2014 in rail transport explained

Events

January

• January 1
  • – Elron takes over all domestic passenger train services in Estonia from Edelaraudtee.
  • – Carl Ice assumes position as CEO of BNSF Railway, replacing the former CEO Matt Rose, who assumed position as Chief Operating Officer.
• January 2 – Canadian Pacific Railway announces the sale of 660miles of their Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern subsidiary to Genesee & Wyoming, who will operate it as the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad. The sale, expected to close in mid-2014, includes the mainline from Tracy, Minnesota to Rapid City, South Dakota plus some branch lines.^{[1] [2]}

March

• March 1 – In Dubai, the Green Line is extended from Dubai Healthcare City to Creek.^[3]
• March 23 – A Chicago 'L' train overruns the bumper at, injuring 34.^{[4] [5] [6]} See: O'Hare station train crash
• March 27 – Opening of the Dulwich Hill extension of Sydney's Inner West Light Rail.^[7]

April

• April 1  - Formal closure of the Iwaizumi Line in Iwate Prefecture, which had been non-operational since 2010 after a landslide caused a derailment.^[8]
• April 5  - Opening of the Panama Metro in Panama City, Panama.
• April 21  - An L0 Series maglev train sets the worldwide passenger railway speed record by reaching 6030NaN0 along the Yamanashi Test Track.^[9]
• April 28  - Auckland's first electric trains, the AM class, entered service on the Onehunga Branch. (See Auckland railway electrification.)
• April 29  - Changsha Metro Line 2 opens.^[10]

May

• May 1
  • – SunRail's commuter service in Greater Orlando, Florida, started service.^[11]
  • – Opening of KLIA Ekspres KLIA2 extension line in Sepang.^[12]
• May 7 – Reopening of Saint Paul Union Depot in Minnesota to regularly scheduled train traffic. The depot last saw trains on 30 April 1971, the day before Amtrak began operation.
• May 9 – United States Department of Labor commemorates the contributions of Chinese railroad workers who helped build the railroad by adding them to the Labor Hall of Honor^[13]
• May 11 – The section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi in Hokkaido Prefecture closes permanently due to ailing patronage.^[14]
• May 28  - The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.^[15]

June

• June 8 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro in India opens on the Versova - Ghatkopar west - east corridor.^[16]
• June 14 – Opening of the Green Line light rail service in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota.^{[17] [18]}

July

• July 26 – The new Washington Metro Silver Line opens for passenger service in the Washington D.C. area. Construction of the Metro's 6th new rapid transit route included 11.8 miles of new trackway and 5 stations at, Tysons Corner (now),, and . Silver Line trains operate between Reston, Virginia and Largo Town Center (now) station on the Blue Line.

August

• August 13  - A train of the Manila MRT Line 3 gets derailed at Taft Avenue station and overshot to the streets. The incident was caused by human error.^[19]
• August 16  - Lhasa–Xigazê Railway opens to Xigazê Railway Station (Shigatse) in the Tibet Autonomous Region.^[20]

September

• September 17  - Zhuyehai Station on Wuhan Metro's Line 1 opened.^[21]
• September 21  - Transperth's Joondalup line is extended from Clarkson to Butler.^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}
• September 23  - Harbin Metro Line 1 opened one infill station serving Museum of Heilongjiang Province.

November

• November 10 – The Fulton Center New York City Subway interchange opened.
• November 22 – The Bay Area Rapid Transit Oakland Airport Connector automated people mover begins service.^[26]
• November 23 – North South MRT line 1 km extension opened, of which it is Marina South Pier MRT station.^{[27] [28]}

December

• December 25  - Indian Railways inaugurates the Sushasan Express, connecting Gwalior and Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, in commemoration of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 91st birthday.
• December 28 – West Island line opened.

Notes and References

1. Canadian Pacific to sell west end of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming. Canadian Pacific Railway. 2014-01-02. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107154256/http://www.cpr.ca/en/news-and-media/news/Pages/CP-to-sell-west-end-of-DME-to-Genesee-Wyoming.aspx. 7 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
2. News: Canadian Pacific reaches deal to sell western part of DM&E rail line. The Canadian Press. The Globe and Mail. 2014-01-02. 7 January 2014.
3. News: Libo-on . Lily B. . 2 March 2014 . Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public . Khaleej Times.
4. Web site: Focus in CTA crash falls on operator fatigue, braking system . Peter . Nickeas . Lolly . Bowean . Richard . Wronski . Kim . Geiger . Chicago Tribune . 24 March 2014.
5. Web site: 'Automatic stop' kicked in before CTA train crashed at O'Hare . Stefano . Esposito . Chicago Sun Times . 24 March 2014.
6. Web site: Goudie. Chuck. Train operator identified in Blue Line crash. 1 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073300/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Fitem&id=9483808. 7 April 2014. live.
7. Web site: Inner West Light Rail Extension opens next week Transport for NSW . 26 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140321055943/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/inner-west-light-rail-extension-opens-next-week . 21 March 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
8. Web site: East Japan Railway Company, Morioka Branch . August 17, 2010 . ja:お知らせ . http://www.jr-morioka.com/pdf/news/pdf_1281074099_1.pdf . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713122522/http://www.jr-morioka.com/pdf/news/pdf_1281074099_1.pdf . July 13, 2011 . September 11, 2010 . ja.
9. Web site: Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record with 600km/h test run . 21 April 2015. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. United Kingdom. 21 April 2015.
10. Web site: Changsha metro opens. . 2014-04-29. Railway Gazette. 2014-05-04.
11. Web site: Free SunRail rides start Thursday. orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. 2 May 2014.
12. Web site: Express Rail Link Extension to KLIA2 . 2012-11-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121123024737/http://www.kliaekspres.com/erlsb/ExpressRailLinkExtensiontoKLIA2/tabid/373/Default.aspx . 23 November 2012 . dmy-all .
13. Web site: Chinese Railway Workers Inducted in US Labor Department's Hall of Honor .
14. Web site: 12 May 2014 . ja:江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される . Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes . http://railf.jp/news/2014/05/12/150000.html . 12 May 2014 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . ja . Japan.
15. Web site: 武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通. Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow. 27 May 2014. ycwb.com. 8 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105162940/http://news.ycwb.com/2014-05/27/content_6835502.htm. 5 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
16. News: Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro. The Times of India. 8 June 2014. 8 June 2014.
17. June14, 2014: Grand opening for METRO Green Line. Metropolitan Council. 22 January 2014. 22 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140626/http://metrocouncil.org/News-Events/Transportation/News-Articles/June14,-2014-Grand-opening-for-METRO-Green-Line.aspx. 6 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
18. Web site: METRO System - Metro Transit . 16 August 2014.
19. News: Camus, Miguel R. . DOTC: Human error blamed for MRT-3 train accident; 4 train workers face raps . October 19, 2021 . Inquirer.net . August 19, 2014.
20. Web site: Tibet railway opens to Xigaze. Railway Gazette. 2014-08-15. 2017-03-10.
21. Web site: 竹叶海站宜家联廊桥投入使用 . Zhuyehai Station opened . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106182052/http://qzgh.qiaokou.gov.cn/qkxw/bmdt/201409/t20140917_139172.shtml . 6 November 2014 .
22. Web site: Butler rail station opens September 21 . Public Transport Authority . 5 October 2021 . 18 August 2014 . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005165006/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/butler-rail-station-opens-september-21 . live .
23. Web site: Barnett opens rail extension as first train leaves Butler station . WAtoday . 5 October 2021 . 21 September 2014 . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005164956/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/barnett-opens-rail-extension-as-first-train-leaves-butler-station-20140921-10jxzn.html . live .
24. Web site: Butler train station and rail extension opens . ABC News . 5 October 2021 . 21 September 2014 . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005164954/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-21/butler-train-station-opens/5758858 . live .
25. Web site: Extended northern railway: Butler train station open today . PerthNow . 5 October 2021 . 21 September 2014 . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005165000/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/extended-northern-railway-butler-train-station-open-today-ng-1b602df1df7d924e6c8c76feb8a7de2d . live .
26. Web site: New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open . Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) . November 21, 2014 . 2014-12-02.
27. Web site: COS 2012: Land Transport Updates . https://archive.today/20121225014053/http://app.mot.gov.sg/News_Centre/Highlights/ID/6FA9100030F23300/COS_2012_Land_Transport_Updates.aspx . dead . 25 December 2012 . . 7 Mar 2012 .
28. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_774849