From November 7 to 9, the 2025 China International Rail Transit and Equipment Manufacturing Industry Expo, themed “Rail Links the World, Maglev Connects the Future,” was held at the Zhuzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. As a key research hub and talent incubator in China’s rail transit sector, Central South University (CSU) participated extensively in this industry event. The university presented a concentrated display of key technologies, including rail transit aerodynamics, train collision dynamics and safety protection, comprehensive safety protection for train operation in high-wind environments, passenger compartment environmental quality and safety assurance, safety in railway transport of overweight and oversized cargo, human factors engineering in rail transit, rail transit noise and vibration control, networked intelligent train operation organization for high-speed rail and urban rail transit, and heterogeneous coordinated operation control for heavy-haul combined trains. The exhibition also featured original scientific and technological achievements developed by CSU, such as the intelligent on-board railway clearance detection system, on-board environmental wind speed monitoring system, freight car axle-source power-driven on-board power generation device, new-type anti-wind-sand/rainwater pressure sensor, brake pipe air pressure-temperature integrated monitoring module, and three-direction force-measuring coupler. Through this participation, CSU joined global industry leaders and fellow experts in charting a new blueprint for the high-quality development of rail transit.

“Participating in this expo is not only a window to showcase the research capabilities of CSU’s transportation engineering discipline but also an excellent platform for in-depth interaction with the industry and promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements,” said Zhou Wei, Deputy Director of the CSU High-Speed Train Research Center. “What we have brought are not isolated laboratory technologies but innovative outcomes that have been closely developed in collaboration with leading enterprises like CRRC, having undergone practical verification or possessing clear application prospects. We look forward to exchanging ideas with global peers at the expo to jointly tackle common technical challenges in industry development.”

As a vital base for talent cultivation and technological innovation in China’s rail transit field, Central South University has supplied tens of thousands of professionals to the industry. Its research findings have been widely applied across various high-speed railways such as the Beijing-Shanghai line, various models of high-speed trains including the Fuxing Hao, plateau and alpine railways in regions like Xinjiang, overseas high-speed rail projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, and urban rail transit trains exported to countries including the United States. This exhibition served as both a concentrated review of past achievements and a declaration of CSU’s determination to continue leading industry innovation in the future. The university’s transportation engineering discipline will adopt an even more open approach, integrating global innovation resources to continuously contribute “CSU Wisdom” to technological advancement in world rail transit.

First Review:Yijun Yan Second Review: Wei Zhou Third Review:Yong Peng