InnoTrans is the world's largest trade fair

Trade fair

A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...

 focused on the rail transport

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 industry. It is held every two years at the Messe Berlin

Messe Berlin

Messe Berlin fairgrounds are situated in Berlin-Westend, precinct Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, at Masurenallee opposite of the Haus des Rundfunks....

 exhibition centre, which has outdoor standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 railway sidings which can be used to exhibit railway vehicles. During the weekend after the trade show the public can visit the rolling stock

Rolling stock

Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...

 on display.

InnoTrans has grown steadily in area and exhibitor numbers since it moved to Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 in 1996. For the 2010 fair organiser Messe Berlin Ltd announced an increase to 2,000 exhibitors from 44 countries, covering the whole area of the exhibition centre for the first time.

Public Transport Interiors

A spin-off supplementary exhibition aimed at the mass transit sector is to be held in the years between InnoTrans events. The first "Public Transport Interiors" even will be held on 19-21 June 2013 at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre.

InnoTrans trade fairs

Future

• 23 to 26 September 2014 in Berlin (weekend public opening 27/28)
• 18 to 21 September 2012 in Berlin (weekend public opening 22/23)

2010

• 21 to 24 September 2010 in Berlin (weekend public opening 25/26)
• 2,242 exhibitors from 45 countries
• 106.612 trade visitors from 110 countries
• 81,000 square meters of exhibitions booths and 3,500 metres of railway track
• 121 vehicles
  Rolling stock
  Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
  
   on show

2008

• 23 to 28 September in Berlin
• 1,912 exhibitors from 41 countries
• 80,000 trade visitors from 100 countries
• 150,000 square meters of exhibition area and 3,500 metres of railway track
• 91 vehicles
  Rolling stock
  Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
  
  on show. Contracts signed worth about €2 billion

2006

• 19 to 22 September in Berlin
• 1,606 exhibitors from 41 countries (50% from outside Germany)
• 64,422 trade visitors from 90 countries (40% of the visitors)
• 25,000 private visitors on the weekend public opening
• 50,591 square meters of exhibition area (1,868 metres of railway tracks)

2004

• 1,369 exhibitors from 35 countries
• 44,968 trade visitors (14 300 from outside Germany; 21 000 private visitors on the weekend public opening)
• 40,468 square meters of exhibition area (1,868 metres of railway tracks)

2002

• 1,045 exhibitors from 30 countries
• 35,686 trade visitors (9,385 from outside Germany 30,000 private visitors on the weekend public opening)
• 29,469 square meters of exhibition area

2000

• 826 exhibitors (268 from outside Germany)
• 23,909 trade visitors (4.662 from outside Germany)
• 22,179 square meters of exhibition area

1998

• 28 to 30 October in Berlin
• 403 exhibitors (100 from outside Germany)
• 13,164 trade visitors (3,278 from outside Germany)
• 10,534 square meters of exhibition area

1996

• 172 exhibitors (21 from outside Germany)
• 6,376 trade visitors (829 from outside Germany)
• 4,524 square meters of exhibition area