2010 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2010.

Contents

Events

By month

February events

March events

  • Flag of the Philippines.svg March 22 Operations of the Manila Line 1 is extended from Monumento to Balintawak marking the first station to open on the new North Extension of the line.

April events

  • Flag of Singapore.svg April 17 The Circle MRT line Stage 1 and 2 were to be ready for service using the 3 car Alstom train.

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November Events

  • Flag of South Korea.svg November 1 - Construction of phase 2 in building the Seoul–Busan high-speed line is completed, allowing passengers to travel between the two cities in under 2½ hours. The project cost an estimated 7 945 billion, with an extra 35,000 passengers per day projected to use this service. [25] [26]
  • Flag of Italy.svg mid-November - Arenaways, the first open-access railway operator in Italy, begins non-stop passenger operations between Milan and Turin, competing with national monopoly operator Trenitalia using TRAXX locomotives leased from Alpha Trains. [27] [28] [29] [30]

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club

North America

2010 E. H. Harriman Awards
GroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
A   
B   
C   
S&T   
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom

Train Operator of the Year

Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eurostar</span> High-speed train service in Western Europe

Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TGV</span> State-owned intercity high-speed rail service of France

The TGV is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated mainly by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 1974 and presented the project to President Georges Pompidou who approved it. Originally designed as turbotrains to be powered by gas turbines, TGV prototypes evolved into electric trains with the 1973 oil crisis. In 1976 the SNCF ordered 87 high-speed trains from Alstom. Following the inaugural service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 on the LGV Sud-Est, the network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect major cities across France and in neighbouring countries on a combination of high-speed and conventional lines. The TGV network in France carries about 110 million passengers a year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thalys</span> European high-speed train service, 1996–2023

Thalys was a brand name used for high-speed train services between Paris Gare du Nord via Brussels-South to either Amsterdam Centraal or to German cities in the Rhein-Ruhr, including Aachen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and Dortmund.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Intercity Express</span> German state-owned high-speed rail system

Intercity Express is a high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services. It is the flagship of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn. ICE fares are fixed for station-to-station connections, on the grounds that the trains have a higher level of comfort. Travelling at speeds up to 300 km/h (190 mph) within Germany and 320 km/h (200 mph) when in France, they are aimed at business travellers and long-distance commuters and marketed by Deutsche Bahn as an alternative to flights.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tokyo Metro</span> Subway system in Tokyo, Japan

The Tokyo Metro is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei Subway, with 2.85 million average daily rides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Korea Train Express</span> South Korean high-speed rail system

Korea Train eXpress (Korean: 한국고속철도), often known as KTX, is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Federal District Metro (Brazil)</span> Rapid transit system in the Federal District, Brazil

The Federal District Metro is the rapid transit system of the Federal District, in Brazil. It is operated by Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal and was opened in 2001. Currently, Federal District's Metro has 27 stations on two lines, and it runs for 42.38 kilometers (26.33 mi). The system passes through 6 Administrative regions of the Federal District, those being Brasília, Guará, Águas Claras, Taguatinga, Ceilândia, and Samambaia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles</span> Chinese rolling stock manufacturer

CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. is a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer and a division of the CRRC. While the CRV emerged in 2002, the company's roots date back to the establishment of the Changchun Car Company in 1954. The company became a division of CNR Corporation before its merger with CSR to form the present CRRC. It has produced a variety of rolling stock for customers in China and abroad, including locomotives, passenger cars, multiple units, rapid transit and light rail vehicles. It has established technology transfer partnerships with several foreign railcar manufacturers, including Bombardier Transportation, Alstom, and Siemens Mobility.

The X'Trapolis 100 is a class of single deck electric multiple units part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains, operated in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Valparaíso, Chile.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rotterdam Centraal station</span> Railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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High-speed rail service commenced in Poland on 14 December 2014, with the introduction of 20 non-tilting New Pendolino trainsets operating on 4 designated lines radiating out from Warsaw. Polish State Railways started passenger service using Pendolino trains operating at a maximum speed of 200 km/h on 80 km line Olszamowice-Zawiercie. From December 2017 there are two 200 km/h sections, 136 km long in total. All high-speed services operated by PKP in Poland are branded as Express Intercity Premium (EIP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Rail Class 374</span> Eurostar high speed train

The British Rail Class 374, also referred to as the Eurostar e320, is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train used on Eurostar services through the Channel Tunnel to serve destinations beyond the core routes to Paris and Brussels. They began to run passenger services in November 2015. The trains, owned by Eurostar International Limited, are sixteen-coach versions of the Siemens Velaro. Each train is 390.2 m (1,280 ft) long. The trains are compliant with the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abidjan Metro</span> Rapid transit system under construction in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The Abidjan Metro is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) rapid transit network under construction serving the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan. Construction of the network started in November 2017, with the beginning of passenger service originally expected in 2022–2023, but has since been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to at least 2028. Initially planned to comprise a single line with 13 stations undertaken by Bouygues-Dongsan, a French-Korean consortium, the project has since then been expanded to a single north–south line with 20 stations, financed 100% by France and built solely by three French groups after the withdrawal of the South Korean partners from the consortium in October 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 in rail transport</span>

Passenger rail ridership plummeted worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic; many services were reduced in frequency or discontinued outright.

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