2012 in rail transport

none November 2015 July 2011 February 2020 Rail transport 2012 2011 2012 2013 2010 Events January China 9 January – Shenyang Metro Line 2 opened. Singapore 14 January – The Marina Bay Extension of the Circle MRT line in Singapore opens for service.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1168024/1/.html Bayfront, Marina Bay stations on CCL to begin soon Hetty Musfirah channelnewsasia.com 28 November 2011 2 January 2013 15 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215092911/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1168024/1/.html dead February United Kingdom 4 February – National Express East Anglia's passenger service franchise expires; from the following day services are taken over by Abellio Greater Anglia. Argentina 22 February – Buenos Aires rail disaster: A buffer stop collision at Once railway station kills 51. March Poland 3 March – Szczekociny rail crash: A head-on collision in Poland kills 16. United States 25 March – The North Shore Connector extension of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system opens. April 1 April Japan The Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line is abolished, ending 89 years of service between Misawa and Towadashi Stations in Aomori Prefecture.April 1, 2012 十和田観光電鉄線：惜別 歴史刻み廃止 運行８９年、三沢駅で式典 ／青森 Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line: Ending of services after 89 years, ceremony at Misawa Station / Aomori http://mainichi.jp/area/aomori/news/20120401ddlk02040037000c.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120403185418/http://mainichi.jp/area/aomori/news/20120401ddlk02040037000c.html April 3, 2012 April 1, 2012 Mainichi Shimbun Japanese Japan The Yashiro Line on the Nagano Electric Railway is abolished in Nagano Prefecture after 89 years of operation.2 April 2012 ja:長野電鉄屋代線が廃止される Nagano Electric Railway Yashiro Line Closes http://railf.jp/news/2012/04/02/143100.html 5 April 2012 Japan Railfan Magazine Online Koyusha Co., Ltd. Japanese Japan United States 13 April – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission grants the Downtown San Francisco Extension top priority for federal funding. This would extend the Caltrain line 1.3 mi km from the current terminus at 4th & King (close to AT&T Park) to Downtown San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center and be used by California High-Speed Rail as its terminal.https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/caltrain-downtown-extension-gets-top-billing-for-3484104.php Caltrain downtown extension gets top billing for top dollar Cabanatuan Michael 16 April 2012 San Francisco Chronicle 2 January 2013 2023 the extension is scheduled for completion in 2032.King John High-speed rail to downtown S.F. is back on track — but the price tag keeps going up https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/high-speed-rail-transit-17724143.php San Francisco Chronicle 26 March 2026 en 18 January 2023 United States 23 April – Boston's MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line extension to Wickford Junction station opens. 28 April Italy – Open-access operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori begins operation of its .italo high-speed trains.Italo supera il muro dei 2 milioni di passeggeri nel 2012 http://www.ntvspa.it/it/ntv/pagine/1403/-Italo-supera-il-muro-dei-2-milioni-di-passeggeri-nel-2012.html 2013-02-21 ntvspa.it 2013-01-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130330182706/http://www.ntvspa.it/it/ntv/pagine/1403/-Italo-supera-il-muro-dei-2-milioni-di-passeggeri-nel-2012.html 2013-03-30 United States – The first phase of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Expo Line opens for service. The line runs from downtown LA to Culver City. The next phase of the project will extend the line to Santa Monica.Hymon Steve More on the Expo Line opening http://thesource.metro.net/2012/03/23/more-on-the-expo-line-opening/ The Source 23 March 2012 12 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022848/https://thesource.metro.net/2012/03/23/more-on-the-expo-line-opening/ dead China – Suzhou Metro opens. United States 30 April – Oakton–Skokie station station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Yellow Line opens. May EstoniaRussia 27 May – GoRail starts operating on Tallinn–Saint Petersburg line after a four-year hiatus.Kuul Marek Gorail taasavas Tallinna-Peterburi rongiliini http://uudised.err.ee/index.php?06253772 27 May 2012 ERR 27 May 2012 Estonian June United Kingdom 13 June – The Manchester Metrolink light rail system opens the first phase of its Oldham & Rochdale Line over the former Oldham Loop Line to a temporary terminus at Oldham Mumps.http://www.tfgm.com/tfgm_news.cfm?news_id=9009280?submenuheader=4 Metrolink line to Oldham opens today 13 June 2012 2 January 2013 Transport for Greater Manchester June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes United States 15 June – The SacRT light rail Green Line Phase 1 to River District opens. A future extension is planned to extend this line to the Sacramento International Airport but is not expected to be completed until sometime during the 2020s.Green Line to the River District http://www.sacrt.com/dna/mos-1/default.html Sacramento Regional Transit District 25 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229131156/http://www.sacrt.com/dna/mos-1/default.html 29 February 2012 deadSacramento Green Line Open 16 June 2012 Light Rail Transit Association http://www.lrta.org/news/12/news1211.html 19 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053458/http://www.lrta.org/news/12/news1211.html 7 March 2016 dead China 28 June – Kunming Metro opens. July China 1 July – Tianjin Metro Line 2 opens. United States 28 July – Construction was completed and service commencing on the AirportLink line (now called the Orange Line) of the Miami Metrorail, extending service to Miami International Airport via the Miami Intermodal Center.Miami-Dade Transit Miami-Dade Transit http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/improve_airport_schedule.asp AirportLink Schedule 16 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110611141445/http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/improve_airport_schedule.asp 11 June 2011 dead dmy-all August Canada 27 August – Construction is completed on the north east extension of Calgary's light rail transit system, the C-Train. The extension has added 2 new stations in northeast Calgary at Martindale and Saddletowne, adding several kilometers of track to the system. Bulgaria 31 August – Sofia Metro Line 2 begins service. September China 16 September – Chengdu Metro Line 2 opens. United States 22 September – The 2001-opened Portland Streetcar system, in Portland, Oregon, inaugurates service on a second line, the "Central Loop" (or CL Line), serving the central east side.Redden Jim Track Town heads east: Streetcar's new eastside loop already spurring development Portland Tribune 20 September 2012 http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/115470-track-town-heads-east 14 August 2013 1 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190552/https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/115470-track-town-heads-east dead This line is now known as the A and B Loop. China 28 September – Phase 1 of Chongqing Rail Transit's Line 6, connecting Wulidian to Kangzhuang, opens.http://english.cqnews.net/html/2012-09/28/content_20108409.htm Part of Light Rail Line 6 opens 30 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217082453/http://english.cqnews.net/html/2012-09/28/content_20108409.htm 17 December 2013 dead October 1 October China Tianjin Metro Line 3 opens. Montenegro The Nikšić–Podgorica railway reopens to passengers after reconstruction and electrification. United Kingdom 3 October – The UK Department for Transport announces cancellation and rerunning of the InterCity West Coast passenger service franchise bidding process after discovering significant technical flaws in its assessment, reversing an August decision to award it to FirstGroup and following challenges by incumbent operator Virgin Trains.http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20121003a West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled 3 October 2012 Department for Transport 2 January 2013 United States 8 October – Seattle's Sounder commuter rail south line extension to South Tacoma and Lakewood opens.http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019363197_sounder07m.html Lakewood area celebrates arrival of Sounder service Seattle Times Sandi Sandi Doughton Doughton 6 October 2012 6 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130520121715/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019363197_sounder07m.html 20 May 2013 South Korea27 October – In Seoul, Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from Onsu to Bupyeong-gu Office (10.3 km mi on).개요 및 연혁 Overview and History http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/kr/page.do?menuIdx=512 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240205120552/http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/kr/page.do?menuIdx=512 5 February 2024 12 July 2024 seoulmetro.co.kr ko Tanzania 29 October – Dar es Salaam commuter rail service commences.Masha Marycelina 2012-10-29 Dar commuter trains easing transport nightmares http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/features/popular-features/17508-dar-es-salaam-commuter-trains-easing-transport-nightmares-helping-shape-passenger-dignity Daily News Tanzania 2022-07-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131204231951/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/features/popular-features/17508-dar-es-salaam-commuter-trains-easing-transport-nightmares-helping-shape-passenger-dignity 2013-12-04 November China 24 November – Hangzhou Metro Line 3 opens. December China 1 December – The Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway opens for service.World's fastest railway in frigid regions starts operation English.news.cn 1 December 2012 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-12/01/c_132011647.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121204035906/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-12/01/c_132011647.htm dead 4 December 2012 1 December 2012 USA 3 December – Dallas Area Rapid Transit opens extensions on two lines: the Orange Line carrying passengers to DART Belt Line, http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121203-dart-blue-line-launches-long-awaited-rail-service-in-rowlett.ece dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060520/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20121203-dart-blue-line-launches-long-awaited-rail-service-in-rowlett.ece 2013-09-21 Big day for DART as routes are extended to Rowlett, D/FW Airport Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News and the Blue Line extension to the Downtown Rowlett station. 10 December Canada – Opening of West Line of the Calgary C-Train, the first new segment of the system in 25 years. Martindale and Saddletowne stations are added to the system. United States – Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner extends service south from Salt Lake City to Provo.Lee Davidson Lee Davidson FrontRunner debut turns a bit bumpy https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=55445259&itype=CMSID 6 October 2020 Salt Lake Tribune 11 December 2012 France 15 December – Automation of Paris Métro Line 1 reaches 100%. This is the second automated line after Line 14. United Kingdom 16 December – The Manchester Metrolink light rail system extends its Oldham & Rochdale Line to Shaw & Crompton.Kirby Dean Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1595998_shaw-and-crompton-metrolink-trams-start-this-sunday 2 January 2013 Manchester Evening News 12 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121215171525/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1595998_shaw-and-crompton-metrolink-trams-start-this-sunday 15 December 2012 France 18 December – Paris Métro Line 12 is extended from Porte de la Chapelle to Front Populaire. Nigeria 21 December – Inauguration of the reopened Nigerian Railway Corporation's Lagos–Kano railway line in Nigeria, rebuilt by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Costain West Africa.Nigeria railroad project connects 2 major cities Yinka Ibukun http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nigeria-railroad-project-connects-2-major-cities The Big Story Associated Press 22 December 2012 16 February 2013 29 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121229133257/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nigeria-railroad-project-connects-2-major-cities deadNigeria reopened railway tracks connecting Lagos to Kano http://www.nileinternational.net/full_story.php?ID=70353 Nile TV International 23 December 2012 16 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304151207/http://www.nileinternational.net/full_story.php?ID=70353 4 March 2014 dead China 26 December – The Beijing-Zhengzhou section of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway is scheduled to open, completing the HSR connection from Beijing to Guangzhou and Shenzhen.http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-11/201211218210211.htm 京广高铁拟12月下旬开通届时广州直达北京最快约8小时，二等座票价估计近千元 Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway to be opened in late December 21 November 2011 6 December 2012 Xinxi Shibao (信息时报) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140106151840/http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-11/201211218210211.htm 6 January 2014 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1105721/beijing-guangzhou-high-speed-line-open-december-26 Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed line to open on 26 December Stephen Chen 15 December 2012 18 December 2012 South China Morning Post Deaths 18 March – Alan Pegler, British railway preservationist, dies (b. 1920). 22 July – Ding Guangen, Minister of Railways for China 1985–1988, dies (b. 1929). 5 August – Benjamin W. Heineman, president of Chicago and North Western Railway 1956–1972, dies (b. 1914). 4 October – Bernard Holden, president of Bluebell Railway, dies (b. 1908). Industry awards Japan Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club 2012 Blue Ribbon Award: JR East E5 Series Shinkansen EMU 2012 Laurel Prize: JR Freight Class HD300-900 hybrid locomotive References See also List of rail accidents (2010–2019)