2015 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2015.
Events
January events
January 2 – Reopening of Sri Lanka's Northern Line all the way to its terminus at Kankesanthurai.
February events
February 3 – The Valhalla train crash, in which a train on Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line struck a vehicle at a level crossing in Valhalla, New York, killed six people and injured 15.[1][2]
February 8 – Opening of the South West Rail Link in Sydney[3]
China to Spain cargo train: Successful first 16,156-mile round trip on world's longest railway[4]- February 24 – A Metrolink train on the Ventura County Line strikes a pickup truck at a level crossing in Oxnard, California, injuring 30.[5]
March events
March 7 - The Cathedrals Express return charter train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southend East, operated by West Coast Railways, overran a signal passed at danger at Wootton Bassett Junction on the Great Western Main Line where it had a near miss with a First Great Western service from Swansea to London Paddington.
March 14 – The Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed route opens from Nagano to Kanazawa.- March 14 – The Ueno-Tokyo Line route opens between Ueno and Tokyo Station.
March 21 – 2015 Uttar Pradesh train accident: The Indian Railways Janata Express heading towards Varanasi overshoots a signal and derails near Bachhrawan in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, resulting in at least fifty-eight deaths and 150 injuries.
April events
- April 3 - Network Rail suspended West Coast Railways' train operating license following a SPAD incident at Wootton Bassett Junction.
- April 5 - Reopening of Tri-Rail's Miami Airport Station in Miami[6]
June events
June 6 – Opening of the Union Pearson Express, an airport rail link in Toronto
July events
July 1 - Opening of the Ring Rail Line in Vantaa, Finland
August events
September events
- September 12 – Opening of the MAX Orange Line in Portland, Oregon, United States.[7]
September 17 - Opening of the Ashkelon-Be'er Sheva railway.
September 20 – Opening of one line of the Addis Ababa Light Rail in capital-city of Ethiopia: the first light-rail system to be built in sub-saharan Africa.[8][9]- September 26 – Ningbo Rail Transit Line 2 opens connecting Lishe International Airport Station to Qingshuipu Station.
November events
November 17 – The Jaffar Express passenger train traveling from Quetta to Rawalpindi, Pakistan, derails killing 20 and injuring almost a hundred others.[10][11][12]
December events
- December 11 – The first phase of the Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway, connecting Nanning to Baise, China, opens.[13]
- December 30 – Construction begins on the Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway in China.[14]
Unknown date events
– Expected opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Hong Kong express rail link.[15]- – South Island Line (East) expected to be opened.
– The double track high-speed section from Holm to Nykirke on the Vestfold Line is expected to open.[16]
- Conclusion of joint project between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to build 5,000 km freight link.[17] Break-of-gauge arrangements to be confirmed.
- Taoyuan International Airport MRT expected to be finished.- - Kaohsiung Circular Line (First Section) scheduled to be completed.
- - Taiwan High Speed Rail Nangang Station will be opened in January, 2015.
References
- ^ Trott, Bill; Heavey, Susan (4 February 2015). "Cuomo says death toll in commuter train accident revised to six". Reuters. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Santora, Marc; Flegenheimer, Matt (February 4, 2015). "Investigation Underway in Metro-North Train Crash". New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "South West Rail Link". Transport for NSW. New South Wales Government. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ "China to Spain cargo train: Successful first 16,156-mile round trip on world's longest railway brings promise of increased trade". The Independent (UK). February 2015.
- ^ KABC-TV (February 24, 2015). "Photos: Metrolink Commuter Train Derails in Oxnard". ABC News.
- ^ http://www.tri-rail.com/miami-airport-station
- ^ Njus, Elliot (September 12, 2015). "The wait's over: TriMet's Orange Line, Tilikum Crossing up and running". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Sub-Saharan Africa gets its first metro". The Economist. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Addis Light Rail Eases Transportation Problem". AllAfrica. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ AFP; Syed Ali Shah (November 18, 2015). "Death toll from Jaffar Express accident climbs to 19". Dawn. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Two killed as train derails in Pakistan". Daiji World. November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "20 die as train derails in Pakistan". New Kerala. November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "南昆客专南百段开通 南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元". 广西新闻网. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "宁波-奉化城际铁路开工 对接轨道交通3号线" [Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway begins construction and is scheduled to open in June 2019] (in Chinese). CNNB. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Background brief on the implementation of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project" (PDF). HK SAR Highways Department. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Vestfoldbanen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pakistan and Turkey Agree to Build Freight Rail Link". Railway-technology.com. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-07-11.