2025 In Rail Transport

The year marks the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, considered to be the first operational passenger railway. Several events in the United Kingdom are planned to celebrate the bicentenary as part of the Railway 200 program.

Events

January

*January 1
** – Line 5 of the Hangzhou Metro extends to East Nanhu from Jinxing.
** – Donghae Line of the Korail Network opens between Yeongdeok and Samcheok.
* January 2 – Bitong line of the Chongqing Suburban Railway opens between Bishan and Tongliangxi.
* January 3 – Baku-Balakən Route of the Azerbaijan Railways reopens between Baku and Balakən.
*January 5
** – Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro extends to Krisna Park from Janakpuri West.
** – New Ashok Nagar To Meerut South Section of the Delhi–Meerut RRTS opens between New Ashok Nagar and Meerut South.
** – Line 3 of the Riyadh Metro opens between Jeddah Road and Khashm Al An.
*January 6
** – O-Train: Line 2 reopens and extends to Limebank from Greenboro; Line 4 opens between Airport and South Keys.
** – Nice Tramway Network: Line B opens between Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Terminal 2 and CADAM; Line 3 is rerouted between Saint Isidore and Port Lympia.
** – Turqoise Line of the Lusail Tram opens between Rawdat Lusail and Crescent Park – North as a loop line.
** – Otogar–Opera Line of the Eskişehir Estram opens between Otogar and Opera.
* January 7 – Line 1 of the Tampere Light Rail extends to Lentävänniemi from Santalahti.
* January 10 – Line 4 of the Ningbo Metro extends to Cicheng West from Cicheng.
* January 11 – Gyooe Line of the Korail Network reopens between Daegok and Uijeongbu.
* January 18 – Villejuif–Gustave Roussy opens as an infill station of Paris Métro Line 14.
* January 19 – Chūō Line of the Osaka Metro extends to Yumeshima from Cosmosquare.
*January 20
** – Kumanovo-Beljakovce Line of the Macedonia Railways reopens between Kumanovo and Beljakovce.
** – Southern Section of the Jungang Line opens between Cheongnyangni and Gyeongju.
*January 25
** – Qingyuan Maglev Tourist Line opens between Yinzhan and Changlong.
** – Line T2 of the Florence Tramway Network extends to San Marco-Universita from Fortezza.
** – Line D of the Tunis TFR opens between Tunis and Gobâa.
* January 27
** – Line 9 of the Sao Paulo Metro extends to Varginha from Mendes-Vila Natal.
** – Cuneo-Savigliano Line of the Arenaways reopens between Cuneo and Savigliano.

February

* February 1 – Trieste–Opicina Tramway reopens between Piazza Oberdan and Villa Opicina.
* February 3 – Finnish Main Line of the Finnish Railways is electrified between Hyvinkää and Karis.
* February 5 – Brussels-Venice Route of the European Sleeper opens between Brussels and Venice.
* February 8 – Trenitalia introduces new passenger services between Venice and Nova Gorica.
* February 9 – Leixões Line of the Comboios Railway reopens between Contumil and Leixões.
* February 11 – Georgian Railway resumes passenger services between Tbilisi and Ozurgeti.
* February 12 – Line 1 of the (Lijiang Snow Mountain Sightseeing Train) opens between and .
* February 15 – The New Delhi railway station crowd crush, in which at least 18 people lost their lives.
* February 20 – Haniska pri Košiciach – Moldava nad Bodvou Line is electrified between Haniska pri Kosiciach and Moldava nad Bodvou.
* February 22 – Line 1 of the Taiyuan Metro opens between Helongwan and Wusu 1 Hao / 2 Hao Hangzhanlou.
* February 27 – Jerusalem Light Rail extends to Neve Yaakov from Heil Ha-Avir; also extends to Hadassah Ein Kerem from Mount Herzl.

March

* March 1 – Kazakhstan Temir Joly introduces new passenger service between Almaty and Balkhash.
* March 2 – Line T1 of the Luxembourg Tramway Network extends to Luxembourg Airport-Findel from Luxexpo.
* March 3 – Passenger services resume on part of the after over 40 years.
* March 9 – Passenger services resume between Tehran and Van.
*March 15
** – Zhengzhou-Kaifeng intercity railway extends to Kaifeng railway station from Songchenglu.
** – Extension of KTM ETS services to Segamat from Gemas.
* March 23 – Line T14 of the Ile-de-France Tramway Network opens between Esbly and Crécy-la-Chapelle.
* March 24 – As part of the South Coast Rail project, the Fall River/New Bedford Line of the MBTA opens from Boston to New Bedford and Fall River.
* March 28 – Tashkent-Xoʻjakent Railway is extended from Xoʻjakent to Chinorkent.
* March 31 – The Culoz–Modane railway and the Turin–Modane railway reopen between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Oulx following a 2023 landslide.

April

* April 1
** – Line S61 of Esko Prague opens between Praha-Vršovice and Úvaly.
** – Line 1 of the Naples Metro extends to Centro Direzionale from Garibaldi.
** – Keisei acquires the Shin-Keisei Railway and its lone route is renamed to the Matsudo Line.
** – Nankai acquires the Semboku Rapid Railway and its lone route is renamed to the Semboku Line.
* April 4
** – La Dolce Vita Orient Express launches, starting between Rome and Montalcino.
** – AŽD resumes passenger services between Kopidlno and Dolní Bousov as Automatic train operation.
* April 6
** – New Pamban Bridge opens.
** – Comboios de Portugal resumes passenger services between Mangualde and Vilar Formoso.
** – Maho-Omanthai railway is upgraded.
* April 17 – Airport MRT of the Ürümqi Metro opens between International Airport and International Airport North.
* April 19 – Katra to Banihal Section of the Jammu–Baramulla Line opens between Katra and Banihal.
* April 21 – Line 3 of the Madrid Metro extends to El Casar from Villaverde Alto.
* April 22 – EFE resumes passenger services between Puerto Montt and Llanquihue after 18 years.
* April 23 – Barcelona-Seville AVE high speed service starts operations.
* April 26 – Hejaz Railway launches first tourist train in Mafraq.
* April 27 – Yellow line of the Ahmedabad Metro is extended from Sector-1 to Sachivalaya.
* April 28 – Liege Tramway Network opens between Sclessin, , and .

May

* May 1
** – Rīgas Satiksme introduces new tram route 14 between Iļģuciems and Kengarags; tram route 2 is extended to Milgravis and now will run as route 8; route 10 will start from Central tirgus.
** – Routes 8, 9 and 10 of Saratov tram reopen as light rail.
* May 2 – Vande Bharat launches passenger services between Nagpur and Mumbai.
* May 3 – Line 2 of the Mashhad Urban Railway extended from Shahid Kaveh to Shahid Fakouri.
* May 8 – Line 3 of the Mashhad Urban Railway opens between Imam Reza Terminal and Shohada.
* May 9
** – Railways of Novorossiya introduces new passenger trains to Donetsk.
** – Snälltåget extends night trains to Chemnitz.
* May 10
** – Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro extends to Acharya Atrey Chowk from Bandra - Kurla Complex.
** – 2 Line of Link light rail extends to Downtown Redmond from Redmond Technology.
* May 13 – New BEMUs manufactured by Končar enter service between Zagreb and Bjelovar.
* May 16 – Line 4 of the Ningbo Metro extends to International Conference Center from Dongqian Lake.
* May 20 – Pink Line of the Bangkok MRT branches off from Muang Thong Thani to Lake Muang Thong Thani.
* May 23 – Line 1 of the Nantes tramway extends from Ranzay to Babinière.
* May 25 – Passenger services resume between Nanning and Hanoi.
* May 29
** – A tourist train launched between Xi'an and Almaty.
** – Central Line of the Metrorail Western Cape reopens.
* May 30 – Orange Line of the Kanpur Metro extends to Kanpur Central from Moti Jheel.
* May 31
** – Yellow Line of the Indore Metro opens between Gandhi Nagar and Super Corridor 3.
** – Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit extends to Windsor from Sonoma County Airport.

June

* June 3 – Passenger services resume between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.
*June 6
** – Jammu–Baramulla line is inaugurated.
** – Los Angeles Metro Rail: The C Line extends to the LAX/Metro Transit Center from Aviation/Century and the K Line extends to Aviation/Century from Westchester/Veterans.
* June 7 – B Line of Valley Metro Rail opens from the Downtown Phoenix Hub to Baseline/Central Avenue.
* June 8 – Petrozavodsk City Rail opens between Kondopoga and Derevyanka as well as Ladva-Vetka.
*June 9
** – Thornlie–Cockburn line reopens and extends to Cockburn Central from Thornlie as part of the Thornlie–Cockburn link.
** – Passenger service resumes between Zaragoza and Canfranc.
*June 15
** – Baku-Agstafa route of Azerbaijan Railways extends to Qazax.
** – Trenitalia France service between Paris and Marseille begins.
** – Passenger services resume between Jelenia Góra and Karpacz.
* June 16
** – First passenger train launched between Kirov and Kirovo-Chepetsk.,
** – Eifel Railway reopens.
** – Sialkot Express service relauched between Lahore and Sialkot.
* June 17 – Passenger service resumes between Moscow, Khabarovsk and Pyongyang.
* June 18 – Tianshui Tram opened between Jingkun Xijun Sanzhong to Wulipu and between Yangpodong and Tianshui Jichang.
* June 20
** – Line 2 of Guangzhou Huangpu Tram opened between Xiangxue Subway Station and Kaiyuan Rd East.
** – New passenger train launched between Zagreb and Ljubljana via Pula.
* June 22 – reopens.
* June 24 – The first electric train launched between Faro and Vila Real de Santo Antónion.
* June 27
** – opens between Chongqing East and Qianjiang.
** – The second branch of Line 6 of the Chongqing Rail Transit opened from Liujiaping to Chongqingdong Railway Station.
** – PKP Intercity introduces new passenger service between Warsaw and Rijeka.
** – Moscow Monorail suspends service.
* June 28
** – Line 1 of the Incheon Subway extends to Geomdan Lake Park from Gyeyang.
** – Nanchang Metro: Line 1 extended north to Changbei Airport from Shuanggang and east from Yaohu Lake West to Maqiu; Line 2 extends to Nanchang East Railway Station from Xinjia'an.
* June 29
** – Guangzhou Metro: Line 10 opens between Xilang and Yangji East; Line 12 opens in two separate sections: one between Xunfenggang and Guangzhou Gymnasium and another one between Ersha Island and Higher Education Mega Center South.
** – Transdev Rail Sud Inter-Métropoles takes over TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur service between Marseille and Nice.
* June 30
** – Line 1 of the Shenyang Metro extends to Shuangma from Limingguangchang.
** – Line 8 of the Ningbo Metro opens between Hansong Road and Kaiyuan Road.

Predicted and scheduled events

July

* July 4 – FS Treni Turistici Italiani launches night trains between Rome and Marseille.
* July 13 – completed.
* – Mannheim–Frankfurt railway is upgraded with ETCS.
* – Orange Line of the Bhoj Metro opens between Karond Chauraha and AIIMS.
* – First ever Vande Bharat sleeper train is launched between Lucknow and Mumbai.
* – Meerut Metro opens between Modipuram RRTS metro station, Modipuram and Meerut South.
* – Tren Suburbano extends to AIFA railway station, AIFA from Lechería railway station, Lechería.
* – Porto Metro, Line G of the Porto Metro opens between Casa da Música station, Casa da Música and São Bento railway station, São Bento.
* – Leon Diesel multiple unit, DMU, the first DMU manufactured in Romania by Electroputere VFU, enters service.
* – Belmond Limited, Belmond launches Britannic Explorer, the first luxury sleeping train in England and Wales.

August

* August 1 – First phase of railway link to Václav Havel Airport Prague, Prague international airport opens between Praha–Bubny railway station, Praha–Bubny and Výstaviště.
* August 3 – Ekimae Ohashi Line of the Hiroshima Electric Railway opens between Hiroshima Station and Hijiyama-shita Station, Hijiyama-shita.
* August 15 – Patna Metro opens between Danapur Cantonment and Khemnichak.
* August 18 – Amtrak Mardi Gras Service opens between New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans and Mobile station (Amtrak), Mobile.
*August 31
** – Trams in Bratislava, Route 3 of the Trams in Bratislava, Bratislava Tramway Network extends to Janíkov dvor from Jungmannova.
** – Praha – České Budějovice speed increase from 160 to 200 kph on some sections. 7-11 min faster.
* – Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro extends to Cuffe Parade metro station, Cuffe Parade from Acharya Atrey Chowk.
* – Line K (Tren Interoceánico), Line K of the Tren Interoceánico opens between Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Ixtepec and Arriaga Municipality, Arriaga.
* – Cantemir, Moldova, Cantemir-Fălciu railway reopens after 30 years.

September

* September 1 – Vivi (rail transit), Pasažieru vilciens resumes passenger services between Riga Central Station, Riga and Bolderāja after 66 years.
* September 6 – Troitskaya line, Line 16 of the Moscow Metro extends to ZIL (Moscow Central Circle), ZIL from Novatorskaya (Troitskaya line), Novatorskaya.
* September 30 – Shah Alam line, Shah Alam Line of the Rapid KL, Rapid KL Network opens between Bandar Utama LRT station, Bandar Utama and Johan Setia LRT station, Johan Setia.
* – Line 5 Eglinton, Line 5 of the Toronto subway opens between Mount Dennis station, Mount Dennis and Kennedy station, Kennedy.
* – Bordeaux tramway, Bordeaux Tramway Network: Bordeaux tramway, Line E opens between Gare de Blanquefort and Floirac Dravemont tram stop, Floirac Dravemont; and Bordeaux tramway, Line F opens between Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Bordeaux Airport and Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station, Bordeaux-Saint-Jean.
* – Line 3 (Pune Metro), Line 3 of the Pune Metro opens between Megapolis Circle metro station, Megapolis Circle and Civil Court metro station, Civil Court.
* – Line C (Rome Metro), Line C of the Rome Metro extends to Colosseo (Rome Metro), Colosseo from San Giovanni (Rome Metro), San Giovanni.

October

* October 1 – Skyline (Honolulu), Honolulu Skyline extends from Hālawa station, Hālawa to Kahauiki station, Kahauiki.
* October 18 – Montpellier tramway, Line 1 of the Montpellier tramway, Montpellier Tramway Network extends to Montpellier Sud de France station, Cambacérès – Gare Sud de France from Odysséum.
* October 25 – Southerner (New Zealand train), Southerner restarts passenger services between Christchurch and Dunedin.
* – Réseau express métropolitain, Montreal REM: Réseau express métropolitain#Deux-Montagnes branch, Deux-Montagnes branch opens between Deux-Montagnes station, Deux-Montagnes and Montreal Central Station, Gare Centrale; Réseau express métropolitain#Anse-à-l'Orme branch, Anse-à-l'Orme branch opens between Anse-à-l'Orme station, Anse-à-l'Orme and Montreal Central Station, Gare Centrale. /
* – Line 6 Finch West, Line 6 of the Toronto subway opens between Humber Polytechnic, Humber College and Finch West station, Finch West.
* – Yellow Line of the Indore Metro extends to Radisson Square from Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Station.
* – Marchegger Ostbahn, Marchegger Eastern Railway reopens and is electrified between Vienna and Bratislava.

November

* November 3 – Allegro (train), Allegro starts domestic services on Helsinki-Turku route.
* November 15 – Strasbourg tramway, Line F of the Strasbourg tramway, Strasbourg Tramway Network extends to Wolfisheim from Koenigshoffen-Comtes.
* – Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro), Line 2 of the Thessaloniki Metro opens between New Railway Station metro station, New Railway Station and Mikra metro station, Mikra.

December

* December 14
** – List of railway routes in Berlin and Brandenburg#Regional Services, Berlin Airport Express opens between Flughafen BER, Flughafen and Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
** – Koralm Railway opens between Graz Hauptbahnhof, Graz and Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof, Klagenfurt.
* December 15 – Double-track railway, Double-tracking of the Basel–Biel/Bienne railway line between Grellingen railway station, Grellingen and Duggingen railway station, Duggingen completed.
* December 20 – Montpellier tramway, Line 5 of the Montpellier tramway, Montpellier Tramway Network opens between Clapiers and Lavérune.
* December 31 – Metro Tunnel is planned to open, connecting north and south railway lines in Melbourne.
* – Fortaleza Metro, Ramal VLT Aeroporto of the Fortaleza Metro opens between Fortaleza Airport, Aeroporto and Expedicionários Station, Expedicionários.
* – Sofia Metro, M3 of the Sofia Metro extends to Hemus Sofia, Hemus from Hadzhi Dimitar Metro Station, Hadzhi Dimitar.
* – Hefei Metro: Hefei Metro, Line 6 opens between Beiyanhu and Longtang hefei, Longtang; Hefei Metro, Line 7 opens between Songlin Lu and Chaohu Nanlu.
* – Trams in Aubagne, Line T1 of the Aubagne tramway, Aubagne Tramway Network extends to La Bouilladisse from Aubagne station, Gare.
* – Marseille tramway, Line T3 of the Marseille tramway, Marseille Tramway Network extends to Capitaine Geze from Arenc affair, Arenc; as well as extends to La Garenne-Colombes, La Gaye from Castellane.
* – Mumbai Suburban Railway, Panvel-Karjat Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway opens between Panvel railway station, Panvel and Karjat.
* – Orange Line of the Kanpur Metro extends to Orange Line (Kanpur Metro), Naubasta from Kanpur Central.
* – Mumbai Metro Line 4 (Mumbai Metro), Line 4 opens between Kasarvadavali and Wadala.
* – Mumbai Metro Line 9 (Mumbai Metro), Line 9 opens between Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium metro station, Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium and Dahisar East metro station, Dahisar East.
* – Ghioroc-Bârzava, Arad, Bârzava railway is modernised.
* – Saint Petersburg Metro, Saint Peterburg Metro Line 6 (Saint Petersburg Metro), Line 6 opens between Yugo-Zapadnaya saint petersburg, Yugo-Zapadnaya and Putilovskaya.
* – Sanying line of the New Taipei Metro opens between Dingpu metro station, Dingpu and Danan metro station, Danan.
* – Istanbul Metro M5 (Istanbul Metro), M5 extends to Sultanbeyli from Samandıra Merkez (Istanbul Metro), Samandıra Merkez.
* – Istanbul Metro M11 (Istanbul Metro), M11 extends to Halkalı (Istanbul Metro), Halkalı from Arnavutköy Hastane (Istanbul Metro), Arnavutköy Hastane.
* – Istanbul Metro M12 (Istanbul Metro), M12 opens between 60. Yıl Parkı (Istanbul Metro), 60. Yıl Parkı and Kâzım Karabekir (M12, Istanbul Metro), Kâzım Karabekir.
* – Busby Railway, East Kilbride Line of the ScotRail, ScotRail Network is electrified between Glasgow Central railway station, Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.
* – D Line (Los Angeles Metro), D Line of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles Metro extends to Wilshire/La Cienega station, Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western station, Wilshire/Western.

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* – Transperth: The Armadale line reopens and extends to Byford railway station, Byford as part of the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project.
* – Mi Tren, Yellow Line of the Mi Tren, Cochabamba Metropolitan Train opens between Estación Central San Antonio and El Castillo Bolivia, El Castillo.
* – GRU Airport People Mover to open in São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.
* – Line 1 (O-Train), Line 1 of the O-Train, Ottawa O-Train extends to Trim station, Trim from Blair station, Blair.
* – Lakeshore East line, Lakeshore East Line of the GO Transit, GO Commuter Network extends to Bowmanville from Oshawa.
* – Melitrén, Tren del Maipo opens between Santiago and Melipilla.
* – Beijing Subway: Line 6 (Beijing Subway), Line 6 extends to Luyang station, Luyang from Lucheng station, Lucheng; Line 17 (Beijing Subway), Line 17 extends to Panjiayuanxi station, Panjiayuanxi from Workers' Stadium station, Workers' Stadium.
* – Changchun Rail Transit, Line 2 of the Changchun Rail Transit extends to Zhaojiagang East station, Zhaojiagang East from Dongfang Square station, Dongfang Square.
* – Line 2 (Changsha Metro), Line 2 of the Changsha Metro extends to Changsha West railway station from West Meixi Lake station, West Meixi Lake.
* – Chengdu Metro: Line 10 (Chengdu Metro), Line 10 extends to Luomashi station, Luomashi from Taipingyuan station, Taipingyuan; Line 13 (Chengdu Metro), Line 13 opens between Wayaotan station, Wayaotan and Long'an station, Long'an; Line 17 (Chengdu Metro), Line 17 extends to Gaohong station, Gaohong from Jitouqiao station, Jitouqiao; Line 18 (Chengdu Metro), Line 18 extends to Chengdu railway station#Chengdu Metro, North Railway Station from Nijiaqiao station, Nijiaqiao, as well as extend to Guanyan station, Guanyan from Tianfu International Airport North station, Tianfu International Airport North; Line 30 (Chengdu Metro), Line 30 opens between Terminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport East station, Terminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport East and Longquan railway station (Chengdu), Longquan Railway Station.
* – Chongqing Rail Transit: Line 4 (Chongqing Rail Transit), Line 4 extends to Shunshuisi Park station, Shunshuisi Park from Min'an Avenue station, Min'an Ave.
* – Guangzhou Metro: Line 13 (Guangzhou Metro), Line 13 extends to Chaoyang station (Guangzhou Metro), Chaoyang from Xinsha station, Xinsha; Line 14 (Guangzhou Metro), Line 14 extends to Guangzhou railway station, Guangzhou Railway Station from Jiahewanggang station, Jiahewanggang; Line 22 (Guangzhou Metro), Line 22 extends to Fangcun station, Fangcun from Chentougang station, Chentougang.
* – Fuzhou Metro: Line 4 (Fuzhou Metro), Line 4 extends to Banzhou station, Banzhou from Fenghuangchi station, Fenghuangchi; Binhai Express Line opens between Fuzhou Railway Station and Wenling, Fujian, Wenling.
* – Guilin Rail Transit, Line 1 of the Guilin Rail Transit opens between Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, Liangjiang Airport and Guilin railway station, Guilin Railway Station.
* – Kunming Metro: Line 1 (Kunming Metro), Line 1 extends to Jiaochang North Road station, Jiaochang North Road from South Ring Road station, South Ring Road; Line 2 (Kunming Metro), Line 2 extends to Haidong Park station, Haidong Park from South Ring Road station, South Ring Road.
* – Nanjing Metro: Line 4 (Nanjing Metro), Line 4 extends to Zhenzhuquan East station, Zhenzhuquan East from Longjiang station, Longjiang; Line 5 (Nanjing Metro), Line 5 extends to Fangjiaying station, Fangjiaying from Wenjinglu station, Wenjinglu; Line 9 (Nanjing Metro), Line 9 opens between Danxialu and Binjiang Park; Line S2 (Nanjing Metro), Line S2 opens between Dangtu South Railway Station and Xishanqiao; Line S4 (Nanjing Metro), Line S4 extends to Nanjing North Railway Station station, Nanjing North Railway Station from Chahe station, Chahe.
* – Line 4 (Qingdao Metro), Line 4 of the Qingdao Metro extends to May 4th Square station, May 4th Square from Qingdao North railway station, Qingdao North Railway Station.
* – Line 18 (Shanghai Metro), Line 18 of the Shanghai Metro extends to Kangwen Road station, Kangwen Road from South Changjiang Road station, South Changjiang Road.
* – Shenzhen Metro: Line 5 (Shenzhen Metro), Line 5 extends to Grand Theater station (Shenzhen Metro), Grand Theater from Huangbeiling station, Huangbeiling; Line 6 Branch (Shenzhen Metro), Line 6B extends to Guangmingcheng railway station, Guangmingcheng from Guangming station, Guangming; Line 8 (Shenzhen Metro), Line 8 extends to Xichong, Shenzhen, Xichong from Xiaomeisha station, Xiaomeisha; Line 13 (Shenzhen Metro), Line 13 extends to Shangwu station, Shangwu from Hi-Tech Central station, Hi-Tech Central; Line 16 (Shanghai Metro), Line 16 extends to Yuanshan Xikeng station, Yuanshan Xikeng from Universiade station, Universiade.
* – Tianfu railway station, Tianfu to Chaoyanghu railway station, Chaoyanghu section of the Sichuan–Tibet railway, Sichuan-Tibet Railway opens.
* – Tianjin Metro: Line 4 (Tianjin Metro), Line 4 extends to Xiaojie station (Tianjin Metro), Xiaojie from Dongnanjiao station, Dongnanjiao; Line 8 (Tianjin Metro), Line 8 extends to Lüshuigongyuan station, Lüshuigongyuan from Lushuidao station, Lushuidao and then to Zhongbeizhen station, Zhongbeizhen in different phases; Line B1 (Tianjin Metro), Line B1 opens between Xinjiayuandong station, Xinjiayuandong and Tianjindadao station, Tianjindadao; Line Z2 (Tianjin Metro), Line Z2 opens between Binhaiguojijichang station, Binhaiguojijichang and Beitang station, Beitang; Line Z4 (Tianjin Metro), Line Z4 opens between Yingchengjie station, Yingchengjie and Xinchengliu station, Xinchengliu.
* – Wuhan Metro: Wuhan Metro, Line 12 opens between Science Park station (Wuhan Metro), Science Park and Qingling station (Wuhan Metro), Qingling as a loop line; Xingang Line opens between Beiyangqiao station, Beiyangqiao and Baiyushan station, Baiyushan; Yangluo Line extends to Zhongyi Road station, Zhongyi Road from Houhu Boulevard station, Houhu Boulevard.
* – Line 4 (Wuxi Metro), Line 4 of the Wuxi Metro extends to Xishi Road station, Xishi Road from Liutan station, Liutan.
* – :zh:雄安轨道交通R1线, Xiong'an Rail Transit: Line R1 (Xiong'an Rail Transit), Line R1 opens between Daxing Jichang (Daxing Airport) station, Daxing Airport and Xiong'an Terminal station, Xiong'an Terminal.
* – Line 15 (Xi'an Metro), Line 15 of the Xi'an Metro opens between Xiliu station, Xiliu and Hanjiawan station, Hanjiawan.
* – Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway opens between Xi'an East railway station, Xi'an East and Yan'an railway station, Yan'an, parallelling the existing Xi'an–Yan'an railway.
* – Dugo Selo-Koprivnica railway is modernised.
* – Greater Copenhagen Light Rail opens between Lundtofte and Ishøj station.
* – Santo Domingo Metro, Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro extends to María Montez International Airport, Maria Montez from Los Alcarrizos.
* – Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Monorail opens between Santiago Oeste to Central Station santiago, Central Station.
* – Cairo Monorail: Cairo Monorail, 6th of October Line opens between New October and Nile Valley station, Nile Valley; Cairo Monorail, New Administrative Capital Line opens between Stadium station cairo, Stadium and Station 22.
* – Marseille tramway, Line 3 of the Marseille tramway extends from Place Castellane, Castellane to Cantini.
* – Renfe opens new AVE high-speed service between Toulouse-Matabiau station, Toulouse and Barcelona-Sants, Barcelona.
* – Passenger services resume between Tornio and Haparanda.
* – First phase of S21 (Berlin), Line S21 of the Berlin S-Bahn opens between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and the Berlin Ringbahn, Ringbahn.
* – Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, Line U81 of the Trams in Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf Tramway Network opens between Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof and Düsseldorf Airport, Dusseldorf Airport.
* – Nuremberg U-Bahn, Line U3 of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, Nuremburg U-Bahn extends to Gebersdorf from Großreuth bei Schweinau station, Großreuth bei Schweinau.
* – Trams in Rostock, Line 3 of the Trams in Rostock, Rostock Tramway Network extends to Stadthalle Rostock, Stadthalle from Schroderplatz.
* – Pink Line (Delhi Metro), Pink Line of the Delhi Metro extends to Maujpur - Babarpur metro station, Maujpur - Babarpur from Majlis Park metro station, Majlis Park.
* – Ahvaz Metro opens between Northwest Ahvaz, Northwest and Baghei Hospital.
* – Qom Urban Railway opens between Qom, Northern and Jamkaran Mosque.
* – Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, CFL trains enter service.
* – Keretapi Tanah Melayu and State Railway of Thailand relaunch the direct train between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
* – El Insurgente extends to Observatorio railway station, Observatorio from Santa Fe railway station (Mexico City), Santa Fe.
* – Line 4 (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano), Line 4 of Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano, SITEUR to open between Las Juntas station, Las Juntas and Tlajomulco Centro station, Tlajomulco Centro.
* – Mexico City Metro Line 12, Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro extends to Observatorio metro station (Mexico City), Observatorio from Mixcoac metro station, Mixcoac.
* – Rail transport in Nigeria, Kano-Maradi Railway opens between Dutse and Maradi, Niger, Maradi.
* – Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders High Speed Railway opens between Valencia and Xàtiva.
* – Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders High Speed Railway extends to La Encina from Xàtiva.
* – Tamsui–Xinyi line, Tamsui-Xinyi Line of the Taipei Metro extends to Guangci–Fengtian Temple metro station, Guangci–Fengtian Temple from Xiangshan metro station, Xiangshan.
* – Istanbul–Kapıkule railway, Istanbul-Kapıkule high speed line opens.
* – Istanbul-Osmaniye high speed line opens.
* – Butetown branch line, Cardiff Bay Line of the South Wales Metro is electrified between Cardiff Queen Street railway station, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay.
* – Rhondda line, Rhondda Line of the South Wales Metro is electrified between Treherbert, Trehertbert and Cardiff Queen Street railway station, Cardiff Queen Street.
* – Camp Hill line, Camp Hill Line of the West Midlands Trains, West Midlands Railway reopens passenger service between Birmingham and Kings Norton.
* – East West Rail, Oxford–Bedford Railway reopens between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
* – West Midlands Metro branches off to Dudley from Wednesbury.
* – KC Streetcar extends to University of Missouri–Kansas City, UMKC from Kansas City Union Station, Union Station.
* – A Line (Los Angeles Metro), A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail, Los Angeles Metro extends to Pomona–North station, Pomona from APU/Citrus College station, APU/Citrus College.
* – Ventura County Line of the Metrolink (California), Metrolink commuter rail network extends to Goleta station, Goleta from Ventura–Downtown/Beach station, Ventura-Downtown/Beach.
* – Buffalo Metro Rail extends to DL&W station, DL&W from Special Events station, Special Events.
* – Avelia Liberty trains to replace Acela Express (trainset), Acela Express trains along the Northeast Corridor.
* – Silver Line (DART), Silver Line opens between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Plano, Texas, Plano.

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