Innovations in transport technology

General facts and figures about InnoTrans at Messe Berlin

InnoTrans in Berlin is the world's largest trade fair for rail and transportation technology. It takes place every two years, mainly for an international trade audience. The traditional general public days were scheduled for September 24 and 25 in 2016. On these two days, the open-air site hosted the popular Railway Festival. Exciting games were on offer for the little ones, while the grown-ups were able to get to grips with railroad technology and virtually put themselves in a driver's cab on a simulator and navigate stations without a train driving license. At the opening press conference, Mr. Christian Göke, Chairman of the Board of Management of the trade fair, announced that InnoTrans 2016 was the "biggest InnoTrans ever". 2950 exhibitors from 60 countries were expected at the 112,000 square meter exhibition area, which was 8% larger than in 2014. Visitor numbers also reached superlatives, with 145,000 visitors from all over the world coming to Berlin, while the public days attracted a further 16,000 interested visitors from the private sector.

149 impressive world premieres at the 11th InnoTrans in Berlin

149 impressive world premieres were presented at this 11th InnoTrans, including a new Coradia Lint regional train with fuel cell drive from Alstom. Siemens was successful with two world premieres: With the "Velaro Turkey" high-speed train and the "Metro Riyadh" subway train. Other highlights among the new products were a new tunnel inspection vehicle from Plasser & Theurer, the new EC250 "Giruno" Eurocity train from Stadler and a new road-rail Unimog from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks. On the open-air and track area, 127 rail vehicles on 3500 meters of track were available for viewing and inspection. The portfolio of exhibitors in the halls included brand new technology and innovative equipment elements as well as the latest vehicle generations. In 2016, InnoTrans once again proved itself to be the leading global marketplace for the rail transport industry. Almost two thirds of the exhibitors came from abroad, business delegations from 20 countries visited the trade fair in Berlin and the trade visitors were characterized by absolute decision-making competence, as evidenced by the pleasingly high number of business deals and cooperation agreements.