EurasiaRail 2014

6-8 March 2014
Istanbul Expo Center, Istanbul, Turkey

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EurasiaRail, 4th International Rolling Stock, Infrastructure & Logistics Exhibition

Concurrent Activities: Conferences & Seminars
Total m2: 17.000 m²
Halls: Main Foyer, 9-10-11
Expected No. Of Exhibitors: 300
Expected No. Of Visitors: 20.000-25.000
Frequency: Annual
Visitor Hours: 10.00-18.00
Fair Admission: Free of Charge for Professional trade visitors with online & hardcopy invitations

Why Turkey?

• Up to 2023, 50 billion dollars of investments will be made to transportation sector and 25 billion dollars will be spared for the Turkish Rail Roads.
• Until 2023, Ministry of Transport is planning to build 7.000 km of fast tracks and 4.000 km of conventional tracks to be in service.
• Marmaray is the second important submarine railway tunnel in the world. Uninterrupted railway transportation facility will come alive after the completion of construction of Marmaray Project between London and China.
• The transfer to Block Train Transportation for freight and with such practice the freight potential were raised 58 % since 2002 and revenues provided by freight transportation has increased 170 %.
• Turkey is becoming the strongest Rolling Stock Market within its neighbors and its region by the investments already made. Railway industry is one of the most important items for Turkey’s developing relationships with friend and ally countries.

More Facts about Railway Industry in Turkey

• 10 billion Euro investment in last 8 years.
• New switch plant for Fast Train in Çankırı (Voastalpine & Kardemir Corporation),
• Rail fastening equipment plant in Erzincan (Vossloh),
• Fast Train Plant in Sakarya (TCDD, Hyundai Rotem, ASAŞ, HACO & HYUNDAI CO. Corporation),
• Encouraging the private sector for having the ,
• Railway plant modernization in Ankara,
• Last decade, 50 times increasing of investment amount from 85 million Turkish Liras to 4,3 billion Turkish Liras between 2000 and 2010 years.
• Wheelset manufacturing project with MKE (Mechanical & Chemical Industry Corporation)
• 11.000 kilometer new rail lines on behalf of 12 – 15 years planning
• Planning of increasing the Railway passenger rate to the 20%

Why EurasiaRail?

• Be a part of “the one and only” railway & rolling stock exhibition in Turkey which is set to be organized for the 4th time.
• Attend the world’s 3rd biggest railway exhibition in the world that brings together the government bodies and private sector.
• Find an exclusive chance to see the new trends & designs for the rolling stocks, light rails, infrastructure technologies and railway logistics.
• Build connections with new and existing partners.
• Have direct contact with various exhibitors and visitors to expand your distribution channels.
• Catch an opportunity to invest in railways Turkey.
• Attend informative conferences, seminar programs, and press conferences.

EurasiaRail Developments over the years

• The exhibition which was first organized in Ankara, Turkey had subsequently 117 exhibitors in 2011, 188 in 2012 and 287 in the year of 2013.
• The exhibition open to professional visitors only was visited by 11.233 executives in 2011, 16.844 in 2012 and 17.920 in the year of 2013.
• The fair which fully supported by Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Communications and Turkish State Railways became an UFI Approved Event by UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) as of June 2012.
• At the same time in September 2012, the exhibition proved to be on the international market as the first exhibition in Turkey to give financial support to German exhibitors by the German government.
• With the addition of Hall 11 in Eurasia Rail 2013, the exhibition area had increased by 40 % totaling 17.000 m2 of gross area providing its exhibitors to demonstrate their products.
• In 2013, national pavilions from Poland and France was added to the present pavilions from Germany, Russian Federation, Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Republic of China.
• Eurasia Rail was granted the official status as an “international exhibition” in 2014.