InnoTrans, the world’s largest trade fair for transport technology, set several records at its 14th edition from 24 to 27 September 2024. It occupied all the exhibition halls and the entire outdoor and track area of the Exhibition Grounds of Messe Berlin and offered the largest exhibition space since InnoTrans was founded in 1996. ‘InnoTrans 2024 was a real record-breaking trade fair – both in terms of exhibition space and visitor numbers. Around 170,000 visitors from 133 countries came to the Exhibition Grounds of Messe Berlin this year – so we were once again able to increase the pre-corona level in terms of visitor numbers and internationality. InnoTrans has impressively demonstrated that it is the world’s leading trade fair for transport technology and mobility,’ says Dirk Hoffmann, Chief Operating Officer of Messe Berlin.
‘InnoTrans was once again the event of the global railway industry,’ said InnoTrans Director Kerstin Schulz. ‘With a firework display of innovations and 226 world premieres, the trade fair attracted visitors from all over the world.’ The 2,940 exhibitors from 59 countries presented their latest products and services in the five trade fair segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction. The trade fair became even more international this year. Around 600 new exhibitors took part – and with them new countries such as Morocco, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Africa. Exhibitors from all over the world presented 133 vehicles on the 3,500 metres of track. In the Bus Display in the Summer Garden, trade visitors were able to experience eleven buses in live operation on a 500-metre-long circuit.
The main topics at this year’s trade fair were sustainability, electrification, digitalisation and, above all, artificial intelligence. ‘AI is also becoming increasingly important in the transport industry,’ says InnoTrans Director Kerstin Schulz. InnoTrans took this development into account with the new exhibition area, the AI Mobility Lab. ‘This was exactly the right decision. The demand for AI-based solutions and cybersecurity was enormous,’ reports Schulz. 42 exhibitors from 17 countries presented their expertise in AI, robotics, data protection and cybersecurity. The next InnoTrans will take place at the Exhibition Grounds of Messe Berlin from 22 to 25 September 2026.
