3,062 exhibiting companies and institutions from 61 countries contributed to the ‘success’ of InnoTrans 2018 edition, which attracted around 160,000 trade visitors from over 110 countries.
During the event, more than 400 innovations were announced, 155 world premieres, as well as 155 vehicles displayed on 3,500 metres of rail track, on the Outdoor Display and Bus Display.
Highlights include the Coradia Stream low-floor train from the Alstom and the new light-rail S-Bahn from Siemens / Stadler consortium, which is due to enter service in Berlin in 2021. Deutsche Bahn’s ‘train of ideas’ at the South Entrance shows how we will be travelling in the future, and ‘Emma’, the old steam locomotive, is also part of the show again.
“This year’s InnoTrans once again impressively showed that it is the ideal platform for presenting forward-looking innovations, combined with an enormous international appeal. No other event offers trade visitors such a comprehensive and global insight into every part of the industry’s value chain,” Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin, said.
According to a representative survey, the status and competence of trade visitors at InnoTrans has continued to grow. 50 per cent of those polled occupied a senior position in their company, which corresponded to the increase in business concluded at InnoTrans. Overall, around 89 per cent of exhibitors said they were satisfied with their results at the trade fair. Some 52 per cent of trade visitors came from abroad, with numbers from Southern, Eastern and Central Asia experiencing the highest growth.
A total of 25 business delegations from 18 countries attended the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, including from Abu Dhabi, India and the USA.
Share on:
