2009 in rail transport
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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 on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.
Events
By month
November events
- Scheduled opening of the Canada Line rapid transit line in Vancouver, British Columbia.
December events
- Construction to restore the mainline of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from Gold Hill to Carson City, Nevada is expected to be completed.[1]
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.[2]
- 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 in 2009.[3]- - Sound Transit Central Link light rail line in Seattle, Washington is scheduled to open.
References
- ^ Anderson, Tim; Reno Gazette-Journal (January 4 2006), V&T Railroad project marks milestone. Retrieved January 6 2006.
- ^ 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.