2014 in rail transport
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Sidebar". This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2014.
Events
January
- January 1
- Template:Flagicon – Elron takes over all domestic passenger train services in Estonia from Edelaraudtee.
- Template:Flagicon – Carl Ice assumes position as CEO of BNSF Railway, replacing the former CEO Matt Rose, who assumed position as Chief Operating Officer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Flagicon January 2 – Canadian Pacific Railway announces the sale of Script error: No such module "convert". of their Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern subsidiary to Genesee & Wyoming, who will operate it as the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. The sale, expected to close in mid-2014, includes the mainline from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota plus some branch lines.[1][2]
March
- Template:Flagicon March 1 – In Dubai, the Green Line is extended from Dubai Healthcare City to Creek.[3]
- Template:Flagicon March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at Template:Cta, injuring 34.[4][5][6] See: O'Hare station train crash
- Template:Flagicon March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.[7]
April
- Template:Flagicon April 1 – Formal closure of the Iwaizumi Line in Iwate Prefecture, which had been non-operational since 2010 after a landslide caused a derailment.[8]
- Template:Flagicon April 5 – Opening of the Panama Metro in Panama City, Panama.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Flagicon April 21 – An L0 Series maglev train sets the worldwide passenger railway speed record by reaching Script error: No such module "convert". along the Yamanashi Test Track.[9]
- Template:Flagicon April 28 – Auckland's first electric trains, the AM class, entered service on the Onehunga Branch. (See Auckland railway electrification.)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Flagicon April 29 – Changsha Metro Line 2 opens.[10]
May
- May 1
- Template:Flagicon – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.[11]
- Template:Flagicon – Opening of KLIA Ekspres KLIA2 extension line in Sepang.[12]
- Template:Flagicon May 7 – Reopening of Saint Paul Union Depot in Minnesota to regularly scheduled train traffic. The depot last saw trains on 30 April 1971, the day before Amtrak began operation.
- Template:Flagicon May 9 – United States Department of Labor commemorates the contributions of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the railroad by adding them to the Labor Hall of Honor[13]
- Template:Flagicon May 11 – The section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi in Hokkaido Prefecture closes permanently due to ailing patronage.[14]
- Template:Flagicon May 28 – The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.[15]
June
- Template:Flagicon June 8 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro in India opens on the Versova–Ghatkopar west–east corridor.[16]
- Template:Flagicon June 14 – Opening of the Green Line light rail service in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota.[17][18]
July
- Template:Flagicon July 26 – The new Washington Metro Silver Line opens for passenger service in the Washington D.C. area. Construction of the Metro's 6th new rapid transit route included 11.8 miles of new trackway and 5 stations at Template:Wmata, Tysons Corner (now Template:Wmata), Template:Wmata, Template:Wmata and Template:Wmata. Silver Line trains operate between Reston, Virginia and Largo Town Center (now Template:Wmata) station on the Blue Line.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
August
- Template:Flagicon August 13 – A train of the Manila MRT Line 3 gets derailed at Taft Avenue station and overshot to the streets. The incident was caused by human error.[19]
- Template:Flagicon August 16 – Lhasa–Xigazê Railway opens to Xigazê Railway Station (Shigatse) in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[20]
September
- Template:Flagicon September 17 – Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opened.[21]
- Template:Flagicon September 21 – Transperth's Joondalup line is extended from Clarkson to Butler.[22][23][24][25]
- Template:Flagicon September 23 – Harbin Metro Line 1 opened one infill station serving Museum of Heilongjiang Province.
November
- Template:Flagicon November 10 – The Fulton Center New York City Subway interchange opened.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Flagicon November 22 – The Bay Area Rapid Transit Oakland Airport Connector automated people mover begins service.[26]Template:Primary source inline
- Template:Flagicon November 23 – North South MRT line 1 km extension opened, of which it is Marina South Pier MRT station.[27][28]
December
- Template:Flagicon December 25 – Indian Railways inaugurates the Sushasan Express, connecting Gwalior and Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, in commemoration of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 91st birthday.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Flagicon December 28 – West Island line opened.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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