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Air conditioning being installed on a train.

2025/06/25

Deutsche Bahn: two years of zero-emission train air conditioning

Green Air, the first heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions with R290 refrigerant from Wabtec, are in their second year of reducing the environmental footprint of Deutsche Bahn.

travel comfort 

sustainability 

innovation 

technology 

Outdoor display at InnoTrans with people and a train.

2025/05/28

Mobility meets hygiene: new impetus for transport cleaning

How can buses, trains and railway platforms be cleaned efficiently, sustainably and innovatively? The leading trade fair for cleaning and hygiene, CMS Berlin, offers a networking event.

sustainability 

innovation 

services 

A train wagon on a track

2025/05/21

Final sprint to series production maturity

The demonstrator train is still on the move. The aim of the final stage is to make digital automatic coupling (DAC) for European rail freight transport ready for commercial use.

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technology 

Enya Aßmann

2025/05/20

‘Travelling by train is freedom for me’

Bahncard instead of driving licence: influencer Enya Aßmann explains how trains shaped her life. A conversation with the Railway Influencer Festival participant.

railway influencer 

Adam el Rafey sitting at a table, other people are in the background.

2025/05/19

“InnoTrans is a railway enthusiast's Disneyland!”

At the first Railway Influencer Festival at InnoTrans 2024, exhibitors met content creators from around the world - including 14-year-old Adam El Rafey, who challenges age limits.

railway influencer 

Buses parked in the garden of Messe Berlin

2024/12/01

It's straight to the point here

Exhibitors were able to present their vehicles in the bus display area in the Sommergarten and experience them in live operation on a 500 metre long circuit.

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Public Transport 

A blue train

2024/11/13

Surprises in the outdoor display area

The outdoor display area once again offered plenty of space for new products from international exhibitors at this year's InnoTrans, ranging from high-speed trains to track construction vehicles.

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Career Boost stage

2024/11/04

‘A match made in heaven’

A different kind of talent scouting: at the Eurailpress Career Boost, young applicants take to the stage to draw the attention of companies from the rail industry.

Delegation Colombia

2024/10/29

‘Everyone is here, so we have to be here too’

International delegations from the worlds of politics and business take away important ideas from InnoTrans.
Three men stand together and talk at the Railway Influencer Festival.

2024/10/23

Passion for rail on all channels

Social media train fans from all over the world met at the first international Railway Influencer Festival at InnoTrans. The best videos and content creators were honored.

innovation 

mobility sector 

South Entrance Messe Berlin

2024/09/12

Berlin hosts the world

InnoTrans features world premieres and an explosion of innovations

sustainability 

innovation 

technology 

services 

mobility sector 

AI Mobility Logo

2024/09/04

More efficient mobility thanks to AI

The new exhibition area showcases innovations based on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

innovation 

technology 

services 

PaxLife is redefining the passenger information experience.

2024/08/15

Towards Unified Passenger Information

PaxLife Innovations GmbH transforms the design, management, and delivery of Passenger Information across various channels and equipment, redefining the passenger information experience.

innovation 

Public Transport 

services 

Acceptance test with spray test during commissioning

2024/08/08

Modern fire protection under the Suez Canal

In to incorporate the Sinai Peninsula as an economic zone, tunnels were commissioned under the Suez Canal. The water mist firefighting system was provided by FOGTEC Brandschutz GmbH.

innovation 

mobility sector 

The OnTrack Monitoring Tool by Schunk.

2024/08/01

Transport operators to achieve savings with OnTrack Monitoring

Transport operators may be faced with typical costly troubles such as damaged overhead lines and pantographs. Schunk OnTrack Monitoring offers potential to reduce costs.

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technology 

services 

Surfaces of railway vehicles have to withstand many chemical and mechanical stresses.

2024/07/25

Sustainable painting processes

With its "SnapCure" technology, paint manufacturer Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. significantly accelerates the painting process for rail vehicles.

sustainability 

innovation 

services 

The SPANDAU LED easily withstands the compressive load of 5,790 pascals - and even considerably more.

2024/07/18

Luminaire in the wind tunnel test

The products of lighting manufacturer NORKA Norddeutsche Kunststoff- und Elektro-Gesellschaft Stäcker mbH & Co. KG have to pass tough tests to qualify for use.

innovation 

technology 

Germany's first driverless underground railway of VAG Nuremberg was developed in the Cluster BahnTechnik Bayern.

2024/07/11

Bundled expertise for the future of mobility

BahnTechnik Bayern is the platform for innovation and cooperation in the Bavarian rail industry and also provided the impetus for Germany's first fully automated subway train.

innovation 

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

The NGT-TAXI is ready for use around the clock.

2024/06/25

A new boost for abandoned railway lines

The DLR is developing NGT-TAXI, a small, lightweight and efficient rail vehicle to provide fast and flexible 24/7 connections even in rural areas.

innovation 

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

Digitization of the Stuttgart S-Bahn at Hennigsdorf in Germany

2024/06/18

Stuttgart: Revolutionizing rail transport

Alstom is upgrading 333 regional and suburban trains with the latest ETCS signaling technology as part of the conversion of Stuttgart's rail transport system to increase transport capacity.

innovation 

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

Maintenance instead of repair: Vossloh connect focusses on rail infrastructure.

2024/06/12

Making decisions on the basis of real-time data

Vossloh AG has developed a comprehensive range of solutions which is specially tailored to the differentiated needs of the rail industry.

digitisation 

innovation 

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

Teldat's new communication and cybersecurity solutions

2024/05/29

5G and cybersecurity solutions for the railroad sector

AI in railroad technology is revolutionizing 5G communication, cybersecurity and user interaction, including the products and solutions of the Teldat Group.

innovation 

technology 

cyber security 

The CargoFlex reliably connects and disconnects freight wagons even under extreme weather conditions

2024/05/22

Digital automatic coupling: an important component of the European Green Deal

The European Green Deal aims to transport 30 percent of all goods by rail. The first step in this direction is the introduction of the DAK, developed by Voith Group.

digitisation 

sustainability 

innovation 

Record-breaking structure gains speed

2024/05/13

Record-breaking structure gains speed

With its 64 kilometres the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground rail link in the world and boost the development of the local and European passenger transport network.

innovation 

Public Transport 

technology 

Automatic light and sound warning system provides warning of approaching trains

2024/04/25

Automatic rail warning system for track work

The automatic warning system developed in collaboration between Systra S.A. and Zöllner Signal GmbH is a response to the increasing safety requirements for work on railroad lines.

digitisation 

Public Transport 

technology 

Call for Applications for the Women in Rail Award

2024/04/18

First presentation of the "Women in Rail Award" at InnoTrans 2024

The newly initiated award recognizes outstanding achievements by women in the rail sector, thus taking an important step towards competitiveness and equal rights.

innovation 

mobility sector 

table for the AI-supported passenger counting system

2024/04/16

More than just counting passengers

The new automatic passenger counting systems for public transportation from the Canadian company INFODEV EDI INC. are based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

digitisation 

innovation 

Public Transport 

technology 

Ake Rudolf on stage at the International Design Forum 2022

2024/04/10

Design trends for the interior design of rail vehicles

The rail sector is experiencing a fascinating development in design. Ake Rudolf, Strategic Director of IDZ and organizer of the International Design Forum, is sharing insights into current trends.

travel comfort 

innovation 

mobility sector 

Swissrail-Stand at InnoTrans 2022

2024/04/09

Leading by example: Switzerland with climate-conscoius stand at InnoTrans 2024

Following the pioneering experiment at InnoTrans 2022, the Swissrail Industry Association is once again setting the course for a climate-conscious trade fair presence.

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

GoodMaps is available at Manchester Piccadilly station

2024/04/03

Indoor navigation made easy

GoodMaps Inc. provides users with a comprehensive tool for indoor navigation, with their app under the same name. It is now available worldwide.

digitisation 

travel comfort 

innovation 

Public Transport 

services 

Cargo and passenger train from Etihad Rail.

2024/03/27

A plea for rail transportation

High population growth and urbanization characterize the transformation in the United Arab Emirates. Etihad Rail Company PJSC relies on a rail system that supports this growth.

sustainability 

innovation 

Public Transport 

Trains on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut railcorridor

2024/03/20

Change here please! Train-to-ground communication via MCX

Constant digitalization of rail transport enables communication at all levels, both on the operator and user side. A.I. is being used more and more frequently in this process.

digitisation 

innovation 

technology 

An ICE train at the train station.

2024/03/13

Right on track

The rollout of the European Train Control System (ETCS) and the Future Rail Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is entering the next phase.

digitisation 

technology 

A bus is driving through the Sommergarten at Messe Berlin.

2024/03/07

Where innovation starts rolling

At the InnoTrans Bus Display in the Summer Garden, manufacturers will be showing their latest models in motion.

rolling stock 

innovation 

Mario Péloquin

2024/02/16

Rising freight transport is pushing passenger transport to the sidelines

Mario Péloquin, an expert in the industry, has been managing the Canadian state railway company since June 2023. InnoTrans Report has talked to him.
Graphic: DB Supplier Innovation Award 2024

2024/02/13

Deutsche Bahn presents Supplier Innovation Award 2024: Apply now!

This year, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will once again be presenting the sought after DB Supplier Award and DB Supplier Innovation Award at InnoTrans.

sustainability 

innovation 

Public Transport 

technology 

services 

Inspection-related areas captured by LRAIL Graphic: Pavemetrics

2024/01/11

AI-based autonomous track inspection

The LRAIL autonomous inspection system, developed by Railmetrics, inspects the tracks of the American railway company CSX Corporation around the clock, every day of the year.

technology 

Thomas Böhm, KONUX

2023/12/06

"AI will change our world even faster"

InnoTrans Report spoke to Thomas Böhm, Chief Product Officer of the scale-up KONUX, about the opportunities and limitations of AI in the railway sector.

digitisation 

innovation 

technology 

A man cleaning a window at the mobility cleaning circle.

2023/10/23

How to clean vehicles successfully and sustainably

The Mobility Cleaning Circle brought together experts from the transport and cleaning industries.

rolling stock 

travel comfort 

sustainability 

Public Transport 

services 

Rails in a close-up.

2023/09/06

Green rails for sustainable mobility solutions

The Saarstahl Group subsidiary has developed unique European green rails made of low-CO2 steel for environmentally conscious customers.

sustainability 

innovation 

A man is sitting in front of a simulator.

2023/08/17

EURODUAL simulator in teaching mode

Last year, the world's first simulator for Stadler EURODUAL locomotives (BR 159 class) went into operation at the Norddeutsche Eisenbahnfachschule GmbH (NEF) in the German city of Braunschweig.

digitisation 

innovation 

technology 

Solar panels between the tracks.

2023/07/26

Using empty space between rails to generate solar power

The start-up Sun-Ways from Vaud, Switzerland, is testing its easy-to-maintain, removable solar panels between the rails on a section of the Neuchâtel transport company’s rail network transN.

sustainability 

innovation 

technology 

Mobility+ stage at InnoTrans.

2023/06/29

Mobility+ celebrates successful premiere with a future

The new platform for complementary mobility services establishes itself at InnoTrans and shows that rail transport is becoming increasingly networked with additional services.

rolling stock 

travel comfort 

Public Transport 

door-to-door-transportation 

on-demand-transportation 

Sarah Stark, VDB

2023/06/06

If you want the lowest purchase price, you turn down innovations

Since 1 March, the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) has been relying on Sarah Stark as its new Chief Executive, a woman who is very familiar with the topic of mobility.

sustainability 

innovation 

technology 

mobility sector 

A host talking on stage of the Career Boost.

2023/05/17

90 seconds to get the job of one’s dreams

Participants in the Eurailpress Career Boost talk about what happened to them after their elevator pitch at InnoTrans 2022. In summary, the concept works.

mobility sector 

Jeremy White speaking at InnoTrans 2022.

2023/03/21

Five forecasts – an optimistic look at the future

At the International Design Forum of InnoTrans 2022, Jeremy White, Transport Director at Seymourpowell, presented important changes that will impact how we humans will work and travel tomorrow.

digitisation 

travel comfort 

Public Transport 

mobility-as-a-service 

mobility sector 

a screen that says: 'InnoTrans Berlin 2022'

2023/03/13

A huge boost for digitalisation in the rail industry

“Post InnoTrans – what trends and challenges are we seeing in the rail sector?“

digitisation 

innovation 

technology 

mobility sector 

People flow analyses on the PwC Mobility Platform.

2023/03/13

Capture, analyse, control

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cosmo Consult AG presented their software solutions for intelligent data assessment at InnoTrans 2022.

digitisation 

travel comfort 

innovation 

Public Transport 

the stainless steel galley by Kugel Edelstahlverarbeitung GmbH

2023/03/13

Travel is more than just reaching your destination

To convince even more people to travel by rail in an environmentally friendly way, trains not only have to be reliable and fast, they also have to offer a pleasant travel experience.

travel comfort 

services 

Cybersecurity expert Mirko Ross at the Mobility+ Speakers' Corner.

2023/03/13

New at InnoTrans: the Mobility+ platform

Providers of complementary mobility services had their own exhibition area for the first time at InnoTrans 2022: Mobility+.

digitisation 

technology 

cyber security 

Representatives from transport companies, research and administration at the International Bus Forum

2023/03/09

How door-to-door service can succeed

"Mobility as a service for citizens - sustainable, smart and available everywhere" was the theme of this year's International Bus Forum, which was organized by the German Transport Forum (DVF).

Public Transport 

mobility-as-a-service 

A hydrogen train at InnoTrans.

2023/03/09

Hydrogen in passenger and freight transport

Hydrogen is increasingly being tested as a propulsion energy source. As many as three experimental vehicles were on display at this year's InnoTrans.

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sustainability 

innovation 

Public Transport 

alternative drives 

hydrogen train 

A red and white bus drives along a street.

2023/03/09

Smart charging management from the start: how EV fleets are saving electric

How can electric vehicle fleet operators streamline their charging infrastructure – and still ensure their buses are always on time?

rolling stock 

sustainability 

innovation 

Public Transport 

technology 

alternative drives 

A woman speaking at the speakers' corner at InnoTrans.

2023/03/07

Successful planning for the sustainable transformation of mobility

At the Speakers‘ Corner sessions at InnoTrans 2022, the consulting firm Ramboll initiated an exchange of experiences on the topic of ’Climate neutrality.

sustainability 

Public Transport 

mobility sector 

A man and a woman traveling on the train together, smiling.

2023/03/07

How digitalization improves your processes and your passenger experience

Train and capacity management, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and smart inventory, reservation and ticketing software lay the groundwork for the best customer experiences.

digitisation 

travel comfort 

innovation 

technology 

services 

Comfort products: Pillow, house shoes, blindfold

2023/03/07

Travel Catering & Comfort Services: A passenger experience above the industry standard

On-board comfort is an important competitive factor in the rail industry. Comfort services make the difference.

travel comfort 

services 

Contact solutions for busbars and modular connector systems

2023/03/07

Compact connection technology for railways

Thanks to a new double-fork connector from Stäubli Electrical Connectors GmbH, it has now become possible to connect two conductor rails simultaneously.

innovation 

technology 

A man in a green t-shirt sits at a desk a looks at a screen.

2023/03/03

CleverShuttle – Efficient operation of on-demand transports

The modernised German Passenger Transport Act has permanently integrated “on-demand ride-pooling” into short-distance public transport.

door-to-door-transportation 

mobility-as-a-service 

services 

A person in a hoodie walks on a dark train platform.

2023/03/02

Top-5 Cybersecurity Challenges Rail Operators Face in 2022

As the rail industry becomes increasingly digital and connected, cyber threats are growing rapidly. The number of viable pathways for breaches and cyber threats on rail systems is growing rapidly.

digitisation 

cyber security 

A train is passing over a bridge in Kairo.

2023/03/02

On a single rail into the future

Worldwide, 84 percent of monorails fulfil a transport task in public transport, and thanks to their economic advantages and shorter implementation times, the trend is rising.

rolling stock 

innovation 

technology 

Products of Sika Deutschland GmbH

2023/03/02

Successful and safe bonding processes

In utility and rail vehicle construction, stable and reliable bonding processes can prevent both component failure and damage. Sika Deutschland GmbH supports its product users.

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innovation 

technology