In its new SmartStudy “Railway Track Systems – Global Market Trends 2025,” consultancy firm SCI Verkehr forecasts an average annual growth rate of 3.6% (including an inflation rate of around 2%) through to 2029. This underscores the sector’s ongoing role as a key driver of global infrastructure investment – though growth dynamics vary significantly by region.

In concrete terms, the smart study includes:

1. Drivers of the market, their relevance and 5-year-trends, and market volumes in 7 market regions as well as, more precisely, in 24 focus countries
2. The current and future market volumes as well as key drivers are shown for several segments:
3. OEM business (new development, upgrade) and after sales business (renewal, maintenance)
4. 7 regions and 24 countries
5. 4 transport modes: high-speed rail, conventional railway, metro and light rail transit,
6. 6 product/service groups: rails, switches/turnouts and crossings, sleepers/crossties, rail fastenings, other products and services (installation and planning)
7. Important current and future infrastructure (new development and upgrade) projects
8. Important players in 24 focus countries

For further information on the market study, we cordially invite you to view our demo version online: railway-track-systems-demo.sci.de