Rail Business Daily is pleased to announce it is partnering with Rail + Metro Asia.
This partnership will see both organisations working together to champion UK and Asian rail industry collaborations.
The Asian rail market offers huge potential for UK companies, following the launch of Indonesia’s National 2030 Railway Plan, which has sparked a $100 billion investment in the rail transit market.
The region needs inter-modal transportation and continuity, including MRT, light rail, electric rail, bus rapid transit systems and other modes of transport to reduce congestion in major cities. Which is why Rail + Metro Asia is an important calendar event this year.
Rail + Metro Asia is an annual rail and metro exhibition in Indonesia, taking place from 19-21 October 2023 in Jakarta.
Rail professionals from more than 20 countries will network and exhibit across all areas of the rail industry. From trains and trams, IT and signalling, to locomotive accessories, infrastructure construction, rail investment and supporting facilities.
As well as creating a space for networking and forging new partnerships, it will include live demonstrations of new machines and systems, technical discussions, keynote speakers from leading industry names and an opportunity for the international industry to discuss challenges and opportunities.
Rail Business Daily’s managing director Dean Bruce says: “Our partnership with Rail + Metro Asia see’s Rail Business Daily, the most powerful media business in UK rail, join forces with Asia’s leading rail exhibition to promote cross-territory opportunities and innovation.
“The Asia International Railway Conference also runs alongside the exhibition, providing the whole industry with even more opportunities for networking and learning. We’re looking forward to raising the profile of the UK’s capabilities and those of Asia together over the coming months, and bringing everyone in the industry together both in the run up to this highly-anticipated exhibition and well into the future.”
Rail + Metro Asia’s Vincent Ni says: “Rail Business Daily are important strategic partners to the Rail + Metro brand globally. Through the integration of international exhibition platforms and global railway industry resources, both parties aim to promote the development of the railway industry, trade, technology, and other fields in the railway sector. Additionally, through long-term collaboration, we aim to bring more professional services and high-quality reports into the Asian market.”
The Indonesian rail market
The Asian rail market offers plenty of potential for UK companies to provide new rail solutions in the territory. Indonesia is now the fourth most populous country in the world with huge investment in transport. It has a $450 billion budget applied to infrastructure development and needs and $1.1 trillion to invest in connecting ASEAN countries.
With the opening of the China-ASEAN FTA in 2010, both sides have a population of 1.9 billion and a GDP of $6 trillion. Chinese companies enjoy zero tariffs when entering ASEAN, and Indonesia, as a large ASEAN member country, it is the first choice for Chinese companies to explore the ASEAN market.
Rail transit is developing rapidly in Asian countries including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Rail + Metro Asia 2023
This year’s exhibition is exploring the Indonesian railway and urban rail market, including the latest progress of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railroad.
Rail + Metro Asia exhibitors will cover a range of sectors including, rail vehicles, locomotives, high-speed rail, planning and design, infrastructure construction, communication and signalling, station facilities, railroad investment, operations, smart railway and urban rail, and power supply.
Key Rail + Metro Asia stats:
- 20,000 + international visitors
- 15,000 + joint exhibition area
- 200 + exhibitors
- 20+ exhibiting countries and regions
