2014 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2014.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1
– Elron takes over all domestic passenger train services in Estonia from Edelaraudtee.
– Carl Ice assumes position as CEO of BNSF Railway, replacing the former CEO Matt Rose, who assumed position as Chief Operating Officer.[citation needed]
- January 2 – Canadian Pacific Railway announces the sale of 660 miles (1,060 km) of their Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern subsidiary to Genesee & Wyoming, who will operate it as the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. The sale, expected to close in mid-2014, includes the mainline from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota plus some branch lines.[1][2]
March
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March 1 – In Dubai, the Green Line is extended from Dubai Healthcare City to Creek.[3]- March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at O'Hare
, injuring 34.[4][5][6] See: O'Hare station train crash 
March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.[7]
April
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April 1 – Formal closure of the Iwaizumi Line in Iwate Prefecture, which had been non-operational since 2010 after a landslide caused a derailment.[8]
April 5 – Opening of the Panama Metro in Panama City, Panama.[citation needed]- April 21 – An L0 Series maglev train sets the worldwide passenger railway speed record by reaching 603 km/h (375 mph) along the Yamanashi Test Track.[9]
April 28 – Auckland's first electric trains, the AM class, entered service on the Onehunga Branch. (See Auckland railway electrification.)[citation needed]
April 29 – Changsha Metro Line 2 opens.[10]
May
[edit]- May 1
- – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.[11]
– Opening of KLIA Ekspres KLIA2 extension line in Sepang.[12]
- May 7 – Reopening of Saint Paul Union Depot in Minnesota to regularly scheduled train traffic. The depot last saw trains on 30 April 1971, the day before Amtrak began operation.
- May 9 – United States Department of Labor commemorates the contributions of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the railroad by adding them to the Labor Hall of Honor[13]
- May 11 – The section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi in Hokkaido Prefecture closes permanently due to ailing patronage.[14]
- May 28 – The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.[15]
June
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June 8 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro in India opens on the Versova–Ghatkopar west–east corridor.[16]- June 14 – Opening of the Green Line light rail service in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota.[17][18]
July
[edit]- July 26 – The new WMATA Silver Line opens for passenger service in the Washington D.C. area. Construction of the Metro's 6th new rapid transit route included 11.8 miles of new trackway and 5 stations at McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle – Reston East. Silver Line trains operate between Reston, VA and Largo Town Center Station on the Blue Line.[citation needed]
August
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August 13 – A train of the Manila MRT Line 3 gets derailed at Taft Avenue station and overshot to the streets. The incident was caused by human error.[19]- August 16 – Lhasa–Xigazê Railway opens to Xigazê Railway Station (Shigatse) in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[20]
September
[edit]- September 17 – Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opened.[21]
- September 21 – Transperth's Joondalup line is extended from Clarkson to Butler.[22][23][24][25]
- September 23 – Harbin Metro Line 1 opened one infill station serving Museum of Heilongjiang Province.
November
[edit]- November 10 – The Fulton Center New York City Subway interchange opened.[citation needed]
- November 22 – The Bay Area Rapid Transit Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line automated people mover begins service.[26][non-primary source needed]
November 23 – North South MRT line 1 km extension opened, of which it is Marina South Pier MRT station.[27][28]
December
[edit]- December 25 – Indian Railways inaugurates the Sushasan Express, connecting Gwalior and Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, in commemoration of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 91st birthday.[citation needed]
December 28 – West Island line opened.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Pacific to sell west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming" (Press release). Canadian Pacific Railway. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific reaches deal to sell western part of DM&E rail line". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Libo-on, Lily B. (2 March 2014). "Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Nickeas, Peter; Bowean, Lolly; Wronski, Richard; Geiger, Kim. "Focus in CTA crash falls on operator fatigue, braking system". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Esposito, Stefano. "'Automatic stop' kicked in before CTA train crashed at O'Hare". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Goudie, Chuck. "Train operator identified in Blue Line crash". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Inner West Light Rail Extension opens next week | Transport for NSW". Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ East Japan Railway Company, Morioka Branch (17 August 2010). お知らせ (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record with 600km/h test run". The Guardian. United Kingdom: Guardian News and Media Limited. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Changsha metro opens". Railway Gazette. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Free SunRail rides start Thursday". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Express Rail Link Extension to KLIA2". Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Chinese Railway Workers Inducted in US Labor Department's Hall of Honor".
- ^ 江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される [Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通" [Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow]. ycwb.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "June14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line" (Press release). Metropolitan Council. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "METRO System - Metro Transit". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Camus, Miguel R. (19 August 2014). "DOTC: Human error blamed for MRT-3 train accident; 4 train workers face raps". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Tibet railway opens to Xigaze". Railway Gazette. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用" [Zhuyehai Station opened]. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Butler rail station opens September 21". Public Transport Authority. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Barnett opens rail extension as first train leaves Butler station". WAtoday. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Butler train station and rail extension opens". ABC News. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Extended northern railway: Butler train station open today". PerthNow. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "COS 2012: Land Transport Updates". Ministry of Transport. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_774849 [dead link]