The company has offices in Utrecht and Brussels for periodical team meetings. A compact team of high-impact professionals manage a network of technical suppliers providing high-quality solutions. Skills development, professional and personal growth is actively pursued by the company. Hit Rail also offers employees excellent employment conditions, flexible working conditions and training opportunities.

Locations:

  • Leidseveer 4, Utrecht
  • Avenue des Arts, Brussels