InnoTrans

InnoTrans outdoor area with hall transition (2006)

Presentation of the Velaro D by Rüdiger Grube , Peter Löscher u. a. at InnoTrans 2010

The InnoTrans is one every two years in September on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds of this international trade fair for rail and transport technology .

The next trade fair should take place from September 22 to 25, 2020 and will be postponed to April 27 to 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany .

As planned, Innotrans 2022 is to take place in September 2022.

History and focus

Since its founding, the fair has developed into the largest and most important trade fair in rail transport technology and is therefore considered the leading fair for this industry. The fair mainly deals with track-bound vehicles for passenger and freight traffic as well as their assemblies and components. There are also various exhibitors for vehicle equipment.

Another focus is the infrastructure and track technology. There are now more and more exhibitors on tunneling technology . Furthermore, manufacturers of stationary equipment and passenger information systems can be found. The third focus is information technology and traffic management as well as all other related services.

The first InnoTrans was opened on October 15, 1996, 172 companies were represented. For the second InnoTrans in 1998, Messe Berlin was able to provide an 800-meter-long track harp on the exhibition grounds, and at the same time, Eurailspeed and another vehicle exhibition took place at Berlin-Grunewald train station . With InnoTrans 2006, separate exhibition areas were set up for the topics of Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Tunnel Construction and Interiors, as well as the Career Point as a contact point for young professionals.

InnoTrans in 2008 took place from September 23 to 26, 2008. With 1,912 exhibitors (around 20% more than in 2006) from 41 countries, 150,000 square meters of hall space (compared to 2006: 50% more) and 91 vehicles on 3,500 meters of track system, new records were set. Around 25% more trade visitors were counted , a total of more than 80,000 from over a hundred countries. The contracts signed at the fair amount to more than two billion euros. Several specialist conferences and congresses took place on the occasion of InnoTrans. The public days followed on September 27 and 28.

For InnoTrans 2010 there was again a new record of over 100,000 trade visitors from 100 countries, 2242 exhibitors from 45 countries, who for the first time filled the entire exhibition center. 121 vehicles were presented on 3500 m of track on the open-air site

Due to the strong popularity in the area of public transport , an offshoot Public Transport Interiors was planned; After the independent trade fair was postponed for 2011, there was an independent “Public Transport and Interiors Hall Forum” for the first time at Innotrans 2012, which, in addition to a supplier show, offered a series of multimedia presentations on new design concepts. 2,450 exhibitors from 47 countries had registered for InnoTrans 2012.

At InnoTrans 2012, all exhibition halls and the outdoor area were completely occupied for the first time. 104 world premieres were presented and deals worth 1.8 billion euros were announced.

The tenth InnoTrans in 2014 took place from September 23 to 26. The public days on September 27 and 28 were attended by around 15,000 interested people. The new CityCube exhibition hall with 12,000 m² of additional exhibition space was used for the first time.

In 2016, InnoTrans took place from September 20 to 23, 2016. For the first time there were presentation areas for buses, followed by a 500-meter long circuit, on which there was the possibility of demonstration.

Target groups and public days

The main target group are the transport companies and manufacturers of transport technology. In addition, the fair is aimed at building contractors , scientists and extensive media coverage .

On the InnoTrans public days, which took place on the weekend after the InnoTrans trade fair, the public got a low admission price (free until 2008, 2010: 2 euros, from 2012: 2.50 euros, from 2016: 3.00 euros) Access to the outdoor area with the exhibition's vehicle fleet. The public days on the weekend were accompanied by an entertainment program.

The public days will no longer be offered from Innotrans 2020.

Data

The following information comes from Messe Berlin GmbH.

year	Exhibitors	Exhibitors from abroad	Trade visitors	Trade visitors from abroad	Exhibition space	Visitors public days
1996	172	21st	6.376	829	4,524 m² (net)
1998	403	100	13.164	3,278	10,534 m² (net)
2000	826	268	23,909	4,662	22,179 m² (net)
2002	1,047	419 from 30 countries	35,686	9,385	29,469 m² (net)	30,000
2004	1,369	630 from 35 countries	44,968	14,300	40,468 m² (net, track system: 1868 running meters)	21,000
2006	1,603	785 from 40 countries	64,422	25,769 from 90 countries	50,591 m² (net, track system: 1868 running meters)	25,000
2008	1.914	995 from 41 countries	85,592	39,816 from 100 countries	132,909 m² (gross, track system: 2923 running meters)	25,000
2010	2,242	from 45 countries	106,612	53,936 from 110 countries	81,000 m² (net, track systems: 3500 running meters)	around 14,000
2012	2,515	from 49 countries	126.110	62,603	94,608 m² (net), 180,000 m² (gross), track systems: 3500 running meters	almost 20,000
2014	2,761	1,669 from 55 countries	133,595	71,899	102,843 m² (net)	around 15,000
2016	2,955	1,843 from 60 countries	144,470	75,401	200,000 m² (gross), track systems: 3500 running meters	around 16,000
2018	3,062	1,868 from 61 countries	153,421	?? from 149 countries	111,984 m² (net), track system: 3500 running meters	around 12,000