InnoTrans is the world's largest
trade fair focused on the
rail transport industry.[2] It is held every two years at the
Messe Berlin exhibition centre, which has outdoor
standard gauge railway sidings which can be used to exhibit railway vehicles.[3] During the weekend after the trade show the public can visit the
rolling stock on display.
History
InnoTrans has grown steadily in area and exhibitor numbers since it moved to
Berlin in 1996.[2] For the 2010 fair, organiser Messe Berlin Ltd announced an increase to 2,000 exhibitors from 44 countries, which covered the whole area of the exhibition centre for the first time.[4]
A spin-off supplementary exhibition "Public Transport Interiors" aimed at the mass transit sector was planned, but the first event announced for 2011 was postponed until a later time. InnoTrans 2012 was instead the first to include a separate "Public Transport and Interiors Hall Forum", with a series of multimedia presentations on new design options in the industry.[5][6]
The summer-garden yard is opened to display electric buses and to allow a round driving course.[14]
For the first time all of the 41 exhibition halls of the fair ground are used, which encompasses about 200,000 square meters (2,200,000 sq ft), including 3,500 meters (11,500 ft) of standard gauge track[15]
2014
23 to 26 September 2014 in Berlin (weekend public opening 27/28)