Show Schedule

Overview

Years of concerted efforts by the two sponsors, Urban Rail Transport Professional Committee of CCTA and China International Engineering Consulting Corporation, have upgraded the biennial METRO CHINA to be China’s most professional, influential and largest international exhibition for the urban rail transit industry. The show has proved to be a platform for the exhibitors from around the world to best display their state-of-the-art technology and equipment, improve their corporate image, understand the needs of China’s urban rail transit, seek business partners, tap market potentials and conduct exchanges and cooperation in the world’s most populous nation with the fastest-growing economy.

METRO CHINA 2007, held in Shanghai, was home to 228 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, including Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA. Highlighting the show were such participants of the metro industry’s giants as ABB, Alcatel, Alstom, Bombardier, China North (CNR), China Railway Tunnel, China South (CSR), Knorr-Bremse, Mitsubishi, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Shanghai Electric Group and Siemens. The trade visitors came from 24 countries and regions.

METRO CHINA 2009, recently approved the Ministry of Commerce, P. R. China and China Communications and Transportation Association, will be held at China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, planning to cover a floor space of 14,000 sqm. Beijing’s obvious advantages as the nation’s capital, together with a stronger team of sponsors, co-sponsors and organizers, will make METRO CHINA 2009 a greater success.

The Urban Rail Transport Professional Committee, one of the 14 committees of CCTA, the national voice for the transportation and logistics industry that is administered by the National Development and Reform Commission, is engaged in the research, consultancy and planning for China’s urban rail transit development. The Committee enjoys an authoritative position in the nation’s urban rail transport industry with its 76 members involved in the management, investment, construction, operation, exploration, design, research or manufacture of metro projects or products.

China International Engineering Consulting Corporation (CIECC) is the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consulting organization in China, playing an important consulting role to the central government in its decision-making and implementation of major national construction projects. Since its establishment in 1982, CIECC has provided consulting services in drawing up industrial and regional development planning, conducting research on a wide variety of macro-economic subjects, and undertaking appraisal for significant, far-reaching and world-famous projects such as, to name a few, South-to-North Water Diversion, prevention and mitigation of geological disasters in the Three Gorges reservoir area, Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Railway, construction of Olympic venues, National Museum and the new generation of carrier rocket.

China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS) is a comprehensive research institution with multiple disciplines and specialties under the Ministry of Railways, P. R. China, specializing in prospective scientific research, development and testing on key projects and equipment. CARS will become a certification body for urban rail transit equipment in the near future. CARS is also the organizer of MODERN RAILWAYS, a well-established trade show for the railway industry, that has been staged in Beijing and Shanghai for eight times since 1992.

Market Information

China has increased its investment infrastructure construction to help expand domestic demands and maintain stable economic growth amid the worldwide financial crisis. Currently, 25 cities across the nation are preparing to construct metro lines. Between 2006 and 2010, some 5,000 km of metro lines are planned to be constructed, with 800 billion yuan (about 89 billion euros) invested and 2,000 km of subways and urban rails facilitated to go into operation in China’s major cities, upgrading China to be one of forerunners in urban rail transit.

The year 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of China’s first metro line in Beijing and also the 10th anniversary of the localization of the country’s urban rail equipment. The Chinese capital is committed to accelerating metro construction by completing 100 km every two years and putting at least one line in operation every year. In 2009, six new lines will break ground, increasing the number of lines under construction to 13. By 2010, Beijing will have 300 km of lines in operation, spending 90 billion yuan.

Exhibition Themes

• China’s urban rail transit: remarkable achievements in the construction and development, grand blueprints and extensive cooperation prospects

• The world’s urban rail transit: up-to-date technology and equipment

Exhibit Profile

Achievements of China’s urban rail transit

• Development programs of China’s urban rail transit

• Accomplishments in the 10-year localization

• Metro construction and development in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

• Other cities’ accomplishments on metro construction

Development projects of China’s urban rail transit
         

         Industrial base construction in Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenyang, Changzhou, etc.

Up-to-date technology and equipment on

• urban rail vehicles

• communication and signaling

• power supply and distribution

• electromechanical system

• safety supporting

• informationization

• maintenance and detecting

• intelligent AFC (Auto Fair Collection)

• survey and design

• engineering and construction

• engineering consultation and supervision

• earthquake disaster prevention

Prices 

n         Booth（Quotation in RMB yuan. A fixed rate of 1 euro = 9 yuan will be applied.）

Notes:

1.       Basic fittings for one 9-sqm Standard Booth include partition walls up to 3 sides, carpet, exhibitor name in both English and Chinese (if needed) on the fascia board, 1 info counter, 1 table, 3 chairs, 2 lights, 1 power outlet (220V) and 1 rubbish can.

2. Exhibitors booking raw space are required to pay management fee and electrical charges to the exhibition center.

n         Advertising in the Show Catalogue

The Show Catalogue measures 285 mm in height and 210 mm in width.

Note: A 50% surcharge will be levied on non-exhibitors.

Show Venue

 China International Exhibition Center (http://www.ciec-expo.com), better known as CIEC for short, owns a total indoor exhibiting space of 60,000 sqm and an outdoor space of 7,000 sqm. All the exhibition halls have ready access to electricity and power, water supply and drainage, telecommunications, heating and air-conditioning systems, which can fully meet the requirements of the exhibitions.

Located at the north-east corner of Beijing, CIEC is only 10 km away from the downtown, 5 km from the embassy districts and 20 km from the airport, with highways leading in all directions and more than 20 hotels scattered around. Exhibitors will really find CIEC pleasant and convenient.

METRO CHINA 2009 will be housed in the Halls 2 to 5 of CIEC

Summit Forum

The summit forum planned to be held during the exhibition will focus on the following four hot topics to promote global inter-governmental, business and academic exchanges, and contributing new ideas to the development of China’s urban rail transit.

• network trend of urban rail transit

• connection between urban rail transit and other transport modes

• integrated control of urban rail transit

• communication and signaling for urban rail transit

Technical Seminars

Seminars are designed to touch upon a number of subjects, including “domestic technology of urban rail vehicles”, “technology and equipment on communication and signaling”, “operation safety and disaster-preventing-and-alarm system”, “integration of electromechanical system”, as well as “construction technology of underground engineering”.

 Project Introduction

 Conferences will be held to introduce urban rail transit projects planned for construction in certain cities, accompanied by signing ceremonies for successful cooperation projects.