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METRO CHINA 2009 was held at China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, on an exhibition space of some 20,000 square meters, from the 10th to 13th of November 2009, with the latest technology and equipment on urban rail vehicles, communication and signaling, power supply and distribution,  intelligent AFC, shielding/safety doors,  electromechanical systems, integrated supervisory and control systems, engineering machinery, operation, safety supporting and informationization displayed.   

Exhibitors: 163 from across China, and  54 from Canada,  France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland,
           Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and USA

Visitors:     A total of 17,200 visitors, among which 15,300 being trade visitors

VIPs who cut the ribbon for the Opening Ceremony included

• CHEN Gang, Vice Mayor of Beijing and Head of Urban Rail Transit Construction Steering Office

• QIAN Yongchang, President of CCTA

• HU Xijie, President of CIECC

• ZHOU Ganzhi, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering

• SHI Zhongheng, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

• LI Guoyong, Inspector of the Department of Infrastructure, National Development and Reform Commission

• CHEN Jianguo, Deputy Director General of the Department of Industry Coordination, National Development and Reform Commission

• JIANG Fan, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport

• LAN Rong, section chief with the Urban Construction Division, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

• WANG Derong, Executive Vice President of CCTA

• JIAO Tongshan, Vice President of CCTA and Honorary Chairman of Urban Rail Transit Committee, CCTA.

They then visited the exhibition together with the CEOs of metro corporations from 31 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Shenyang and Nanjing.

CCTV, BTV, Beijing Mobile TV, Beijing Communications Radio, Xinhua News Agency, Guangming Daily, Science and Technology Daily, Economic Daily, Workers’ Daily, People’s Daily Overseas Edition and other national and local media reported on METRO CHINA 2009.

The summit on urban rail transit, and seminars on integrated supervisory and sontrol systems and AFC Technology, held during METRO CHINA 2009, caught extensive attention. Both the exhibitors and visitors spoke highly on the exhibition, regarding it as a truly international event that brought together manufacturers, engineering companies, consultancy and supervision companies, R & D institutes and government departments for face-to-face exchanges and further cooperation.

List of Exhibitors to METRO CHINA 2009
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