2011 in rail transport

none July 2011November 2020 Rail transport 2011 2010 2011 2012 2010 Events By month January events China 10 January – Regular through passenger service from Wuhan to Wanzhou over the complete new Yiwan Railway in China starts. The line features 288 km mi on of bridges on a total length of 377 km mi on."最难修铁路”宜万铁路通车" ("World's most difficult to build railway" opens for service) zh February events UK 19 February – First public passenger train operates throughout between Caernarfon and Porthmadog Harbour over the restored Welsh Highland Railway. India 23 February – Opening of the Airport Express Line in Delhi.21 February 2011 Airport to be 20 minutes from Connaught Place from Wednesday http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article1477411.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110225121037/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article1477411.ece dead 25 February 2011 The Hindu Chennai, India United StatesUK 28 February – Wabtec announces that it has acquired Brush Traction, the English-based locomotive builder and maintainer, for US$31 million.http://www.railwaygazette.com/index.php?id=44&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12884&cHash=5f46c108eb Wabtec buys Brush Traction 28 February 2011 28 February 2011 Railway Gazette International https://web.archive.org/web/20121001104830/http://www.railwaygazette.com/index.php?id=44&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12884&cHash=5f46c108eb 1 October 2012 dead March events Japan 12 March – Kyushu Shinkansen opens between Hakata of Fukuoka and Shin-Yatsushiro, with Osaka and Kagoshima direct bullet train starting.13 March 2011 ja:九州新幹線全線開通 博多－鹿児島中央 計画決定から３８年 / 西日本新聞 The entire Kyushu Shinkansen line opens Hakata-Kagoshima Chuo 38 years after the plan was decided http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/item/231204 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110314014305/http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/item/231204 14 March 2011 31 January 2024 nishinippon.co.jp ja Japan 27 March – The Sakuradori Line serving Nagoya is extended 4.2 km mi on from Nonami to Tokushige.ja:2011年3月27日 桜通線野並・徳重間開通 http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/sakuraline/index.html 1 December 2010 Transportation Department City of Nagoya ja South Korea 30 March – In Busan, Line 4 of the Busan Metro opens for service connecting Minam and Anpyeong (10.8 km mi on).30 March 2011 '국내 첫 무인경전철' 부산도시철도 4호선 개통 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0004986721 Naver ko April events ChinaGermany March–April – Eurasian Land Bridge test run from Chongqing to Duisburg (DB) via Alashankou crossing, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland, covering 10300 km 0 on in 16 days.A. Samuel http://www.rail.co/2011/04/06/db-freight-train-arrives-from-china-into-duisburg-after-10300km-journey/ DB freight train arrives from China into Duisburg after 10300km journey Rail.co 2011-04-06 2012-04-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320215252/http://www.rail.co/2011/04/06/db-freight-train-arrives-from-china-into-duisburg-after-10300km-journey/ 20 March 2012 United States April 17 – A BNSF Railway coal train rear-ends a maintenance-of-way train near Red Oak, Iowa, both crew members of the coal train were killed. The cause was the crew being half asleep. Spain 19 April – Zaragoza tram starts its commercial operation. http://www.tranviasdezaragoza.es/noticias-descargas/noticias/arranca-el-servicio-comercial-del-tranvia Arranca el servicio comercial del tranvía Tranvías de Zaragoza https://web.archive.org/web/20110421081337/http://www.tranviasdezaragoza.es/noticias-descargas/noticias/arranca-el-servicio-comercial-del-tranvia 2011-04-21 2011-04-19 es May events Netherlands 1 May – Veendam railway station opens in the Netherlands. United States 1 May – Tide Light Rail begins service in Norfolk, Virginia. United States May 24 – a CSX Transportation intermodal train rear-ended a Union Pacific Railroad manifest train near Mineral Springs, North Carolina killing both CSX crew members. The cause was the crew of the CSX train passing a dark signal June events Germany 6 June – Munich–Augsburg railway is upgraded to four-track. Norway 16 June – An NSB Class 73 burns up after catching fire in a burning show shed at Hallingskeid Station on Norway's Bergen Line.http://www.bt.no/nyheter/okonomi/Sveising-kostet-250-mill-2534319.html Eidsvik Øyvind Lefdal Sveising kostet 250 mill. 8 July 2011 Bergens Tidende Norwegian 20 July 2011 11 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711142027/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/okonomi/Sveising-kostet-250-mill-2534319.html dead United States 20 June – A-Train commuter rail service begins in northern Texas.http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/a-train-railway-begins-rolling.html A-train railway begins rolling, carrying commuters from Denton to Carrollton 20 June 2011 20 June 2011 Matt Peterson The Dallas Morning News https://web.archive.org/web/20110701183458/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/a-train-railway-begins-rolling.html 1 July 2011 dead China 22 June – Shenzhen Metro's Line 5 opens. China 28 June – Phase 2 of Shenzhen Metro Line 2 connecting Window of the World Station to Xinxiu Station opens for trial runs. Azerbaijan 29 June – The Green Line of the Baku Metro is extended from Azadliq prospekti to Darnagul. China 30 June – Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway opens in China. July events China 23 July – Wenzhou train collision: At least 39 people are killed when a China Railway High-speed train collides in rear with a preceding stationary train halted by a lightning strike, throwing two coaches off a viaduct close to Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.China: Dozens die as bullet trains collide in Zhejiang https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14262276 BBC News 24 July 2011 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14262276 23 July 2011 live August events United States 7 August – West Valley and Mid-Jordan extensions of TRAX open in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area. Norway 15 August – The Gevingåsen Tunnel on Norway's Nordland Line opens.http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Prosjekter/Prosjekter/Ferdige-prosjekter/Gevingasen-tunnel/Prosjektartikler/Forste-tog-gjennom-Gevingasen/ Første tog gjennom Gevingåsen Svingheim Njål 15 August 2011 Norwegian Norwegian National Rail Administration 1 February 2012 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175144/http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Prosjekter/Prosjekter/Ferdige-prosjekter/Gevingasen-tunnel/Prosjektartikler/Forste-tog-gjennom-Gevingasen/ dead Israel 19 August – The first line of the Jerusalem Light Rail opens to passengers. Norway 26 August – The Bærum Tunnel and section of track between Lysaker and Sandvika on Norway's Asker Line is taken into use.http://www.tu.no/bygg/article290054.ece Snart kjører toget her Teknisk Ukeblad 24 August 2011 Strande Mona Norwegian 11 September 2011 July 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes UK 31 August – Opening of Docklands Light Railway extension from Canning Town to the new Stratford International station, taking over the North London Line infrastructure (which closed on 9 December 2006) and linking the Docklands area with domestic and international high-speed services on High Speed 1 and with the 2012 Olympic Games site.http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/details.asp?id=38 DLR on track for Stratford International as £67m contract awarded dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927185600/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/details.asp?id=38 27 September 2011 Docklands Light Railway http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/details.asp?id=28 Stratford International extension approved 25 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061126063618/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/details.asp?id=28 26 November 2006 deadhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=1038 Major contract award signals start of work on DLR Stratford International Extension June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes September events 9 September South Korea – in Busan, the Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit Line opens for service.최병길 29 August 2011 ko:부산~김해경전철 다음달 9일 개통 Busan-Gimhae Light Rail to begin its operation from the 9th of next month http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2011/08/29/0302000000AKR20110829086200052.HTML 8 September 2011 Yonhap Korean United Arab Emirates – In Dubai, the Green Line opens for service.10 September 2011 Dubai Metro Green Line opened on Friday http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-metro-green-line-opens-2011-09-10-1.417629 18 May 2021 www.emirates247.com Emirates24/7 3 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231003123501/https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-metro-green-line-opens-2011-09-10-1.417629 dead United States 27 September – Brookhaven Rail Terminal opened on Long Island, New York, a 28-acre facility for bulk commodities October events 8 October Singapore – The Circle MRT line becomes fully operational. France – Paris Métro Line 8 is extended from Créteil–Préfecture to Pointe du Lac. Japan 15 October – JR East phases out 113 series.「さらばスカ色 113 系 房総から長野への旅」発売 India – Banihal-Qazigund railway tunnel (Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel) a part of its Udhampur – Srinagar – Baramulla rail link project, opened in October 2011, India's longest and Asia's second longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Quazigund and Banihal to only 11 km. The 10.96 km long railway tunnel, passes through the Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir.India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-longest-railway-tunnel-unveiled-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/10354892.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130629075419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla live 29 June 2013 India 14 October 2011 The Times of India 14 October 2011http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Mar/31/banihal-qazigund-railway-tunnel-to-be-complete-by-december-42.asp Banihal Qazigund railway tunnel to be complete by December Lastupdate:- Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com 2011-12-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110907034751/http://greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Mar/31/banihal-qazigund-railway-tunnel-to-be-complete-by-december-42.asp 7 September 2011https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-longest-railway-tunnel-unveiled-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/10354892.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130629075419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla live 29 June 2013 India The Times of India India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir 14 October 2011 November events Norway 7 November – A new 7.8 km us on segment of the Vestfold Line with double track between Barkåker and Tønsberg, including the Jarlsberg Tunnel, is taken into use.http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/vestfold/1.7865935 Vestfoldbanen åpnet etter seks uker, men ikke uten problemer Tørrestad Yngve Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 7 November 2011 Norwegian https://web.archive.org/web/20120111132228/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/vestfold/1.7865935 11 January 2012 7 March 2012 live United States 8 November - The new 5000-Series rail cars (5001-5706), built by Bombardier Transportation of Plattsburgh, New York are placed in revenue service on the Chicago Transit Authority elevated-subway rail system. December events France 11 December – SNCF opens LGV Rhin-Rhône. Netherlands 11 December – Sassenheim railway station opens in the Netherlands. China 28 December – Hangzhou Metro opens in China. Unknown date events yes October 2020 section October 2020 China – China high-speed Rail faces with crisis after train crash. Several executions happen in governments, train speeds are reduced from 350 km/h to 300 km/h and from 250 km/h to 200 km/h. Expansion of high-speed corridors became uncertain, but will see the second boom in next few years. Industry awards Japan Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club 2011 Blue Ribbon Award: Keisei Electric Railway AE series Skyliner EMU 2011 Laurel Prize: Tokyo Metro 16000 series EMU North America 2011 E. H. Harriman Awards Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal A       B       C       S&T       Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 2011 Railroader of the Year: Wick Moorman (NS)http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/norfolk-southern-ceo-wick-moorman-named-railway-age-railroader-of-the-year.html Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman named Railway Age Railroader of the Year 9 December 2010 Railway Age 13 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101211140902/http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/norfolk-southern-ceo-wick-moorman-named-railway-age-railroader-of-the-year.html 11 December 2010 2011 Regional Railroad of the Year: 2011 Short Line Railroad of the Year: United Kingdom Train Operator of the Year 2011: South West Trainshttp://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2011/south-west-trains-operator-of-the-year/ South West Trains voted Passenger Train Operator of The Year rail.co.uk 28 October 2017 29 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121205/http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2011/south-west-trains-operator-of-the-year/ dead Deaths 15 January – Francesco di Majo, designer of the Pendolino (born 1910).Francesco di Majo The Times UK 23 February 2011 47 4 May – Richard Steinheimer, American railroad photographer, dies (b. 1929). 10 July – William D. Middleton, well-known American rail-transport writer (b. 1928). 29 July – Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh, chairman of British Rail 1971–1976, dies (b. 1928). 20 October – Roger Tallon, designer of the TGV (born 1929).L'homme du TGV et pionnier du design industriel, Roger Tallon, est mort http://www.lemonde.fr/carnet/article/2011/10/20/roger-tallon-designer-du-tgv-et-pionnier-du-design-industriel-s-en-va_1591621_3382.html Le Monde 20 October 2011 30 October 2011 References