2009 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2009.
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[edit] Events
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[edit] January events
Main article: January 2009 in rail transport
January 12 – Official opening of Docklands Light Railway London City Airport branch extension under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal.[1][2]
January 23 – Canadian National Railway closes on purchase of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway.[3][4][5]
[edit] February events
Main article: February 2009 in rail transport
- February 2 – Opening of WES Commuter Rail line from Wilsonville, Oregon, to Beaverton; see http://trimet.org for more information.
February 28 – Opening of East West MRT Line extension of additional two stations from Boon Lay. Trains by this date no longer terminate at Boon Lay Station.
[edit] March events
Main article: March 2009 in rail transport
March – First section of Istanbul-Ankara High Speed Rail Line, between Ankara and Eskişehir (245-kilometre (152 mi)), opens.- March 16 – Reopening of New York City's South Ferry Station after four years of renovation.[6]
March 20 – Hanshin Namba Line, Amagasaki-Namba route to open, with Hanshin Sannomiya-Kintetsu Nara direct commuter express train starting.
March 31 - The deadline for securing financing for the Amman-Zarqa Light Rail System by the Kuwaiti-led consortium passed, effectively voiding the projects after more than 10 years in planning. The deadline had already been extended twice before.[7]
[edit] April events
Main article: April 2009 in rail transport
[edit] May events
Main article: May 2009 in rail transport
- May 1 – Pan Am Southern, a joint venture between Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Railway, begins operation.
- May 28 – Singapore Circle MRT Line Stage 3 ready for service using 3-car Alstom trains.
[edit] June events
Main article: June 2009 in rail transport
- June 22 – Washington Metro accident occurs when two afternoon southbound Metrorail trains on the Red Line are in a rear-end collision between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States, killing eight passengers and the operator of the rear train, trapping several occupants, and injuring up to 100 more, the most serious accident in the Metro’s history.[8][9][10][11]
[edit] July events
Main article: July 2009 in rail transport
- July 18 – Sound Transit Central Link light rail line in Seattle, Washington opens.
– Link between Kerman and Zahedan joins Europe and Middle East to Subcontinent for first time, albeit with break-of-gauge.
[edit] August events
Main article: August 2009 in rail transport
August 16 – Kowloon Southern Link, an extension of the KCRC West Rail Line in Hong Kong, completed and opened.[12]
August 17 – Opening of Canada Line rapid transit line in Vancouver, British Columbia.
August 21 – Span of Iarnród Éireann's Broadmeadow viaduct, carrying the main line to Belfast about 13 km north of Dublin and just north of Malahide, collapses due to scour.[13]- August 30 – New Portland Transit Mall light-rail alignment opens for service, initially (until September 12) used only by the MAX Yellow Line.[14]
[edit] September events
Main article: September 2009 in rail transport
September 9 – Partial opening of Dubai Metro.- September 12 – MAX Green Line light rail line in Portland, Oregon, opens, transporting riders from Portland State University to Clackamas Town Center Transit Center.[15][16]
September 20 - The Powerhouse Museum's 3265 is recommissioned with a ceremony at Sydney Central Station and shuttle rides with the locomotive to Bankstown.
[edit] October events
Main article: October 2009 in rail transport
[edit] November events
Main article: November 2009 in rail transport
- November 13 – As announced on July 1, the British InterCity East Coast Main Line passenger rail franchise is transferred at 23:59 from National Express East Coast to the Department for Transport-owned company Directly Operated Railways Ltd for operation by its subsidiary East Coast Main Line Company Ltd, trading as East Coast, prior to retendering from late 2010.[17][18][19]
November 16 – The section from Stavanger to Sandnes on the Sørland Line opened with double track.[20]- November 30 – Metro Trains Melbourne (subsidiary of MTR Corporation of Hong Kong) takes over operation of suburban rail network in Melbourne, Australia, from Connex.[21][22]
[edit] December events
Main article: December 2009 in rail transport
- December – Construction to restore the mainline of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from Gold Hill to Carson City, Nevada completed.[23]
- December 1 - Tasmanian Government-owned Tasmanian Railway Company takes over operations in the island from Pacific National.[24]
- December 9 – Services on the London Underground Circle line cease to run continuous complete circuits, for the first time since 1884.[25]
- December 13 – Start of domestic services on High Speed 1, the UKs first high speed services run by Southeastern, from Dover Priory to London St Pancras, via Ashford International. The British Rail Class 395 trains will be part of the 'Javelin' service provided during the London 2012 Olympics
December 28 – Zhengxi Passenger Railway high speed line between Zhengzhou and Xi'an, China, opens.[26]- December 31 – Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line capacity expansion project completed.[27]
[edit] Unknown date events
- High speed railway service between Buenos Aires and Rosario, Argentina, to open.[28]
– Indian Railways to complete construction on the Chenab Bridge, the highest bridge in the world, crossing the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir.[29]
– Construction to begin in the Republic of the Congo on about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of new railway lines connecting Brazzaville to Ouésso and Djambala to Pointe-Noire.[30]
[edit] Accidents
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- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
- 2009 Railroader of the Year:
- 2009 Regional Railroad of the Year: Wisconsin and Southern Railroad[31]
- 2009 Short Line Railroad of the Year:
[edit] United Kingdom
- 2009:
[edit] References
- ^ "Mayor launches tunnelling of DLR Woolwich Arsenal Extension". http://pressroom.dlr.co.uk/latest_news/details.asp?id=108. Retrieved 2006-04-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Mayor unveils DLR Woolwich Arsenal station". Transport for London. 2009-01-12. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/10970.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-17.[dead link]
- ^ "CN Railway to buy EJ&E line for $300 million". Reuters. 2007-09-26. http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN2625746620070926. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ "CN to acquire key operations of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway for US$300 million" (Press release). Canadian National Railway. 2007-09-26. http://cn.ca/about/media/news_releases/2007/3rd_quarter/en_News20070926.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ "Washington clears CN takeover of EJ&E Railway". Globe and Mail. 2008-12-24. http://business.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081224.wcnus1224/BNStory/Business/home. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "South Ferry Station To Open Next Week". NY1. 2009-03-09. http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/95247/south-ferry-station-to-open-next-week/Default.aspx/. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ Amman – Zarqa light rail project derailed: Global Financial Crisis Failed project reveals challenges of public-private partnerships for urban rail development, Metro Report International, June 2009, pp. 34-36.
- ^ "Red Line Trains Collide, Six Dead". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009-06-22. http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/rotator.cfm?id=0AC78220-1EC9-3EBA-50B6D1030668F66F. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "9 dead after Metro train derailment, collision". WTOP. June 22, 2009. http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1702179. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Lena H. Sun; Lyndsey Layton (June 22, 2009). "At Least 6 Dead in Metro Crash On Rail System's Deadliest Day". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/22/ST2009062202480.html. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Stout, David (June 22, 2009). "Washington Commuter Train Crash Kills Four". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/us/23webcrash.html. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ KCRC New Projects, KCRC New Projects - Kowloon Southern Link. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- ^ "Company warned on bridge erosion". BBC. 26 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8222435.stm. Retrieved 16 Oct 2009.
- ^ "New MAX line opens downtown". Portland Tribune. August 28, 2009. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125148305025064100. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ Redden, Jim (September 13, 2009). "Leaders heap praise on new MAX Green Line". Portland Tribune. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125287334832689400. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Rivera, Dylan (September 12, 2009 (online); September 13, 2009 (print edition)). "Riders pack MAX Green Line on first day of service". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/riders_pack_max_green_line_on.html. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ BBC News (July 1, 2009). "National Express loses rail route". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8127851.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Department for Transport (November 2009). "Directly Operated Railways". http://www.dft.gov.uk/dor/. Retrieved 2009-11-23.[dead link]
- ^ Clinnick, Richard (18 November-1 December 2009). "NXEC axed as DfR takes control of East Coast Main Line". Rail 631: 6–7.
- ^ "Første heilskaplege bane sidan Gardermobanen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Prosjekter/Prosjekter/Sandnes---Stavanger/Prosjektartikler/Forste-helhetlige-bane-siden-Gardermobanen/. Retrieved 27 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Cooper, Mex (2009-06-25). "New train, tram operators for Melbourne". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/new-train-tram-operators-for-melbourne-20090625-cxgx.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Metro Trains Melbourne to operate City’s rail network". Premier of Victoria. 2009-06-25. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/metro-trains-melbourne-to-operate-citys-rail-network.html. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Anderson, Tim; Reno Gazette-Journal (January 4, 2006), V&T Railroad project marks milestone. Retrieved January 6, 2006.
- ^ McKay, Rob (2009-12-09). "Tasmanian Railway succeeds Pacific National". RailExpress.com.au. http://www.railexpress.com.au/archive/2009/december/december-9-09/other-top-stories/tasmanian-railway-succeeds-pacific-national. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "Circle Line extended to the west". BBC News. March 5, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7926242.stm. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ People's Daily Online (September 26, 2005), China builds 200-kph passenger railway. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
- ^ "Southport Brown Line Station to Temporarily Close on April 2 for Renovation" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. 2007-03-05. http://www.transitchicago.com/news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=114758. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ Frew, Iain (2008). "High speed plans for Argentina". Electric Railway 53: 15.
- ^ UNI (reprinted by DaijiWorld) (2006-06-05). "World's Highest Railway Bridge to Come in Jammu and Kashmir". http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=22312&n_tit=World's+Highest+Railway+Bridge+to+Come+in+Jammu+and+Kashmir. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
- ^ "Congo signs railway deal with Korean-led group". Reuters UK. 2007-10-11. http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1119507520071011. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Wisconsin & Southern Named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age Magazine" (Press release). Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. March 10, 2009. https://www.wsorrailroad.com/news/archive28.html.
