| Years in rail transport |
| Timeline of railway history |
This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2024. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.
Events
January
- January 1
– Line 3 of the Cairo Metro extends from Kit-Kat to Rod El-Farag Corridor.[1]
– Circular light rail of the Kaohsiung Metro extends from Heart of Love River to Kaisyuan Park and completes the loop line.[2]- – Taiwan Railway Corporation takes over operations of Taiwan Railway from the Taiwan Railways Administration.[3]
– BNSF Railway takes over operations of Montana Rail Link.[4]
January 8 – Line 18 and Line 50 of the Krakow tramway network extend from Papierni Prądnickich to Górka Narodowa.[5]- January 13 – Tri-Rail introduces shuttle service between Metrorail Transfer station and MiamiCentral.[6]
- January 20
– Metro Line of Edmonton Light Rail Transit extends from the temporary NAIT station to NAIT/Blatchford Market.[7]
– Rete Ferroviaria Italiana introduces through service between Cirié and Alba and Cirié and Fossano via Line 4 and Line 7 of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service.[8]
January 25 – Line 3 and Line 5 of the Daugavpils tramway network extend from Butlerova iela to Stropu ezers.[9]- January 27
– Line T3 of Tram İzmir opens between Çevre Yolu and Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi.[10]- – Phoenix Valley Metro Rail extends from 19th Avenue/Dunlap to Metro Parkway via Northwest Extension Phase II.[11]
- January 29 – Line M11 of the Istanbul Metro extends from Kağıthane to Gayrettepe.[12]
January 31 – Line S1 of the Wuxi Metro opens between Jiangyin Bund and Nanfangquan via through service on Line 1.[13]
February
- February 24
– Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Light Rail extends from Rodoviária to Terminal Intermodal Gentileza.[14]- – Line M1 of the İzmir Metro extends from Fahrettin Altay to Şehitlik.[15]
- February 26 – Line T6 of Istanbul Tram opens between Sirkeci and Kazlıçeşme.[16]
- February 29
– Tren Maya extends from Cancún Airport to Playa del Carmen.[17]
– Red Line of Lagos Rail Mass Transit opens between Oyingbo and Agbado.[18]
March
- March 4 – Line M1 of the İzmir Metro extends from Şehitlik to Kaymakamlık.[19]
- March 5 – Warsaw tramway network extends from Reduta Wolska to Szpital Wolski.[20]
- March 6
– Yellow Line of the Agra Metro opens between Mankameshwar Mandir and Taj East Gate.[21]- – Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System extends from Duhai Depot to Modinagar North.[22]
- – Line 1 of the Kochi Metro extends from SN Junction to Thrippunithura Terminal.[23]
- – Kolkata Metro: Green Line extends via disconnected branch from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, Purple Line extends from Taratala to Majerhat, and Orange Line opens between Kavi Subhash and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.[24]
- – Aqua Line of the Pune Metro extends from Ruby Hall Clinic to Ramwadi.[25]
- March 10 – Line M3 of the Istanbul Metro extends from Kirazlı to Bakırköy Sahil.[26]
March 11 – Circle Line of the Tashkent Metro extends from Quruvchilar to Qipchoq.[27]- March 16
– Line 4 of the Tehran Metro extends from Allameh Jafari to Ayatollah Kashani.[28]
– Hokuriku: Hokuriku Shinkansen extends from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, IR Ishikawa Railway takes over operations of the Hokuriku Main Line between Kanazawa and Daishōji, and Hapi-Line Fukui takes over operations of the Hokuriku Main Line between Daishōji and Tsuruga.[29]- – E8 Series Shinkansen trains enter service.[30]
- – Line M5 of the Istanbul Metro extends from Çekmeköy to Samandira Merkez.[31]
- March 17 – Akçaray extends from Kanalyolu to Şehir Hastanesi.[32]
- March 18 – Line M9 of the Istanbul Metro extends from Bahariye to Ataköy.[33]
- March 19 – Line M11 of the Istanbul Metro extends from Kargo Terminali to Arnavutköy.[34]
- March 23 – Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway extends from Senri-Chūō to Minō-Kayano.[35]
March 27 – PNR Metro Commuter Line ends service.[36]- March 28
- – Line 6 of Changchun Rail Transit opens between Shuangfeng and Changchun Movie Wonderland.[37]
- – Line M1 of Bursaray extends from Emek to Geçit-Balat.[38]
March 29 – New line of Dnipro City Express opens between Dnipro and Synelnykove.[39]
March 30 – Line A of the Great Train eXpress opens between Suseo and Dongtan.[40]- March 31 – Line 5 of the Nanjing Metro opens between Jiyindadao and Wenjinglu.[41]
April
- April 1 – Branch of Line 1 of the Shaoxing Metro opens between Huangjiu Town and Daqingsi.[42]
April 5 – Line T3b of the Île-de-France tramway network extends from Porte d'Asnières - Marguerite Long to Porte Dauphine.[43]- April 26 – Line 6 of the Qingdao Metro opens between Lingshanwan and Hengyunshan Road.[44]
- April 27 – 2 Line of Link light rail opens between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology.[45]
Predicted and scheduled events
May
- May 6 – RER E extension to Nanterre-La Folie.[46]
– Parramatta Light Rail expected to open.[47][48]- The first sections of Metrorrey Line 6, between Parque Fundidora and Citadel stations, is scheduled to open.[49]
June
- June 13 – Paris Métro Line 11 extension to Rosny–Bois Perrier.[46]
June 22 – Copenhagen Metro M4 extension to Copenhagen South.[50]
June 23 – Opening of Stage 4 of the Mass Rapid Transit Thomson–East Coast Line, extending it to Bayshore.[51]- June 24 – Paris Métro Line 14 extension to Saint-Denis Pleyel to the north and Aéroport d'Orly to the south.[46]
July
- – passenger service on the Line K of the Tren Interoceánico is scheduled to begin.[52]
– Line 1, Ho Chi Minh City Metro of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro expected to open. [53]
July 7 – Line T1 of the Luxembourg tramway will be extended to Stade de Luxembourg.[54]- July 15 – Transperth's Joondalup line extended from Butler to Yanchep and the Joondalup line renamed the Yanchep line.[55][56]
August
- August 30 – Lynnwood Extension of the Link light rail system is expected to open. It would extend the 1 Line from Seattle's Northgate neighborhood to Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington.[57]
- – Line 4 of SITEUR opening.
September
- – Hurontario LRT opening.[58][59][60]
- – Caltrain is expected to begin electrified service along the San Francisco Peninsula.[61][62]
October
- – Estimated opening of the Milan Metro Line 4 extension to San Cristoforo.[63]
November
- November 30 – Metrorrey Line 4 is scheduled to open.[64]
December
– Grand Union scheduled to commence operating between London Paddington and Carmarthen.[65]
Unknown date
- – Opening of Transperth's Morley–Ellenbrook line in late 2024.[66]
- – Expected opening of Sydney Metro extension to Sydenham.[67]
- – O-Train Trillium Line Stage 2 expected to open.[68]
- – Expected completion of Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail project.[69]
- – Expected opening of the Line 6 Finch West.[70]
- – Airport Link Line in Shanghai opening.[71]
- – Alexandria – Aswan HSL claimed opening.[citation needed]
– Proposed completion of Tallinn-Tartu line electrification.[citation needed]- – Opening of Bhoj Metro.[72]
- – Opening of the Yellow Line of the Indore Metro.[73][74]
- - The Vande Bharat (sleeper trainset) also known as "Train 20" will be a new Vande Bharat Express train which has plans to launch in March 2024.[75]
- – Introduction of CFL's new Coradia Stream High Capacity trains.[76]
- – Line FA of the Tren Interoceánico will open for passenger service in mid-2024.[77]
– Opening of Phase 1 of the Diagonal extension of the Barcelona Tram.[78]- - Planned completion of the extension of Madrid Metro line 3 to El Casar.[79]
- - New Talgo AVRIL rolling stock is expected to start operations in the Spanish AVE network. It is the first train model with variable gauge that can reach 300km/h. [citation needed]
- – Great British Railways to take over as owner of the UK rail network from Network Rail[80]
- – Amtrak's TCMC is expected to begin daily service between Chicago and St. Paul.
- – Buffalo Metro Rail DL&W station/new metro rail station across South Park from the KeyBank Center.[81]
- – The MAX Red Line is planned to be extended to Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport, completing a direct rail link from Hillsboro Airport to Portland International Airport.[82]
- – Avelia Liberty trains are expected to be introduced, eventually replacing Acela Express trains along the Northeast Corridor.[83]
- – Amtrak is expected to begin operating the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile in early 2024.[84]
- – Planned completion of the MBTA South Coast Rail Phase I to New Bedford and Fall River, Massachusetts.[85]
- – The remaining segment of the Los Angeles Metro Rail's K Line from Westchester/Veterans to the C Line is expected to be opened in late 2024.[86]
References
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchIndian Premier LeagueWikipedia:Featured picturesPornhubUEFA Champions League2024 Indian Premier LeagueFallout (American TV series)Jontay PorterXXXTentacionAmar Singh ChamkilaFallout (series)Cloud seedingReal Madrid CFCleopatraRama NavamiRichard GaddDeaths in 2024Civil War (film)Shōgun (2024 miniseries)2024 Indian general electionJennifer PanO. J. SimpsonElla PurnellBaby ReindeerCaitlin ClarkLaverne CoxXXX (film series)Facebook2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueYouTubeCandidates Tournament 2024InstagramList of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finalsJude BellinghamMichael Porter Jr.Andriy LuninCarlo AncelottiBade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024 film)