- 2011 in rail transport
Events
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January events
March events
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31 March flagicon|United Kingdom –National Express Group 's Greater Anglia Franchise "One" (Operated by National Express) expires.April events
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27 April flagicon|United Kingdom –National Express Group 'sGatwick Express franchise expires.May events
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25 May flagicon|United Kingdom –National Express Group 's LTS Rail franchise,c2c expires.October events
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16 October flagicon|United Kingdom –First Group 's ScotRail franchise,First ScotRail , expires.Unknown date events
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Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock inLondon ,England is expected to open.
* - Revenue service onJR East 's new mainline between Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori inAomori Prefecture ,Japan , is expected to begin. [cite news| publisher=The Yomiuri Shimbun| year=2005| url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20050625wo71.htm| title=Shinkansen prototype unveiled| accessdate=2005-06-28| ] [cite news| publisher=The Japan Times Online| date=June 25 2005 | url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050625a1.htm| title=New bullet train could be world's fastest| accessdate=2005-06-28| ]
* - The km to mi|594|abbr=yes long high speed railway betweenAnkara andIzmir is expected to open.
* - The km to mi|455|abbr=yes long high speed railway betweenAnkara andSivas is expected to open.
* - The aging Hitachi trains inMelbourne are scheduled to be completely phased out.
* -Circle MRT Line would be fully operational now. With Phrase 4 and 5 being completed.
* -New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail would commence operations.
* -The Asker Line expected to be completed from Sandvika to Lysaker.References
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