2026 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2026. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.
Events[]
February[]
– Scheduled MRT Orange Line Phase 2 Western Extension opening.[1]
May[]
– Planned completion of the Stockton Diamond grade separation project.[2]
September[]
– São Paulo Metro Line 6 planned opening.[3]
December[]
– Planned opening of the cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System.[citation needed]
Unknown date[]
– Inland Railway completion.[4]- – Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line expected to start operation.[5]
- – São Paulo Metro Line 2 extension to Penha station opening.[citation needed]
– Quebec City Tramway opening.[6]
– Crown Bridges opening.[citation needed]
– Naples–Foggia railway to be upgraded to 200 km/h (120 mph).[citation needed]
��� Opening of the Tel Aviv Light Rail Purple Line.[7]- – MRL East Coast Rail Link opening, bringing 160 km/h (99 mph) service.[citation needed]
- – Stage 6 of the Circle MRT line is expected to open to make a closed loop.[citation needed]
– Slussenområdet intermodal terminal upgrading completion (started in 2016).[citation needed]- – West Link projected opening[citation needed]
– Sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line, and Anglia to be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 signalling.[8]- – Earliest expected completion of the Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead.[9]
- – The Center City Connector is planned open, linking the two previously disconnected lines of the Seattle Streetcar system eight years after its initial planned opening before construction was temporarily halted.[10]
- – The MARTA light rail Clifton Corridor is expected to begin operations, providing Emory University and several hospitals with rail service.[11]
- – Texas Central Railway is expected to begin high speed service between Dallas and Austin.[12][13]
- – Planned opening of the Inglewood Transit Connector, intended to link the city's sports venues to the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[14]
- – The segment of the Capitol Corridor running through the East Bay is planned to be rerouted over the Coast Line.[15]
- – Planned opening of Maryland's Purple Line light rail after being delayed from 2022,[16][17] though the public–private partnership's dissolution in 2020 will likely add further delays.[18]
References[]
- ^ Theparat, Chatrudee (30 October 2020). "Tangled lines". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Goldeen, Joe (20 September 2020). "Feds chip in $20M for major Stockton railroad project". The Record. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ lobo, Caio (11 September 2020). "Concessionária Linha Universidade terá mais de RS 1 bi em incentivos fiscais para obra da Linha 6-Laranja". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Key facts". Inland Rail. ARTC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Scott Morrison announces construction on Western Sydney Airport metro line to start this year". 7News. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Mayor, premier unveil plans for $3-billion tramway for Quebec City". Montreal Gazette. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Huge Tel Aviv light rail tender attracts 5 bids". Globes. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "East Coast Main Line digital railway funding approved". Railway Gazette. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "TfL's Spending Review Prospectus - September 2020" (PDF). Transport for London. 30 September 2020. pp. 9–45. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Newcomb, Tim (23 September 2019). "Seattle Cancels Streetcar Order While Announcing Plans to Continue with Project". ENR Northwest. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "MARTA". MARTA.
- ^ Briginshaw, David (13 May 2020). "Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Murray, Lance (25 February 2020). "Texas Central Makes $5.9B Deal With Spanish Firm to Develop, Operate High-Speed Rail Line". Dallas Innovates. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital ProgramFourth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). CalSTA. California State Transportation Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Capitol Corridor South Bay Connect" (PDF). CCJPA. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Strupp, Julie; Barthel, Margaret (24 June 2020). "Purple Line Group Threatens To Quit If There's No Deal With Maryland On Delays, Cost Overruns". WAMU. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
The state says the eastern section, from New Carrollton to College Park, is now expected to open in late 2022 and the rest of the line, from College Park to Bethesda, will likely open in June 2023. However, PLTP has said the various delays will set the opening dates back at least another two and a half years.
- ^ Shaver, Katherine (18 July 2020). "Purple Line project delays, cost overruns reveal long-brewing problems". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Shaver, Katherine (24 September 2020). "Purple Line construction workers will be packed up and ready to leave by mid-October, contractor says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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