Events
January
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January 1 – Port Klang To Kota Bharu Section on the MRL East Coast Rail Link opens. [1] -
– Chelyabinsk Metro opens between Komsomolskaya Ploshchad and Prospekt Pobedy. [2]
March
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March 28 – CDG Express opens between Gare de l'Est and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV. [3] -
– Line 1 of the Patna Metro opens between Malahi Pakri and New ISBT. [4] - – Oxygène trainsets are due to enter service. [5] [6]
April
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– Western Sydney Airport Line of the Sydney Metro opens between St Marys and Bradfield. [7]
June
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June 13– Trenitalia launches passenger trains from Milan to Berlin. [8] - – Blue Line of the Namma Metro extends to KIAL Terminals from Krishnarajapura. [9]
August
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August 31 – Line 5 of the Monterrey Metrorrey opens between Hospital Gene and La Estanzuela. [10]
October
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– Metro-North Railroad: New Canaan Line, Danbury Line, Waterbury Line and New Haven Line services are diverted to Penn Station instead of Grand Central. [11]
November
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– In Seoul, Dongbuk Line opens between Wangsimni and Sanggye. [12]
December
- December 12– Trenitalia launches passenger trains from Naples to Munich. [13]
- – Surat Metro opens between Sartha and Dream City. [14]
- – Dongtan Metro: Line 1 opens between Soyosan and Sinchang; Line 2 opens between Humen and Dongtan. [15]
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– Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro extends to Barkarby from Akalla. [16] - – MD West Line of the Metra Commuter Network extends to Rockford from Elgin. [17]
- – Valley Metro Rail extends to Arizona State Capitol from Van Buren/1st Ave. [18]
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- – Inland Railway opens between Port Augusta and Brisbane. [19]
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– Green Line of the Baku Metro will be completely separated from Red Line when the tunnel between Jafar Jabbarly and Nizami will be modernised. [20] -
– Line 5 of the Charleroi Tramway Network opens between Neuville and Les Viviers. [21] - – Line 5 of the Charleroi Tramway Network branches off to Châtelet from Waterloo. [22]
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– Line 2 of the São Paulo Metro opens between Vila Prudente and Vila Formosa. [23] - – Line 6 of the São Paulo Metro opens between Bandeirantes and Sao Carlos. [24]
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– Ottawa O-Train: Line 1 extends to Algonquin from Tunney's Pasture; Line 3 opens between Trim and Moodie. [25] - – Airport Branch of the Montreal REM opens between Airport and Gare Centrale. [26]
- – Millennium Line of the SkyTrain extends to Arbutus from VCC–Clark. [27]
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– Line 6 of the Santiago Metro extends to Lo Errazuriz from Cerrillos. [28] -
– Line 9 of the Changchun Rail Transit opens between Zhaojiagang East and Jiutai South Railway Station. [29] - – Line S11 of the Chengdu Metro opens between Deyang North and Weijianian. [30]
- – Jiangtiao Line of the Chongqing Rail Transit extends to Shengquansi from Dingshan. [31]
- – Line 27 of the Chongqing Rail Transit opens from Huimin from Bishan. [32] [33]
- – Line 2 of the Dongguan Rail Transit extends to Jiaoyiwan from Humen Railway Statiom. [34]
- – Line 12 of the Ningbo Rail Transit opens between Xiaoyangjiang and Damu Bay. [35]
- – Line 2 of the Urumqi Metro opens between Yan'an Road and Huashan Street. [36]
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– RegioTram of Bogota opens between Facatativá and Fontibón. [37] -
– Ain Sokhna To Marsa Matrouh High Speed Railway opens between Ain Sokhna and Marsa Matrouh. [38] -
– Tapa-Narva Line of the Estonian Railways is electrified between Tapa and Narva. [39] - – Line 18 of the Paris Metro opens between Massy-Palaiseau and Aéroport d'Orly. [40]
- – Line F of the Strasbourg Tramway Network extends to Place D'Islande from Elsau. [41]
- – Line U5 of the Frankfurt U-Bahn extends to Europaviertel from Frankfurt Hauptbanhhopf. [42]
- – Westtangente Line of the Munich Tramway Network opens between Neuhausen and Solln. [43]
- – Nox sets night train srvices. [44]
- – Rastatt Tunnel reopens. [45]
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– Line 1 of the Thessaloniki Metro branches off from Dimokratias and extends to Papageorgiou Hospital. [46] - – Pink Line of the Namma Metro opens between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere. [47]
- – Yellow Line of the Namma Metro opens between Bommasandra-Hosa Road and Bommasandra. [48]
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– Purple Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail opens between Tel Aviv–Savidor and Tel Aviv–HaHagana. [49] - – possible date of opening of Haifa–Nazareth Light Rail between Haifa and Nazareth . [50]
- – Line 1 of the Milan Metro extends to Monza from Sesto Primo Maggio. [51]
- – Line 1 of the Naples Metro extends to Naples Airport from Garibaldi. [52]
- – Naples–Foggia Railway of the Frecce Network is upgraded to 200 km/h (120 mph) between Naples and Foggia. [53]
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– Tokyo-Tohoku night train launched. [54] -
– Pasažieru vilciens resumes passenger services between Riga and Bolderāja. [55] -
– Luxembourg-Bettembourg Line of the CFL Network opens between Luxembourg and Bettembourg. [56] - – Line T1 of the Luxembourg Tramway Network extends to Nei Hollerich and Hollerich from HOA. [57]
- – Tren Suburbano extends from AIFA to Pachuca. [58]
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– Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit opens between Hlaingthaya Township and Parami. [59] -
– European Sleeper introduces new night train service between Amsterdam and Barcelona. [60] -
– Line 7 of the Manila MRT opens between North EDSA and Sacred Heart. [61] -
– Line H of the Porto Metro opens between Casa da Música and Santo Ovídio. [62] -
– Blue Line of the Doha Metro opens between Hamad Airport and Misheireb. [63] - – Krasnoyarsk Metro opens between Vysotnaya and Leninskaya. [64]
- – New line for trams in Moscow opens between Ulitsa Akademika Koroleva and Ostankino . [65]
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– al-Ula tram opens. [66] - – Line 2 of the Daejeon Metro opens between Seodaejeon and Yucheon. [67]
- – Chuncheon–Sokcho Line of the Korail Network is upgraded to 250 km/h (160 mph) between Chuncheon and Sokcho. [68]
- – Donghae Line of the Korail Network is upgraded to 250 km/h (160 mph) between Busanjin and BEXCO. [69]
- – Honam Line of the Korail Network is upgraded to 250 km/h (160 mph) between Daejeon and Mokpo. [70]
- – Gyeongbu High Speed Railway of the Korail Network is upgraded to 400 km/h (250 mph) between Seoul and Busan. [71]
- – Gyeonggang Line of the Korail Network is upgraded to 250 km/h (160 mph) between Seoul and Busan. [72]
- – Suseo–Gwangju High Speed Branch of the Korail Network opens between Suseo and Gwangju. [73]
- – Line 7 of the Seoul Subway extends to Cheongna Int'l Business Complex from Seongnam. [74]
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– Jurong Region Line of the Singapore MRT opens between Choa Chu Kang to Boon Lay and Tawas. [75] - – Algeciras-Bobadilla Junction Line of the Renfe Network is electrified between Algeciras and Bobadilla Junction. [76]
- – Barcelona Metro: Line 9 and Line 10 extend to Guinardó - Hospital de Sant Pau from La Sagrera. [77]
- – Basque Y High Speed Railway opens between Vitoria and Hendaye. [78]
- – Zaragoza–Pamplona High Speed Railway opens between Castejon and Pamplona. [79]
- – Line 5 of the Bilbao Metro opens between Sarratu and Galdakao. [80]
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– M2 of the Lausanne Metro extends to Gare Lausanne from Grancy. [81] -
– Red Line of the Kaohsiung Metro extends to Dahu from Gangshan. [82] - – Wanda–Shulin Line of the Taipei Metro opens between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Juguang. [83]
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– Purple Line of the Bangkok MRT extends to Rat Burana from Tao Poon. [84] - – Chiang Mai LRT opens between Nakornping Hospital and Big C Supercenter Hang Dong. [85]
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– KonyaRay opens between Konya railway station and 2. Sanayi. [86] - – Kayseri-Ankara sigh-Speed railway opens. [87]
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– Lumo opens service between London and Manchester. [88] - – West Midlands Metro extends to Birmingham Airport from Birmingham New Street. [89]
- – Amtrak New Orleans–Baton Rouge Passenger Rail opens between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. [90]
- – Amtrak Northeast Regional extends to New River Valley from Roanoke. [91]
- – Amtrak Quad Cities opens between Chicago and Moline. [92]
- – Amtrak Wolverine branches off to Windsor from Detroit. [93]
- – D Line of Los Angeles Metro Rail extends to Century City from Wilshire/La Cienega. [94]
- – Green Line of the Minneapolis Metro Light Rail extends to Southwest from Target Field. [95]
- – New Portal North Bridge opens between Newark and New York City. [96]
- – Omaha Streetcar opens between CHI Health Center and 42nd St. [97]
