Automotive & Transport Equipment
ARTS 2026
Shanghai International Advanced Rail Transit Technology Exhibition
上海国际先进轨道交通技术展览会
Dates
UPCOMING
9–11 Dec 2026
Venue
Shanghai New International Expo Centre
Exhibition area
20,000 m²
Exhibitors (expected)
200+
About the show
ARTS is a rail transit technology exhibition that treats the railway, metro, municipal and bus networks as one system. Rolling stock and components, signalling and train control, tunnelling and track works, energy and carbon management, station operations and passenger services share the floor with sections on investment and finance and on rail education.
Exhibitors are vehicle and equipment makers, system integrators and operators, and visitors come mainly from metro and railway groups, design institutes and municipal transport authorities.
What’s on display
Rail vehicles and components
- High-speed EMUs
- EMU inspection trains
- Diesel locomotives
- Urban rail vehicles (metro, light rail and monorail)
- Modern trams
- Medium- and low-speed maglev trains
- High-speed maglev trains
- Personal rapid transit (PRT)
- Vacuum transport systems
- New transport systems and freight locomotives
- Bogies
- Braking systems
- Car bodies
- Doors
- Connection systems
- Floor systems
- Heating systems
- Monitoring systems
- Kitchen equipment
- Vehicle interiors
Smart mobility and digital solutions
- Communication technology
- Train control systems
- Urban rail cloud
- Big data and intelligent train operation systems
- Level crossing systems
- Control systems
- Remote control
- Signalling systems
- Grounding devices
- Intelligent monitoring and early warning systems
- Rail condition detection and maintenance management
- Intelligent fault diagnosis systems
- Automatic train operation (ATO)
- Adaptive signal control systems
- Digital twin and simulation
- Multi-modal network coordination
- IoT and edge computing
- Infrastructure management
- Vehicle dispatching systems
Rail infrastructure and construction
- Shield tunnelling equipment
- Guidance systems
- BIM design software
- Waterproofing and tunnel engineering products
- Track beds
- Vibration reduction products
- Noise barriers and noise-reduction materials
- New building materials
- Track maintenance machinery and equipment
- Underground works
- Civil engineering and construction
- Power systems
- Overhead catenary
- Road and bridge construction
- Planning and supervision
- Track maintenance tools
Green and low-carbon transport
- Train energy recovery systems
- Power optimisation systems
- Intelligent energy monitoring and management
- Low-energy traction power supply
- Energy-efficient transformers and converters
- Environmentally friendly track materials and technology
- Noise and vibration control (barriers, damped sleepers)
- Traction batteries and management systems
- Energy-saving power supply equipment
- Distributed energy storage
- Environmental monitoring and management
- Composites and new aluminium alloys
- New coating technology
- Life-cycle environmental assessment tools
- Carbon emission monitoring and management
Rail security and emergency technology
- Intrusion detection systems
- Intelligent video surveillance and image recognition
- Track inspection equipment (crack and wear monitoring)
- Train fire warning and suppression systems
- Integrated disaster warning systems
- Multi-hazard emergency response platforms
- Emergency evacuation and escape systems
- Hazardous goods detection
- Smart sensors and real-time detection
- Fire-resistant materials and thermal insulation
- Tunnel monitoring and disaster warning
- Rescue trains and equipment
- Light rescue tools (rail cutters, breaching tools)
- Emergency power supply
- Emergency training and simulation (VR/AR)
Stations and passenger experience
- Smart stations
- Prefabricated stations
- Smart ticketing systems
- Biometric payment
- Contactless payment (QR code, NFC)
- Ticket vending and collection machines
- Intelligent wayfinding (digital signage, dynamic guides, touch screens)
- Multilingual information systems
- Real-time travel information platforms
- Fast security lanes and screening equipment
- Luggage inspection equipment
- Passenger behaviour recognition and security alerts
- Passenger seating and rest facilities
- Accessibility facilities
- Smart retail terminals
- Station commercial management systems
- Smart catering services
- Platform screen doors
- Emergency medical equipment
- 5G coverage in stations and trains
- Real-time passenger flow monitoring
- Station waste sorting and recycling
International cooperation, investment and finance
- International, investment and commercial banks
- Rail-focused fund managers
- Green finance institutions and sustainability funds
- Cross-border finance platforms and export credit insurers
- Infrastructure investment services
- Global rail investment cooperation alliances
- Rail societies and promotion associations
- Investment and financing consultants
- Project risk assessment and management
- Digital financing solutions
- Green bond issuers and managers
- Cross-border financing technology platforms
- Financial technology companies
- Investment data and market forecasting
- Foreign government trade offices and embassy economic departments
Rail culture and education
- National key rail laboratories
- Rail universities
- Metro partner universities
- Industry training centres
- Vocational education and training platforms
- Rail simulation laboratory suppliers
- Rail cultural and creative products
- Talent development programmes
- University-industry cooperation projects
- University innovation showcases
- Rail tourism projects
- Rail environmental programmes
Reference
Concurrent forums
The China Rail Transit Development Forum series covers network integration and urban development, smart metro and digital operations, and the outlook for rail technology and policy in the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
International support
UIC, the Association of German Engineers (VDI), the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, the Austrian rail industry association and the Spanish railway association support the show.
Business matching
One-to-one matchmaking brings exhibitors together with buyers from metro and railway operators, design institutes and municipal transport authorities.
Organising structure
Rail societies from Shandong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Shanxi and the Shenzhen association stage the show jointly, with backing from more than 20 city metro groups and industry associations.
Practical information
Organizers
Urban Public Transport Branch of China Civil Engineering SocietyShenzhen Urban Rail Transit AssociationShengge Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00, 9–11 December
Visiting address
Shanghai New International Expo CentreNo. 2345 Longyang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai