2027 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

2026 in rail transport 2027 in rail transport 2028 in rail transport

Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2027. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.

Events

March

• – Patna Metro Line 1 to start operations between Malahi Pakri and New ISBT. ^[1]

October

• – Planned completion of the Penn Station Access project, designed to divert Metro-North Railroad trains to a new terminus at Penn Station in New York City. ^[2]

December

• – Surat Metro to start operations between Sartha and Dream City. ^[3]

Unknown date

• – Calgary Green Line opening. ^[4]
• – Estimated completion of the Metrolinx Ontario Line in Toronto. ^[5]
• – Montreal REM Phase 3 to start operations ^[6]
• – Amtrak Wolverine is planned to expand service to Windsor, Ontario, providing a cross-border connection between Amtrak and Via Rail. ^[7]
• – Ain Sokhna to Marsa Matrouh High Speed Line starts operations. ^[8]
• – quadruple-track upgrading of Gyeongbu HSR Line, claimed maximum speed increase to 400 km/h.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Chuncheon–Sokcho Line 250 km/h operation starts.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Estimated Suseo–Gwangju high-speed branch opening.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Donghae Line 250 km/h operation starts.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Honam Line 250 km/h operation starts.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Gyeonggang Line 250 km/h operation starts.^{[ citation needed ]}
• – Madrid Metro Lines 4 and 6 to be automated. ^[9]
• – Planned completion of the Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit system. ^[10]
• – Stage 1 of the Jurong Region MRT line is expected to open. ^[11]
• – Lausanne Metro Line M2 New Lausanne-Gare extension. ^[12]
• – Lausanne Metro Line M3 opening. ^[13]
• – Estimated opening of the Chiang Mai light rail transit system. ^[14]
• – Bangkok Purple Line Southern Extension opening. ^[15]
• – Metra to extend to Rockford from Elgin. ^[16]
• – Los Angeles Metro Rail D Line Extension Section 3 is planned to open, extending the D Line to Westwood/VA Hospital.
• – Earliest estimated opening of the New York City Subway Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. ^[17]
• – The Atlanta Streetcar is planned to be extended to Ponce City Market along the BeltLine. ^[18]
• – Expected opening of the Southwest LRT extension of the Minneapolis Metro light rail system. ^[19]
• – Planned opening of Maryland's Purple Line light rail after being delayed from 2022 and 2026. ^{[20] [21] [22]} The initial prolonged delay was due to the public–private partnership's dissolution in 2020. ^[23]
• – Phoenix Valley Metro Rail Capitol Extension is planned to open near the Arizona State Capitol.
• – Metra plans to begin passenger service between Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. ^[24]
• – Planned completion of the Interborough Express from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens. ^[25]
• – Tentative scheduling for the start of Amtrak's New Orleans–Baton Rouge passenger rail. ^[26]
• – Earliest expected start of Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project service in Florida between MiamiCentral and Aventura. ^[27]
• – New Bettembourg-Luxembourg double-track railway line is expected to progressively enter service, reaching full service in 2028. ^[28]
• – Luxembourg tramway network extension "HOA" to 'Nei Hollerich' and Hollerich station is expected to open. ^[29]
• – Expected completion of the New Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor.
• – Opening of Paris Métro Line 18 from Massy-Palaiseau to Aéroport d'Orly.
• –Beginning of MF19 services on Paris Métro Line 13

before the automatisation in 2035.

References

1. "Patna Metro – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
2. Luczak, Marybeth (31 January 2023). "Transit Briefs: Brightline, NYMTA, OCTA, SacRT, SCVTA". Railway Age. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
3. "Surat Metro phase I to start operations in December 2027 – Check route, distance and stations here". Financialexpress. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
4. "Green Line Stage One". Calgary Engage. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
5. Pelley, Lauren; Crawley, Mike (April 10, 2019). "Doug Ford commits $11.2B for 4 major GTA transit projects, including new 'Ontario Line'". CBC News . Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
6. "Work Schedule". REM. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
7. Hindi, Rob (November 9, 2023). "Dilkens believes Amtrak-VIA Rail link is an 'exciting opportunity'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
8. Zand, Bernhard (2021-09-13). "Egypt Picks Europe Over China: High-Speed Rail To Connect Red Sea and Mediterranean". Der Spiegel. ISSN   2195-1349 . Retrieved 2024-11-18.
9. "madrid metro lines 6 and 8 automation". Bing. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
10. "Mayangone residents oppose transit project". Myanmar Times. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
11. "Jurong Region Line to open from 2026 in three phases". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
12. Emmanuelle Birraux (24 October 2019). "Lausanne:Le premier tronçon du métro m3 mis à l'enquête" (in French). 24 heures. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
13. Etat de Vaud (June 2019). "Développement des métros automatiques m2-m3". www.vd.ch. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
14. Jotikasthira, Om (29 July 2018). "Cranking up the train plan". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
15. Theparat, Chatrudee (30 October 2020). "Tangled lines". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
16. Neveau • •, James (2023-07-06). "Metra to restore rail service between Rockford, Chicago for first time in 40 years". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
17. "New York City 2nd Ave Subway Phase 2 Profile" (PDF). FTA. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
18. Ruch, John (May 28, 2021). "MARTA aims to link Streetcar and BeltLine by 2027, seeks public input on route". Saporta Report. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
19. Moore, Janet (January 26, 2022). "Southwest LRT now expected to cost up to $2.75B, open in 2027". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
20. Shaver, Katherine (January 19, 2023). "Maryland's Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
21. Strupp, Julie; Barthel, Margaret (24 June 2020). "Purple Line Group Threatens To Quit If There's No Deal With Maryland On Delays, Cost Overruns". WAMU. Retrieved 26 July 2020. The state says the eastern section, from New Carrollton to College Park, is now expected to open in late 2022 and the rest of the line, from College Park to Bethesda, will likely open in June 2023. However, PLTP has said the various delays will set the opening dates back at least another two and a half years.
22. Shaver, Katherine (18 July 2020). "Purple Line project delays, cost overruns reveal long-brewing problems". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
23. Shaver, Katherine (24 September 2020). "Purple Line construction workers will be packed up and ready to leave by mid-October, contractor says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
24. Ingalls, William (July 6, 2023). "Metra chosen as passenger rail service provider from Rockford/Belvidere to Chicago". wrex.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
25. "Interborough Express looks to bring trolley cars back to NYC streets with light rail connecting Brooklyn and Queens – CBS New York". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
26. "Amtrak service connecting Baton Rouge to Nola opens 2027, officials project". www.wafb.com. WAFB. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
27. "FACT SHEET" (PDF). Miami-Dade County. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
28. "New line Bettembourg – Luxembourg". CFL. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
29. "Tram network: Chamber of Deputies approves €135 million extensions in Kirchberg and Hollerich". RTL Today. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-17.