January 30 – The suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia is thrown into chaos as much of the fleet of new Siemens NexasElectric Multiple Unit trains is withdrawn from service after a number of incidents of brake failure.[4]
February 9 – About 2,800 train crew employees of Canadian National (CN) wage a strike action against the railway; the striking workers are members of UTU Canada, the Canadian affiliate of the United Transportation Union.[7][8][9]
February 13 – During a test run a TGV train reaches 553 km/h (343.75 mph) under test conditions with a shortened train on the LGV Est near Passavant-en-Argonne (Marne), 190 km east of Paris.[10][11]
February 23 – Grayrigg derailment: A Virgin Trains West Coast services travelling from London Euston to Glasgow Central derails in Cumbria in North-West England due to an inadequate points maintenance regime by Network Rail; one elderly woman dies in hospital as a result of her injuries.
April 23 – Construction begins on the Second Avenue Subway in New York City between 63rd and 105th streets, a resumption of a decades-long project with existing segments elsewhere.
April 28 – The Orange Line of Montreal Metro is extended 5.2 km to Montmorency in Laval.
June 10 – The first section of LGV Est, a high-speed rail line, opens in France. This coincides with improvements to the German rail network to cut travel times from Paris to Eastern France and Germany.
June 28 – Guangzhou Metro's Line 4 extension connecting Huangge to Jinzhou opens.
June – $20m allocated for planning and land acquisition for the proposed Australian Inland Railway.
July events[]
July 1 – of Dubai, as consortium leader, is awarded a construction and operation contract for a new railway line in Ghana connecting Takoradi 800 kilometres (500 mi) to Hamile. The contract, valued at US$1.6 billion, also includes the rehabilitation of a line between Takoradi and Kumasi as part of the Ghanaian government's plans to connect to northern Ghana.[19]
July 18 – Metronet, holder of the maintenance contract for a majority of the London Underground lines, seeks authority of the Mayor of London to go into administration following a dispute about responsibility for cost overruns on its contract.[20]
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January 7 – A Washington Metro train derails near downtown Washington, D.C., sending 16 people to the hospital and prompting the rescue of 60 people from a tunnel.[30]
February 23 – Grayrigg derailment: A Virgin Trains West Coast services travelling from London Euston to Glasgow Central derails on faulty points in Cumbria in North-West England. One elderly woman dies in hospital as a result of her injuries.
June 5 – Kerang train crash: Eleven people die in a level crossing collision near Kerang, Victoria, Australia.
July 15 – In Shanghai, platform-edge doors cause a fatal accident. when a man tries to force his way onto a crowded train at the station for the Shanghai Indoor Stadium, but failes. When the doors close, he is trapped between the platform doors and the train, leading to his death.[32]
August 1 – The Benaleka train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills over 100.
December 19 – Mehrabpur train derailment occurs near Mehrabpur in Pakistan killing 40.
January 5 – The first public trains of Taiwan High Speed Rail operate between Taipei and Kaohsiung, a 216 miles (348 km) journey, in 1:36 hours.[1]
January 9 – Government of Estonia buys back majority share in Eesti Raudtee, the national rail operator, from private investors.[2]
January 12 – Railway Age Magazine selects Bill Wimmer, Vice President Engineering for Union Pacific Railroad to receive the 2007 award for Railroader of the Year.[3]
January 30 – The suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia is thrown into chaos as much of the fleet of new Siemens Nexas Electric Multiple Unit trains is withdrawn from service after a number of incidents of brake failure.[4]
February 7 – At a meeting in Tbilisi, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sign an agreement authorizing construction of the new Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway linking the three nations.[5][6]
February 9 – About 2,800 train crew employees of Canadian National (CN) wage a strike action against the railway; the striking workers are members of UTU Canada, the Canadian affiliate of the United Transportation Union.[7][8][9]
February 13 – During a test run a TGV train reaches 553 km/h (343.75 mph) under test conditions with a shortened train on the LGV Est near Passavant-en-Argonne (Marne), 190 km east of Paris.[10][11]
February 18 – 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings: Terrorist explosions on the international Samjhauta Express near the Indian city of Panipat kill 68.
February 23 – Grayrigg derailment: A Virgin Trains West Coast services travelling from London Euston to Glasgow Central derails in Cumbria in North-West England due to an inadequate points maintenance regime by Network Rail; one elderly woman dies in hospital as a result of her injuries.
March 25 – The rebuilt Takahatafudō Station, serving the Keiō Line and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line in Japan opens.
April 23 – Trial runs on 250 km long Eskişehir-Ankara part of 533 km long High-speed train line from Istanbul (Turkey's largest metropolis) to Ankara (capital of Turkey) began.
May 17 – Official reinauguration of rail services between Dorasan (South Korea) and Kaesong Industrial Region (North Korea).[16]
June 8 – Last Orient Express through overnight service from Paris to Vienna runs.[17]
June 15 – Revenue freight traffic starts to use the Lötschberg Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps.[18]
June 28 – Guangzhou Metro's Line 4 extension connecting Huangge to Jinzhou opens.
July 1 – of Dubai, as consortium leader, is awarded a construction and operation contract for a new railway line in Ghana connecting Takoradi 800 kilometres (500 mi) to Hamile. The contract, valued at US$1.6 billion, also includes the rehabilitation of a line between Takoradi and Kumasi as part of the Ghanaian government's plans to connect to northern Ghana.[19]
August 30 – Trubnaya station opened on Moscow Metro.
October 1 – Ferrovías Guatemala (subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation) suspends all operations.
November 7 – Minsk Metro Maskoŭskaja line gets extended to Uruchye.
November 14 – Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL, or German Train Drivers' Union) engages in a national three-day strike against Deutsche Bahn.
December 2 – Two railway companies, the MTR Corporation and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation are merged.[25]
December 19 - The IE 22000 Class Diesel Multiple Unit enters service on Intercity routes in Ireland.
December 23 - The Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line opens to passengers in Spain, including the 28 kilometres (17 mi) Guadarrama Tunnel, the fourth longest railway tunnel in Europe.
– Construction is expected to begin on a new rail link between India and Bhutan.[29]
August 1 – The Benaleka train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills over 100.
December 19 – Mehrabpur train derailment occurs near Mehrabpur in Pakistan killing 40.
