2023 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2023. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.

Years in rail transport

Events

April

– Planned opening of the Thessaloniki Metro.[1]

July

– Estimated opening of the Milan Metro Line 4 extension to San Cristoforo.[2]
– MRTA Yellow Line opening.[3]

December

– Scheduled start of Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor operation, though delays to as late as October 2028 are likely.[4]

Unknown date

– Parramatta Light Rail opening.
– Koralm Railway opening.
– Scheduled completion of the Basque Y.[5]
– Expected opening of the Line 6 Finch West.
– Expected opening of Santiago Metro Line 2 extension to Hospital El Pino.
– Expected opening of Santiago Metro Line 3 extension to Plaza de Quilicura.
– Expected opening of the Line D (Prague Metro).[6]
– Expected first 200 km/h service.
– Start of test operation of Rail Baltica.
– Helsinki Metro's extension West Metro Phase 2 opening (Phase 1 opened in 2017).
– Opening of Bhoj Metro.
– claimed Milan–Verona high-speed railway completion.
– Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway expected completion.[7]
– claimed Budapest–Belgrade railway upgrades completion.
– – claimed Belgrade-Niš upgrades completion.
– Possible completion of Kyushu Shinkansen extension. Likely to be delayed until 2025.
– Umeda Freight Line will start passenger operations in Osaka.[8]
– Scheduled withdrawn of 201 series from Osaka urban trains managed by JR-West.
– Possible completion of the rail line to Riga Airport (part of Rail Baltica). Due to construction delays, it will be uncertain.
– Electrification of Daugavpils–Krustpils, Rēzekne–Krustpils and Krustpils–Riga lines.
– Scheduled rolling stock replacement of all commuter trains departing from Moscow Leningradsky railway station.
– Expected introduction of Control cars. [9]
– Claimed Gulf Railway completion.
– Limmattal light rail line phase 2 opening.
– Thailand's Northeastern HSR Phase 1 operation start.
– claimed Grey Line (Bangkok) opening.
– Turkish high-speed network to reach 3,500 km length instead of previously claimed 11,700 km.
– Podilsko–Vyhurivska line opening.
– Edinburgh Trams extension.
– South Wales Metro opening.
– Tri-mode trainsets to be introduced in the Wales.
– Oxford – Bedford railway reopening.
– TEXRail extension to Sycamore School Road.
– Latest expected date the San Joaquin and Altamont Corridor Express are to be extended to Natomas.[10]
– Altamont Corridor Express service is expected to be extended to Ceres.[11]
– Los Angeles Metro Rail Purple Line Extension Phase I is scheduled to open.[12]
– Los Angeles International Airport people mover is expected to begin operation.[13][14]
– Line 2 of Seattle's Link light rail system is expected to begin service, connecting Downtown Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond. The train line will be the second service in the light rail system and first ever to cross a floating bridge.[15]
– Expected opening of the Southwest LRT extension of the Minneapolis Metro light rail system.[16]
– Planned completion of the MBTA South Coast Rail Phase I to New Bedford and Fall River, Massachusetts.[17]
– Uinta Basin Rail expected to commence operations. [18]
– Dallas Silver Line commuter rail expected to open.[19][20][21]

References

"Τον Απρίλιο του 2023 έτοιμο το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
ANASTASIO, GIAMBATTISTA (2 June 2018). "M4, inaugurazione a luglio 2023. Ritardo di 15 mesi rispetto alle previsioni - Il Giorno". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
Theparat, Chatrudee (30 October 2020). "Tangled lines". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
Dastidar, Avishek G (6 September 2020). "India's bullet train faces 5-year delay: High costs, Japan firms not so keen". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
"Eusko Jaurlaritzak eta Estatuko Administrazio Orokorrak Euskal Y-aren eraikuntzarako hitzarmena aldatu eta enkomenda eguneratuko dute". Irekea. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
"Prager Metro: Bau der neuen Linie D nimmt Konturen an". Radio Prague. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"Focus on - Cociv". www.terzovalico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-20.
https://www.westjr.co.jp/railroad/project/project2/
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"Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project Draft Environmental Impact Report" (PDF). ACE. AECOM. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
Wyatt, Dennis (23 June 2018). "VALLEY'S 1ST TRANSIT VILLAGE?". Manteca Bulletin. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
Los Angeles Metro. "Purple Line Extension". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
Nelson, Laura J. (June 26, 2014). "Train station to connect Metro rail lines with LAX approved". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
Weikel, Dan. "Light rail plan for Los Angeles International Airport advances". LA Times. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
Lindblom, Mike (May 14, 2017). "World's first light rail on a floating bridge: For I-90, Sound Transit had to invent 'a brilliant solution'". The Seattle Times. p. A1. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
"Federal Transit Administration Propels Southwest LRT Project Forward With Approval To Enter Engineering". Metropolitan Council. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
"Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates South Coast Rail Groundbreaking". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
https://www.railwayage.com/freight/short-lines-regionals/uinta-basin-railway-green-lighted/?RAchannel=news
"Progress Continues On Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line In Collin County". CBS. 21 CBS DFW. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
Brown, Steve (19 October 2020). "Addison gets all aboard DART's new Silver Line with plans for $500 million project". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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