MODERN RAILWAYS 2025 will be held concurrently with the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail. This exhibition will feature 2 exhibition areas, namely the China National Convention Center (indoor) and the National Railway Test Center (outdoor), lasting for 3 days and covering an exhibition area of 40,000 square meters.
The China National Convention Center (indoor exhibition area) will have 16 major theme exhibition areas and ten professional sections, with the exhibition scope covering the latest technologies and products in various railway specialties. The parking line at the National Railway Test Center (outdoor exhibition area) is 5,500 meters long, mainly for the display of actual vehicles such as EMUs (intelligent EMUs), locomotives, high-speed comprehensive inspection trains, and large-scale track maintenance machinery. During the exhibition, a rich variety of featured activities will be carried out to create an extraordinary exhibition experience.
Multi-theme Display Zones to Enhance Communication Opportunities with Counterparts
The exhibition space will be divided into different theme zones, showcasing the latest products and technology of all professional areas of the railway industry. In the meantime, special activities will be organised to provide the exhibitors and visitors with more opportunities of business discussions and cooperation with their counterparts and both upstream and downstream enterprises, improving the success rate for cooperation.
● Wheel and axle
● Components and spare parts
● Interiors
● Materials
● Vehicle inspection
● ……
● OCS
● Traction substation
● Inspection and monitoring
● Engineering
● ……
● Subgrade
● Tunneling
● Bridge
● Rail
● Engineering machinery
● ……
● Communication technology
● Train control
● Train dispatching
● Monitoring
● ……
● Disaster early warning
● Emergency rescue
● Safety and prevention
● ……
● Transport Management Information System
● Railway BIM
● Smart station
● Smart train
● Smart cloud and big data
● Internet of Things
● ……
● Vibration and noise reduction
● Energy saving and emission reduction
● New energy
● Ecological protection and governance
● Occupational health
● ……
● Passenger transport
● Freight transport
● ……
● Maglev
● Hyperloop
● Hydrogen energy ……

16 Indoor Theme Display Zones
(Over 40,000 square meters)
● Display Zones for CR, Railway Innovation Alliance and CR Regional Groups
China railway achievements
China railway international cooperation achievements
Railway Innovation Alliance
Innovation achievements and O&M services of CR regional groups
● Display Zones for UIC and Global HSR Enterprises
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Global HSR operation enterprises
● Display Zones for Enterprises
Wheel and axle
Power supply
Integrated monitoring
Railway BIM
O&M safety
New energy
Energy saving and environmental protection
Design consulting
Rail transit intellectual property
Railway cultural and creative displays
● ......
Outdoor Rolling Stock Display Zones
(5,500 meters of actual vehicle parking line )
● Rolling Stock
Fuxing series EMU
CR450 EMU
Fuxing series locomotive
High-speed comprehensive inspection train
Global latest rolling stock
Heavy duty track maintenance machinery
● Construction Machinery
Engineering machinery and vehicle
New energy construction equipment
● ......
The exhibition will be held in parallel with the 12th World Congress on High-peed Rail. The World Congress on High-peed Rail is an UIC event which is held every 2-3 years. The Congress has been successfully convened for eleven times since its first edition in 1992, and now is renowned worldwide as the most prominent and a large-scale global event on high-speed rail addressing both HSR operation and technology issues. This will be the second time for the congress to be held in China (the 7th edition was held in Beijing in 2010).
Participants will include representatives from international railway organisations, government officials, executives of world-leading railway enterprises, senior HSR experts and managers, researchers and scholars, etc. The Congress will be organised around 3 main blocks: plenary sessions, round tables, and parallel sessions, where participants may have in-depth discussion and exchanges on the latest technologies and achievements of HSR planning, construction, technology & equipment, operation management and safety, etc. Over 2,000 representatives from around the world will participate in this event. Activities like Tour on HSR Innovation, student hackathon competitions, and technical visits will also be held during the event.



12th World Congress on High-peed Rail
Time: 2025.07.08-07.11
Venue: China National Convention Center/ National Railway Test Center
Web: www.uichighspeed2025.com
Hosts:
● China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (CHINA RAILWAY)
● UIC (International Union of Railways)
Organisers::
● China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited (CARS)
Special Activities for Extraordinary Exhibiting and Visiting Experience
During the exhibition, various special activities will be held, including release of new technologies and signing ceremonies, popular railway science activities, activities for railway fans and technical visits. These activities will further enhance the exhibition experience for exhibitors and attendees.
● VIP Tour
Invited guests
Leaders of CR
Leaders of CR regional groups
……
● Release of new products and technologies
● Signing ceremony for cooperation
● Livestreams at key enterprise booths
● Tour on HSR Innovation
● Technical visit
● HSR university alliance / student contests
● HSR photography show
● Railway short video show
● Railway cultural and creative exhibition
● Railway children’s painting exhibition
● Lectures on popular railway science
● Activities for railway fans
● ……
(The activities are subject to the final information release)

Multiple Channels for a Platform of Maximized Promotion and Exchange
● Media promotion
● Online exhibition
● Technical seminars
● New product release
● Livestream of the on-goingexhibition
● Individual/company interviews
40+ government official media outlets
People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group, Economic Daily, China Daily, Beijing Radio & Television Station and other national, provincial and municipal media……
20+mass media outlets
Sina, NetEase, Sohu, Tencent, and Toutiao……
30+industry media outlets
People Rail, China Railway, Railway Locomotive & Car, Railway Engineering, Railway Signaling & Communication, Railway Computer Application, Railway Quality Control, etc.……
20+ new media platforms
Mainstream Weixin official accounts such as “China Railway”, “RailWorld”, “CRRC e-commerce”, “Rail” and “MODERN RAILWAYS” Prominent we-media influencers in the railway industry on platforms such as Weibo, Weixin, and short-form video apps……