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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2009. Please be aware that the actual dates that these events occur on may differ substantially from what is shown here.
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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.[1]
February -- Projected reopening date of New York City's South Ferry Station after 4 years of renovation.
March events
April events
April - Official completion of Welsh Highland Railway restoration throughout between Caernarfon and Porthmadog in North Wales.[2]
May events
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.[3]
- December 31 - The Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line capacity expansion project is scheduled to be completed.[4]
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.[5]
– The Dubai Metro is scheduled to open.
– The Kowloon Southern Link, an extension of the KCRC West Rail Line in Hong Kong is expected to be completed and opened.[6]- - 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.[7]
– 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). For more infomation and Reference.- - The Circle MRT Line Stage 3 will be ready for service using the 3 car Alstom Train.
– The 306-kilometre (190 mi) 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 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) of new railway lines connecting Brazzaville to Ouésso and Djambala to Pointe-Noire.[8]- – 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.
References
- ^ "Mayor launches tunnelling of DLR Woolwich Arsenal Extension". Retrieved on 2006-04-28.
- ^ "Project Rheilffordd Eryri". Retrieved on 2005-07-17.
- ^ Anderson, Tim; Reno Gazette-Journal (January 4, 2006), V&T Railroad project marks milestone. Retrieved January 6, 2006.
- ^ Chicago Transit Authority (2007-03-05). "Southport Brown Line Station to Temporarily Close on April 2 for Renovation". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
- ^ People's Daily Online (September 26, 2005), China builds 200-kph passenger railway. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
- ^ KCRC New Projects, KCRC New Projects - Kowloon Southern Link. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- ^ UNI (reprinted by DaijiWorld) (2006-06-05). "World's Highest Railway Bridge to Come in Jammu and Kashmir". Retrieved on 2006-06-06.
- ^ "Congo signs railway deal with Korean-led group", Reuters UK (2007-10-11). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
