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22.06.2015

Over 80% of Exhibition Venue Space Booked at Railway Fair EXPO 1520

More than 80% of exhibition space has already been reserved at the Fifth International Fair of Railway Equipment and Technologies EXPO 1520, which will be held on September 2-5, 2015 on the territory of the Experimental Ring of OJSC VNIIZHT (Moscow, Shcherbinka).

143 exhibitors from Russia, Austria, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, India have confirmed their participation. Aside from state of the art railway machinery and technological equipment displayed at the static exposition, the Fair EXPO 1520 will feature a dynamic show where visitors will be given a unique opportunity to see and assess the compliance of the rolling stock in motion with the declared performance characteristics. They will even have a chance to take rides on some of the exhibits. For example, everyone will be able to experience how the electric double-decker Stadler actually runs. This is this train that LLC Aeroexpress plans to launch in mid 2015 on the Paveletsky Rail Terminal – Domodedovo Airport – Paveletsky Rail Terminal route. Following the pilot runs, it will also be launched on other routes to all Moscow airports.

The International Railway Fair EXPO 1520 will last 4 days and include the international conference Railway Engineering: Prospects, Technologies, Priorities, more than 4 pavilions for participating companies as well as outdoor display facilities. The fourth day of the Railway Fair EXPO 1520 will be the Day of Open Roads – sports activities, music band shows, entertainments for kids and adults.

Thanks to the high quality of event organisation, uniqueness and scale of the Fair's in area 1520, as well as active participation from international companies, honoured guests and delegates will include high-ranking public officials, heads of specialised departments and big European companies.

In September 2013 the international status and top-level organisation of EXPO 1520 was corroborated by The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). The distinction awarded by UFI is regarded as one of the highest achievements in exhibition business and official confirmation of the trade fair's full compliance with global standards. Audit results are published annually in the Reference Guide of Fair and Exhibition Statistics (FKM), distributed in 19 European nations.  

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The Fifth International Rail Fair EXPO 1520 will be held at the VNIIZhT Experimental Ring in Sherbinka, Moscow, on 2-5 September 2015. It will be a venue for presenting advanced railway equipment and technologies manufactured by Russian and overseas railway engineering companies. National railway authorities in various CIS, European and Central Asian countries, operators and leasing companies, freight owners and carriers are the key customers of these products. Owing to the high standard of the Fair’s organisation, its unique character and scale in the 1520-gauge area, as well as active involvement of international companies, numerous high-ranking government officials, heads of railway ministries and CEOs of major European corporations visit the event as distinguished guests and delegates. In September 2013, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) acknowledged the international status and superior organisation of EXPO 1520.

General Partner: Russian Railways
Organiser: Business Dialogue

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