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DAC InnoTrans 2026 activities and booths – Overview
InnoTrans 2026 will take place from 22nd to 25th of September in Berlin.
We’re happy to provide here a comprehensive overview on dedicated DAC activities and booths that will be continuously updated. (Disclaimer: Not all activities are organized by FP5-TRANS4M-R or its partners)
Check out the list, take a note of interesting activities and register if necessary.
We’re looking forward to meeting you in Berlin!
| Day | Start | End | Activity | Details | Location |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 09:30 | 11:05 | DAC Innovation Tour #1 | Guided Tour on the tradefair with DAC suppliers and Railway Undertakings including technology and migration | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) and FA5 partner booths |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 11:30 | 12:00 | DAC, ETCS, FRMCS: European Massive Retrofits – Integrated migration Planning in rail freight | Panel discussion at DB stand with the Andreas Lipka (Head of DAC Migration) and guests (German Language) | Deutsche Bahn booth (Citycube Hall B, Stand 410) |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 11:30 | 12:30 | VIP Tour EU-Rail booth | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) | |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 11:00 | 12:00 | Technology Live Demonstration: Demonstration of the Next Generation Towards Full Digital Freight Train Operations |
Demonstration of DAC Basic Package compared to current screw coupler technology; Bus shuttle leaving InnoTrans at 10:00 and arriving back at 13:30 Register here |
Train Test Lab Spandau (Havelländische Eisenbahn) |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 12:00 | 12:30 | Presentation: DAC Migration Decision Support System DSS | Presentation of PopUpSim, an open-source simulation designed to support the migration to DAC. | OpenRail Association Booth Hall 7.1C Stand 530 |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 12:30 | 13:00 | Deep Dive: Open Source & DAC Migration | How can Open-Source-Software help to make DAC Migration efficient? Frederik Schäfer (DB Cargo) and Isabel Gaubatz (DB Systel) will take a deep dive into this topic. | OpenRail Association Booth Hall 7.1C Stand 530 |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 14:30 | 15:30 | Technology Live Demonstration: Demonstration of the Next Generation Towards Full Digital Freight Train Operations |
Demonstration of DAC Basic Package compared to current screw coupler technology; Bus shuttle leaving InnoTrans at 13:45 and arriving back at 17:00 Register here |
Train Test Lab Spandau (Havelländische Eisenbahn) |
| Tuesday 22.09.2026 | 15:30 | 16:30 | System Pillar / Deployment group State of Play | Joint presentation and discussion on deployment activities of FRMCS and DAC | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 10:00 | 10:30 | Presentation: DAC Migration Decision Support System DSS | Presentation of PopUpSim, an open-source simulation designed to support the migration to DAC. | OpenRail Association Booth Hall 7.1C Stand 530 |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 10:30 | 11:00 | Talk: Simulation in Railways & DAC Migration | We invite the open-source-in-railways community to discuss simulations in railways and in particular in DAC Migration with Jan-Hendrik Wendisch (DB Systel). | OpenRail Association Booth Hall 7.1C Stand 530 |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 10:30 | 12:00 | Meet & Ask DAC (Dr. Fabian Wartzek & Heiko Radke) | Meet & Ask DAC with Dr. Fabian Wartzek (DB AG) & Heiko Radke (VERS) (e.g. DAC4EU, PioDAC, DACFIT) | VPI / VERS booth (Hall 6.2, Stand 615) |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 11:00 | 12:35 | DAC Innovation Tour #2 | Guided Tour on the tradefair with DAC suppliers and Railway Undertakings including technology and migration | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) and FA5 partner booths |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 11:45 | 12:45 | System Pillar / Deployment group State of Play | Joint presentation and discussion on deployment activities of FRMCS and DAC | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) |
| Wednesday 23.09.26 | 15:45 | 17:45 | High-Level Live Demonstration of the Next Generation Towards Full Digital Freight Train Operations | High-Level DAC Event Demonstration of DAC Basic Package compared to current screw coupler technologyInvitation only |
Train Test Lab Spandau (Havelländische Eisenbahn) |
| Thursday 24.09.26 | 11:00 | 12:00 | Technology Live Demonstration: Demonstration of the Next Generation Towards Full Digital Freight Train Operations |
Demonstration of DAC Basic Package compared to current screw coupler technology; Bus shuttle leaving InnoTrans at 10:00 and arriving back at 13:30 Register here |
Train Test Lab Spandau (Havelländische Eisenbahn) |
| Thursday 24.09.26 | 12:00 | 12:30 | Presentation: DAC Migration Decision Support System DSS | Presentation of PopUpSim, an open-source simulation designed to support the migration to DAC. | OpenRail Association Booth Hall 7.1C Stand 530 |
| Thursday 24.09.26 | 14:30 | 15:30 | Technology Live Demonstration: Demonstration of the Next Generation Towards Full Digital Freight Train Operations |
Demonstration of DAC Basic Package compared to current screw coupler technology; Bus shuttle leaving InnoTrans at 13:45 and arriving back at 17:00 Register here |
Train Test Lab Spandau (Havelländische Eisenbahn) |
| Thursday 24.09.26 | 13:00 | 14:00 | System Pillar / Deployment group State of Play | Joint presentation and discussion on deployment activities of FRMCS and DAC | EU-Rail Booth (Hall 4.2, Stand 260) |
| Booth | Details | Location |
| Europe’s Rail booth | Knorr-Bremse DAC (air valve), Voith electrical coupler, Faiveley Wabtec Central Control Unit CCU | Hall 4.2, Stand 260 |
| Ferrovie dello State Italiane FSI booth | 1 – Exhibition of Digital Automatic Coupler (Knorr-Bremse) 2 – Touchscreen with showcases of the Full Digital Freight Train and the Smart Train |
Citycube Hall B |
| Österreichische Bundesbahnen ÖBB booth | Full Digital Freight Train FDFT with DAC – the Austrian demo train 1 – DAC exhibited at ÖBB booth (Dellner/Wabtec coupler) 2- Video material from Austrian demo train (different locations) |
Citycube Hall B |
| Knorr-Bremse booth | Future Rail Freight Transportation – physical DAC with cutaway coupler head + KB e-coupler on site; HybridLink shown digitally at the booth; additional Digital Freight Train (DFT) installation with FreightControl Box, CFCB and PowerSupply Box (digital) to visualize the system architecture and automation of the DFT | Hall 1.2, Stand 250 |
| Voith booth | Hybrid DAC | Hall 1.2, Stand 130 |
| Wabtec booth | Meet Wabtec and Dellner experts at the booth to discover how the integrated Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) and Wagon Central Control Unit (CCU) enable smarter, more efficient freight operations. | Hall 1.2, Stand 210 |
Last update 14.09.2026