2024 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2024. 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

March

– Scheduled MRT Orange Line opening.[1]

December

– expected completion of Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway.[2][3]
– Planned completion of the García-Monterrey light rail link.[4]

Unknown date

– The Sydney Metro extension opening.[5]
– Hurontario LRT opening.[6][7]
– The Lakeshore East line extension opening.
– Confederation Line (Stage 2) East earliest opening date.
– Airport Link line in Shanghai opening.
– Alexandria – Aswan HSL claimed opening.
– Proposed completion of Tallinn-Tartu line electrification.
– Jokeri light rail opening.
– Tampere light rail extension to Lentävänniemi.[8]
– RER E extension to Mantes-la-Jolie.
– Opening of Agra Metro.
– Opening of Indore Metro.
– Opening of Kanpur Metro.
– Opening of Patna Metro.
– Opening of Green Line (Tel Aviv Light Rail) and Purple Line.
– E8 series operation start. Speed of Yamagata Shinkansen trains (sharing 320 km/h Tohoku Shinkansen line) to increase from 275 km/h to 300 km/h.
– Bandar Utama–Klang line opening.
– George Town – Bayan Lepas LRT line opening.
– Projected opening of the Auckland City Rail Link
– Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod line to be fully upgraded to high-speed rail.[9]
– Opening of Line 2 of Kazan Metro.
– Extension of Stockholm Metro.
– Expected completion of the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Circular light rail.[10]
– Phuket Island light rail transit opening.
– Projected opening of Coventry Very Light Rail.
– Hydrogen trains introduction, the first train to be designated as Class 6xx.
– The Federal Way Extension of Link light rail is scheduled to open between SeaTac and Federal Way, Washington.[11]
– The Lynnwood Extension of Link light rail is scheduled to open from Northgate to Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington.[12]
– The Downtown Redmond extension of Link light rail's Line 2 is scheduled to open.[13]
– Phoenix Valley Metro Rail South Central Extension/Downtown Hub project is expected to open to passenger operations as the second light rail line in the metro area.[14]
– Phoenix Valley Metro Rail Northwest Extension Phase II is planned to open.[15]
– Phoenix Valley Metro Rail Capitol/I-10 West Extension Phase I is planned to open to the Arizona State Capitol.[16]
– Planned completion of Brightline West between Las Vegas, Nevada and Victor Valley, California.[17]

References

Theparat, Chatrudee (30 October 2020). "Tangled lines". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
Michael Kröger (29 November 2017). "Stuttgart 21 wird wohl eine Milliarde Euro teurer – und ein Jahr später fertig". Spiegel-Online (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
Claus Hecking; Gerald Traufetter (12 December 2017). "Woche der Wahrheit für Stuttgart 21". Spiegel-Online (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
"Private sector to cover 90% of Mexico's García-Monterrey light rail link". BNamericas. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
"Sydney Metro Southwest Project Overview". Sydney Metro. Sydney Metro. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
"Transdev Awarded Contract for Hurontario Light Rail Transit Project, Ontario, Canada". Newswire.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
https://blog.metrolinx.com/2019/12/09/how-will-the-eglinton-crosstown-lrts-automatic-train-control-work-we-break-down-every-major-element-in-an-infographic/
"Tampere to receive a tramway". 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
"Russia's New High Speed Rail Route to Cost $36Bln". The Moscow Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Shwu-fen, Wang; Liu, Kay (18 October 2020). "Kaohsiung circular light rail line facing more delays: official". CNA English News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
"Federal Way Link Extension". Sound Transit. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
"Lynnwood Link Extension" (PDF). Sound Transit. July 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
"Downtown Redmond Link Extension". Sound Transit. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
"South Central Extension/Downtown Hub". Valley Metro. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
"Northwest Extension Phase II Fact Sheet" (PDF). Third Quarter 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
Goodman, Jessica (27 May 2020). "City of Phoenix, Valley Metro want your input on Capitol and I-10 West Light Rail Extension". AZFamily. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
"LA to Vegas Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Brightline. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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