July 2008 in rail transport

Events

July 1 - July 5

; July 1:* flagicon|China – Construction work for the Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway officially begins in China. The convert|300|km|sing=on long railway will cost 39.45 billion yuan (about 5.7 billion US dollars) and is to be completed in four years. [cite news| url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/01/content_8471338.htm| title=China starts work on Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed rail| author=Xinhua| date=2008-07-01| accessdate=2008-07-02| ]

; July 3:* flagicon|China – Construction work for the Kahe railway from Kashgar to Hotan begins south of Kyrgyzstan in Xinjiang, China. The convert|484.55|km|sing=on long railway, an extension of the Nanjing line that connects to the Lanxin line at Turpan, will cost 4.639 billion yuan and is expected to be completed in 2010. Railway officials hope the new line will help bolster trade and tourism to the area when it is completed. [cite news| url=http://www.chineserailways.com/html/200807/20080703131951.html| title=新疆喀和铁路于7月3日开工建设| language=Chinese| work=Chinese Railways.com| date=2008-07-03| accessdate=2008-07-15| ]

; July 5:* flagicon|Venezuela flagicon|Colombia flagicon|Ecuador – meeting between Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador regarding a railway for freight and passengers to link the three countries, and linking the Pacific with the Atlantic also. [ [http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11342426.htm Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela - Railpage Australia™ Forums (Central and South America) ] ]

July 6 - July 12

July 13 - July 19

;July 19:* flagicon|China – Beijing Subway in China opens three new lines, Line 10, Airport Line and the Olympic Branch Line at 14:00, three weeks before the Olympics. It extends the total length of Beijing's subway system from convert|140|km|abbr=on to convert|200|km|abbr=on. [cite news| url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/olympiccities/beijing/n214463329.shtml| title=Beijing subway line 10 opens for use ahead of the Games| date=2008-07-19| work=Beijing 2008| accessdate=2008-07-20| ]

July 20 - July 26

July 27 - July 31

;July 31:* flagicon|USA – A group of five Representatives from northeast Illinois and 16 co-sponsors introduce a bill in Congress titled Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety (TRACS) that would force the Surface Transportation Board to take residents' concerns into account when considering the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad by Canadian National Railway. Residents have voiced concerns over a potential increase in noise, pollution and the number of trains traveling through the area as well as potentially increasing traffic issues and reducing property values in the area. [cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-durbin-trainsaug01,0,7810502.story| title=Illinois lawmakers press regulators on controversial railroad sale| date=2008-07-31| work=Chicago Tribune| accessdate=2008-08-01| ] [cite news| url=http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1085738,6_1_NA01_STATE1_S1.article| title=CN Railway to legislators: Thanks, but no thanks| date=2008-08-01| work=Naperville Sun| author=Salles, Andre| accessdate=2008-08-01| ]

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