2009 in rail transport

Events

By month

January events

February events

* February – Opening of Docklands Light Railway London City Airport branch extension under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal. [cite web|url=http://pressroom.dlr.co.uk/latest_news/details.asp?id=108|title=Mayor launches tunnelling of DLR Woolwich Arsenal Extension|accessdate=2006-04-28]
* February – Projected reopening date of New York City's South Ferry Station after 4 years of renovation.

March events

April events

May events

* May 16 – Official completion of Welsh Highland Railway restoration throughout between Caernarfon and Porthmadog in North Wales. [cite web|title=Project Rheilffordd Eryri|url=http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/whr.htm|accessdate=2008-10-09]
* May – The Dubai Metro is scheduled to open.

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

* November – Scheduled opening of the Canada Line rapid transit line in Vancouver, British Columbia.

December events

* December – Construction to restore the mainline of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from Gold Hill to Carson City, Nevada is expected to be completed. [Anderson, Tim; Reno Gazette-Journal (January 4 2006), " [http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/NEWS15/601040357/1144 V&T Railroad project marks milestone] ". Retrieved January 6 2006.]
* December 31 – The Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line capacity expansion project is scheduled to be completed. [cite press release| url=http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=114758| title=Southport Brown Line Station to Temporarily Close on April 2 for Renovation| publisher=Chicago Transit Authority| date=2007-03-05| accessdate=2007-03-07 ]

Unknown date events

* – High speed railway service between Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa, is expected to open.
* – High speed railway service between Zhengzhou and Xi'an, China, is expected to open. [People's Daily Online (September 26 2005), " [http://english.people.com.cn/200509/26/eng20050926_210861.html China builds 200-kph passenger railway] ". Retrieved September 27 2005.]
* – The Kowloon Southern Link, an extension of the KCRC West Rail Line in Hong Kong is expected to be completed and opened. [KCRC New Projects, " [http://www.kcrc.com.hk/eng/corporate/project/index.asp?page=KSL KCRC New Projects - Kowloon Southern Link] ". Retrieved March 20 2006.]
* – Sound Transit Central Link light rail line in Seattle, Washington is scheduled to open.
* – Indian Railways expects to complete construction on the world's highest railway bridge crossing the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir. [cite web| url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=22312&n_tit=World's+Highest+Railway+Bridge+to+Come+in+Jammu+and+Kashmir|title=World's Highest Railway Bridge to Come in Jammu and Kashmir| year=2006-06-05|accessdate=2006-06-06| author=UNI (reprinted by DaijiWorld)|]
* – East West MRT Line extension of additional two stations from Boon Lay. Trains by then will no longer terminate at Boon Lay Station instead Pioneer Station (Station name is unconfirmed and may change accordingly). [http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1138 For more infomation and Reference] .
* – Singapore Circle MRT Line Stage 3 will be ready for service using the 3 car Alstom Train.
* – The convert|306|km|mi|0|sing=on long high speed railway between Ankara and Konya is expected to open.
* – Construction is expected to begin in the Republic of the Congo on about km to mi|1000 of new railway lines connecting Brazzaville to Ouésso and Djambala to Pointe-Noire. [cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1119507520071011| title=Congo signs railway deal with Korean-led group| publisher=Reuters UK| date=2007-10-11| accessdate=2007-10-11| ]
* – Max green line light rail line in Portland, Oregon, is scheduled to open, transporting riders from Portland State University to the Clackamas Transit mall.
* – Hanshin Namba Line, Amagasaki-Namba route open, with Hanshin Sannomiya-Kintetsu Nara direct commuter express train will start.

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