CAPTION: Andreas Scheuer (CSU), Federal Minister of Transport, "refuels" an electric bus at the Innotrans railway trade fair.(picture alliance/Wolfgang Kumm/dpa)
Innotrans, regarded as the rail industry's most important trade fair, opened in Berlin on Tuesday.
Berlin Fair director Christian Goeke said that 146 exhibits would be seen for the first time, during the show running until September 21.
More than 3,000 exhibitors from 61 countries will be displaying new trains, some of them operating without a train driver, as well as numerous digital solutions for such areas as train maintenance, recognition of obstacles, passenger information and ticket sales.
German Transportation Minister Andreas Scheuer said the rail road is still needed in order to manage rising transportation needs. He said that in the meantime in Germany, "the funding is in place" in order to build up the country's complex and therefore expensive network of rails.
Of the 270 billion euros (315 billion dollars) that the federal government hasear marked for investment in Germany's infrastructure until 2030, forty-two percent would go to the rail sector.
European Union Transportation Minister Violeta Bulc said the latest passenger surveys in Europe showed that customers had become more satisfied with the means of purchasing a ticket. But passengers were critical of the inadequate punctuality of trains.
Now the goal is to introduce the unified European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in every EU member by 2024.
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