2008 in rail transport

none March 2011 Rail transport articles in need of updating Rail transport 2008 2008 Events By month January events Japan January 16 – The Tozai Line in Kyoto is extended 2.4 km mi on from Nijo to Uzumasa-Tenjingawa.Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau October 17, 2007 ja:地下鉄東西線二条～太秦天神川間が1月16日に延伸開業 http://www.city.kyoto.jp/kotsu/news/2007/2007106.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071021034000/http://www.city.kyoto.jp/kotsu/news/2007/2007106.htm 21 October 2007 6 November 2007 ja February events February 27 Dominican Republic – Official opening of Santo Domingo Metro. United Kingdom – National Express changes the name of the railway operating company one to National Express East Anglia as part of a company-wide rebranding exercise.http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/BackIssues/Issue109HIGH.pdf 'one' Railway to vanish as National Express begins major rebranding exercise 2007-11-17 2007-11-17 Railway Herald Page 9 https://web.archive.org/web/20071127221005/http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/BackIssues/Issue109HIGH.pdf 2007-11-27Clinnick, Richard NX ditches 'one' brand with East Anglian overhaul promise Rail 587 March 12–25, 2008 12–13 March events March 9 Taiwan – The Red line in Kaohsiung opens for service.Kaoishung Metro - High-Capacity Urban Transport Network - Railway Technology https://scbist.com/scb/foreign-railways/projects/kaoishung/index.htm#:~:text=the%20central%20government.-,The%20project,negating%20the%20need%20for%20drivers. 2025-12-25 Railway-technology.comLiao Guoxiong (zh-hant 廖國雄) 2008-03-10 zh:高市／紅線通了 高捷公司允橘線8月通車 http://www.ettoday.com/2008/03/10/329-2242867.htm 2008-03-10 ETtoday zh-hant United States – Sprinter starts service between Oceanside and Escondido, California,Burge Michael March 10, 2008 Passenger train sprints into service http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080310-9999-1m10sprint.html 2008-03-10 U-T San Diego reinstating passenger service on the Escondido branch line. Japan March 15 – The Osaka Higashi Line is scheduled to open in Osaka, Japan;17 March 2008 おおさか東線が開業 Osaka Higashi Line opens for service https://railf.jp/news/2008/03/17/150700.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20231129052242/https://railf.jp/news/2008/03/17/150700.html 29 November 2023 31 January 2024 Japan Railfan Magazine Online ja the opening was originally scheduled for 2006, but delayed due to problems acquiring land. UK March 27 – Heathrow Terminal 5 station opens in London. Japan March 30 – Yokohama Municipal Subway's Green Line is opened for regular operations.Ohno Masato 31 March 2008 地上も走るリニア式地下鉄 - ヨコハマの新たな足、横浜市営地下鉄グリーンラインが開業 https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20080331-green/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220427123312/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20080331-green/ 27 April 2022 30 January 2024 MyNavi Corporation ja India – Kolkata Metro is extended from Tollygunge station to Pranabnagar station.March 2011 April events Japan April 1 – The Miki Railway Miki Line in Japan, which connected Yakujin Station in Kakogawa and Miki Station in Miki, is closed.12 December 2008 三木鉄道ミキ300-105が樽見鉄道へ Miki Railway 300-series unit 105 transferred to Tarumi Railway https://railf.jp/news/2008/12/12/084600.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141809/http://railf.jp/news/2008/12/12/084600.html 6 August 2017 31 January 2024 Japan Railfan Magazine Online ja United States April 26 – FrontRunner, a new commuter rail service, begins running in Utah. United Kingdom April 28 – Wrexham & Shropshire begin to run passenger services between London Marylebone station, the West Midlands, Shropshire and north-east Wales.Setback for new Wrexham service Railway Magazine 153 1273 12 May 2007New direct rail service launches this April Wrexham & Shropshire http://www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk/item.php?id=22&type=1 2008-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080601170010/http://www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk/item.php?id=22&type=1 June 1, 2008 deadClinnick, Richard 40 years on – Wrexham and Shropshire takes to the rails Rail 591 May 7–20, 2008 6–7 260px|thumb|right|CRH3 unit for Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway June events UK June 2 – An unexploded bomb from World War II is found near where the District and Hammersmith & City lines cross the Prescott Channel, not far from Bromley-by-Bow tube station, causing disruption to trains.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7432348.stm BBC News Wartime bomb find disrupts Tube 2 June 2008 27 April 2010 June 2–6 – AfricaRail 2008 Conference.http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/railza/programme.stm Africa Rail 2008 - programme. 2008-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080706143830/http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/railza/programme.stm 2008-07-06 dead Japan June 14 – Opening of the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Subway Line between Shibuya and Ikebukuro (8.9 km mi on).27 March 2008 副都心線・有楽町線のダイヤが決定！ Fukutoshin Line and Yurakucho Line timetables have been decided! http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2008/2008-17.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170718015046/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2008/2008-17.html 18 July 2017 31 January 2024 tokyometro.jp ja July events VenezuelaColombiaEcuador July 5 – Meeting between Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador regarding a proposed rail link for freight and passengers between the three countries, also connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic. August events August 1 China – China officially opens the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway line, the first in the world regularly to host trains traveling up to 350 km/h on.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7536576.stm China launches high-speed train BBC News 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080802004836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7536576.stm 2 August 2008 livehttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/content_8888638.htm China opens Beijing-Tianjin railway one week ahead of Olympics Xinhua 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080806030605/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/content_8888638.htm 2008-08-06 deadhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/china/article4442873.ece China inaugurates 220mph fastest rail service in world in time for Olympics Times Online Fletcher, Hannah 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic United Kingdom – LNER-design Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado makes first official move under its own steam, the first main line steam locomotive built in Britain since 1960.http://www.a1steam.com A1 Steam Locomotive Trust 2008-08-27 260px|thumb|right|Tornado, August 2008 September events Taiwan September 14 – The Orange line in Kaohsiung opens for service. October events Azerbaijan October 9 – The Green Line of the Baku Metro is extended from Memar Ajami to Nasimi. Japan October 19 – The Nakanoshima Line operated by Keihan Railway opens for service between Nakanoshima and Temmabashi in Osaka, Japan.31 October 2008 京阪中之島線が開業 Keihan Nakanoshima Line opens https://railf.jp/news/2008/10/19/165800.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20220121114223/https://railf.jp/news/2008/10/19/165800.html 21 January 2022 31 January 2024 Japan Railfan Magazine Online ja November events United States November – Voter approval of Measure M in Los Angeles County, California, commits additional tax dollars to transit projects. December events Japan December 14 – Final run of the original 0 series Shinkansen.ja:"初代の「0系新幹線」が44年間の歴史に終止符" (news video confirming that the train used was set R61) http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/soci_news14.html?now=20081215211232_300k https://web.archive.org/web/20081216140018/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/soci_news14.html?now=20081215211232_300k 16 December 2008 15 December 2008 tv-asahi.co.jp December 27 United States – The first section of the new Valley Metro Rail system, part of Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona, opened.Associated Press (reprinted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, February 16, 2005), Phoenix begins work on light rail https://web.archive.org/web/20050514192812/http://www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=12827 2005-05-14 . Retrieved February 16, 2005.http://www.valleymetro.org/Rail/projectschedule/index.htm Construction schedule Valley Metro 2006-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20060923225613/http://www.valleymetro.org/Rail/projectschedule/index.htm 2006-09-23Sean Holstege Plan has light rail on track 2006-06-30 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0630railsked0630.html Arizona Republic 2008-02-26 Japan – The Monkey Park Monorail Line in Nagoya is abolished.モンキーパーク・モノレール線の廃止届出書提出について http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/profile/news/2007/20071217.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150502165910/http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/profile/news/2007/20071217.html 2 May 2015 2025-12-25 Meitetsu ja By season Summer events China – The project to rebuild and upgrade Guiyang Southern Station to more than double its capacity is expected to be completed.CRI Online (December 28, 2005), Building of Railway Hub in SW China Started. Retrieved December 29, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20060117202308/http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/855/2005/12/29/501%4039792.htm January 17, 2006 Unknown date events yes October 2020 section October 2020 India – Indian Railways expects to complete the conversion of its electrified section in Mumbai from a 1,500 volt DC system to 25,000 volts AC; this will make the Mumbai section's electrification consistent with the rest of Indian Railways' network. Vietnam – Vietnam expects to complete construction on the Hanoi–Lào Cai railway line upgrade.Xinhua (September 25, 2005), France to fund Vietnam in upgrading busiest railway route. Retrieved September 27, 2005. Russia – The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, will begin construction of a new intercity light railway beginning with a 26.5 km mi on section between Baltiyskaya Zhemchuzhina and the ObukhovoOctober 2020 metro station.ITAR-TASS http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11311063&PageNum=0 Construction of intercity light railway to begin in St Pete in 2008 2007-03-06 2007-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205824/http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11311063&PageNum=0 September 30, 2007 dead Accidents China April 28 – 2008 Shandong train collision: Sixty-six people are killed and almost 250 injured when a passenger train from Beijing careers off the rails and slams into another train in eastern China. The rail accident, the worst in China in more than a decade, happens near the city of Zibo in Shandong province. Czech Republic August 8 – 2008 Studénka train wreck: A EuroCity train en route to Prague strikes a part of a motorway bridge that has fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derails, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others. United States September 12 – 2008 Chatsworth train collision: A Metrolink commuter train, having passed a signal at danger, collides head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles, killing 25 and injuring 130.http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/13/train.collision/ Human error led to fatal train collision, spokeswoman says CNN 2010-04-22 2008-09-14 uncollapsed Deaths March deaths March 16 – John Shedd Reed, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1967-1986 (born 1917).http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8600351 John Shedd Reed, rail executive San Jose Mercury News Associated Press 2008-03-17 2008-03-17http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-hed-shedd-reed-17mar17,0,6634355.story John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008 Chicago Tribune Shah, Tina 2008-03-17 2008-03-17August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Industry awards Japan Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club 2008 Blue Ribbon Award: JR Central & JR West N700 Series Shinkansen 2008 Laurel Prize: JR East/Sendai Airport Transit E721 series/SAT721 EMU and JR East KiHa E200 DMU References