2015 in rail transport

none April 2016 Rail transport 2015 2014 2015 2016 2010 Events January Sri Lanka January 2 – Reopening of Sri Lanka's Northern Line all the way to its terminus at Kankesanthurai.http://www.ft.lk/2015/01/03/jaffna-kks-railway-track-roars-again/ Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again January 3, 2015 Daily FT https://web.archive.org/web/20150104195527/http://www.ft.lk/2015/01/03/jaffna-kks-railway-track-roars-again/ January 4, 2015 dead USA January 6 – Groundbreaking of the California High-Speed Rail system, indicating sustained construction activity.http://hsr.ca.gov/docs/newsroom/jan_2015_Groundbreaking_Press_Rel010615.pdf High-Speed Rail Authority Hosts Official Groundbreaking Ceremony January 6, 2015 Press release CHSRA hsr.ca.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20150122062647/http://hsr.ca.gov/docs/newsroom/jan_2015_Groundbreaking_Press_Rel010615.pdf January 22, 2015 Canada January 13 - A CP Rail freight train, rerouted over the Stoney Creek Bridge in eastern British Columbia, proves unable to traverse the more challenging route, and six cars derail over the side of the bridge.https://www.thegoldenstar.net/news/improper-marshalling-cause-of-cp-rail-derailment-in-glacier-national-park/#:~:text=A%20derailment%20on%20the%20Stoney,it%20was%20crossing%20the%20bridge. Golden Star, 8 Jul 2016 www.thegoldenstar.net 8 July 2016 18 January 2026 February USA February 3 – The Valhalla train crash, in which a train on Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line strikes a vehicle at a level crossing in Valhalla, New York, killing six people and injuring 15.Trott Bill Heavey Susan Cuomo says death toll in commuter train accident revised to six https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-newyork-train-idUSKBN0L801U20150204 Reuters 4 February 2015 4 February 2015Santora Marc Flegenheimer Matt New York Times Investigation Underway in Metro-North Train Crash https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/nyregion/metro-north-train-crash.html February 4, 2015 February 4, 2015 Australia February 8 – Opening of the South West Rail Link in Sydney.http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-southwestraillink South West Rail Link Transport for NSW New South Wales Government 2012-11-13 2013-01-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120718043920/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-southwestraillink 2012-07-18 Angola February 14 – Rebuilt Benguela railway reopened throughout.https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/three-presidents-inaugurate-rebuilt-benguela-railway.html Three presidents inaugurate rebuilt Benguela Railway February 16, 2015 Railway Gazette International May 18, 2020 December 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171210022657/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/three-presidents-inaugurate-rebuilt-benguela-railway.html dead February 24 USA – A Metrolink train on the Ventura County Line strikes a pickup truck at a level crossing in Oxnard, California, injuring 30.http://abc7.com/news/photos-metrolink-commuter-train-derails-in-oxnard/532281/#gallery-7 Photos: Metrolink Commuter Train Derails in Oxnard ABC News February 24, 2015 KABC-TV China – The first successful 16,156-mile round trip is completed on the world's longest railway line, the Yixin'ou cargo line, which connects Yiwu, China to Madrid, Spain.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/china-to-spain-cargo-train-successful-first-16156mile-round-trip-on-worlds-longest-railway-brings-promise-of-increased-trade-10067895.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/china-to-spain-cargo-train-successful-first-16156mile-round-trip-on-worlds-longest-railway-brings-promise-of-increased-trade-10067895.html 2022-05-01 subscription live China to Spain cargo train: Successful first 16,156-mile round trip on world's longest railway brings promise of increased trade The Independent Alistair Dawber February 24, 2015 March United Kingdom March 1 – Virgin Trains East Coast takes over InterCity East Coast franchise from East CoastStagecoach/Virgin bid wins East Coast franchise The Railway Magazine issue 1366 January 2015 page 6 United Kingdom March 7 – The Cathedrals Express return charter train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southend East, operated by West Coast Railways, overruns a signal passed at danger at Wootton Bassett Junction on the Great Western Main Line where it has a near miss with a First Great Western service from Swansea to London Paddington. March 14 Japan – The Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed route opens from Nagano to Kanazawa, with the corresponding withdrawal of the 160 km/h express service on the Hokuhoku Line.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/14/national/hokuriku-shinkansen-opens-for-service-linking-tokyo-and-kanazawa/#.XsZ-Q-hKi00 Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opens for service, linking Tokyo and Kanazawa March 14, 2015 Kyodo The Japan Times May 21, 2020 Japan – The Ueno–Tokyo Line route opens between Ueno and Tokyo Station.https://www.railwaygazette.com/cross-tokyo-link-inaugurated/40649.article Cross-Tokyo link inaugurated March 16, 2015 Railway Gazette International May 21, 2020 India 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. South Korea March 28 – Line 9 of the Seoul Metro is extended from Sinnonhyeon to Sports Complex.Kwak Chang-ryeol 2015-03-28 지하철9호선 2구간 개통… 김포공항~종합운동장 38분 https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/03/28/2015032800193.html https://web.archive.org/web/20231201173251/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/03/28/2015032800193.html 2023-12-01 2024-12-12 조선일보 ko April United Kingdom April 1 – Abellio ScotRail takes over the ScotRail franchise from First ScotRail, while the Caledonian Sleeper service is taken over by SercoAbellio awarded ScotRail franchise Railway Gazette International 8 October 2014Serco awarded contract to run the famous Caledonian Sleeper railway line The Independent 28 May 2014 United Kingdom April 3 – Network Rail suspends West Coast Railways' train operating license following the SPAD incident at Wootton Bassett Junction on March 7.https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2015/04/02/west-coast-railways-operating-licence-suspended West Coast Railways track access suspended April 2, 2015 Rail May 18, 2020 USA April 5 – Reopening of Tri-Rail's Miami Intermodal Center in Miami.http://www.tri-rail.com/miami-airport-station New Tri-Rail Miami International Airport Station Opens April 5 April 3, 2015 tri-rail.com SFRTA https://web.archive.org/web/20150403234739/http://www.tri-rail.com/miami-airport-station April 3, 2015 dead June Malaysia June 2 – Opening of BRT Sunway Line operated by RapidKL in Subang Jaya.October 2020 Canada June 6 – Opening of the Union Pearson Express, an airport rail link in Toronto.https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2015/04/union-pearson-express-to-launch-june-6.html Union Pearson Express to Launch June 6 April 22, 2015 Government of Ontario news.ontario.ca May 23, 2020 india June 17 – A massive fire broke out at the RRI cabin at Itarsi Junction, disrupting and paralyzing thousands of train services for several weeks. France June 27 – SNCF TGV La Poste commits the last ride, making all high-speed freight services ended after more than 30 years operating.October 2020 July Finland July 1 – Opening of the Ring Rail Line in Vantaa, Finland.https://www.hsl.fi/en/news/2015/ring-rail-line-opening-day-festivities-wednesday-1-july-6855 Ring Rail Line opening day festivities on Wednesday 1 July June 26, 2015 HSL hsl.fi May 18, 2020 September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907175722/https://www.hsl.fi/en/news/2015/ring-rail-line-opening-day-festivities-wednesday-1-july-6855 dead August USA August 22 – Phoenix Valley Metro Rail extends from Sycamore/Main Street to Mesa Drive/Main Street via the Central Mesa Extension.Mitchell Garrett Mesa light rail expansion debuts to thousands of riders http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/breaking/2015/08/22/mesa-light-rail-expansion-debuts/32202119/ August 25, 2015 The Arizona Republic August 22, 2015 September UK September 6 – Opening of the Borders Railway along the old Waverley Route.The long wait is finally over as £296m Borders Railway opens Richard Clinnick Rail 783 16–29 September 2015 6–7 Malaysia September 11 – Opening of KTM Komuter Northern Sector in Penang, Kedah, Perlis and Northern Perak. http://www.thestar.com.my/Videos/2015/09/11/Northern-folks-to-enjoy-new-mode-of-transportation/ The Star Northern folks to enjoy new mode of transportation 11 September 2015 6 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170827085852/http://www.thestar.com.my/videos/2015/09/11/northern-folks-to-enjoy-new-mode-of-transportation/ 27 August 2017 dead USA September 12 – Opening of the MAX Orange Line in Portland, Oregon, United States.Njus Elliot September 12, 2015 The wait's over: TriMet's Orange Line, Tilikum Crossing up and running http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2015/09/orange_line_tilikum_crossing_o_1.html The Oregonian September 12, 2015 USA September 13 – New York City Subway 34th Street–Hudson Yards opens to public, after a series of delays.October 2020 Israel September 17 – Opening of the Ashkelon–Beersheba railway.October 2020 Ethiopia 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.Sub-Saharan Africa gets its first metro The Economist 17 September 2015 23 September 2015 https://www.economist.com/news/21665199-addis-ababa-has-opened-first-part-new-light-rail-system-sub-saharan-africa-gets-its-first-metroEthiopia: Addis Light Rail Eases Transportation Problem AllAfrica 22 September 2015 13 October 2015 http://allafrica.com/stories/201509220862.html China September 26 – Ningbo Rail Transit Line 2 opens connecting Lishe International Airport Station to Qingshuipu Station.October 2020 October EstoniaLatviaLithuaniaPoland October 16 – Completion of the first phase of Rail Baltica connecting Tallinn, Riga, Kaunas and Warsaw.http://www.rzd-partner.com/news/2008/04/18/322781.html Latvia to Begin Constructing Rail Baltica RZD-Partner Portal 18 April 2008 2018-01-06 https://archive.today/20120909072730/http://www.rzd-partner.com/news/2008/04/18/322781.html 2012-09-09 dead Malaysia October 31 - The Sri Petaling Line LRT expands from Sri Petaling to Kinrara, the line's first expansion since 1998. November France November 14 – Eckwersheim derailment: A TGV train derails in Alsace while performing commissioning trials on a section of the LGV Est high-speed rail line killing 11.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34822666 French TGV high-speed train derails near Strasbourg BBC News 2015-11-14 2015-11-14http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2015/11/14/un-train-se-renverse-et-prend-feu-a-eckwersheim-pres-de-strasbourg Accident de la rame d'essai de TGV: 10 morts, douze blessés dans un état grave, cinq personnes recherchées, numéro vert mis en place Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace 2015-11-14 Bach Christian Poivret Aurélien Pakistan November 17 – Aab-e-Gum derailment: The Jaffar Express passenger train traveling from Quetta to Rawalpindi, Pakistan, derails killing 20 and injuring almost a hundred others.https://www.dawn.com/news/1220505/death-toll-from-jaffar-express-accident-climbs-to-19 Death toll from Jaffar Express accident climbs to 19 Dawn November 18, 2015 AFP Syed Ali Shah December 13, 2015http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=368712 Two killed as train derails in Pakistan Daiji World November 17, 2015 December 13, 2015http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html New Kerala 20 die as train derails in Pakistan November 17, 2015 December 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119115202/http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-149264.html November 19, 2015 dead mdy-all December China December 11 – The first phase of the Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway, connecting Nanning to Baise, China, opens.http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20151211/newgx5669fee0-14073930.shtml 南昆客专南百段开通 南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元 Nankun Passenger Train South Section opened Nanning-Baise EMU second-class ticket 82.5 yuan Guangxi News Network gxnews.com.cn December 11, 2015 Chinese https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030931/http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20151211/newgx5669fee0-14073930.shtml November 7, 2017 dead United Kingdom December 13 – Apperley Bridge railway station reopens, fifty years after the original station was closed.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-35087153 Apperley Bridge's new railway station opens December 13, 2015 BBC News December 13, 2015 Singapore December 27 – Downtown MRT line Stage 2 opens.https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-2-draws-crowds-and-curious-commuters-on-opening-day Downtown Line 2 draws crowds and curious commuters on opening day Sam Jo Yeo 2015-12-27 The Straits Times 2019-04-04 China December 30 – Construction begins on the Ningbo Rail Transit Line 3 (Yinfeng Line) in China.http://news.cnnb.com.cn/system/2015/12/30/008450047.shtml 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 CNNB December 30, 2015 January 1, 2016 Chinese Unknown date yes October 2020 section October 2020 PakistanTurkeyIran – Conclusion of joint project between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to build 5,000 km freight link.http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news75225.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News&mxmroi=6219191/2564356/false Pakistan and Turkey Agree to Build Freight Rail Link Railway-technology.com 2010-01-26 2010-07-11 2011-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607192605/http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news75225.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News&mxmroi=6219191/2564356/false dead Break-of-gauge arrangements to be confirmed. 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