2025 in rail transport explained

Events

January

• January 7  - Tampere light rail extension to Lentävänniemi.^[1]
• January 19  - Planned opening of the Osaka Metro Chūō Line extension to Yumeshima.^[2]
• – Bengaluru Yellow Line to open between Bommasandra-Hosa Road and Bommasandra.^[3]
• – Indore Metro Yellow Line starts operations between Gandhi Nagar and Airport.^[4]
•  - New Delhi-Srinagar sleeper train to start operations.^[5]
•  - Arenaways to launch regional service between Cuneo and Savigliano.^[6]
• – Line T1 of the Luxembourg tramway will be extended to Luxembourg Airport-Findel.^[7]
•  - Buffalo Metro Rail to extend to DL&W station from Canalside.^[8]
•  - Los Angeles Metro A Line to extend to Pomona from APU/Citrus College.^{[9] [10] [11]}

February

•  - Mumbai Metro Line 3 to extend to Acharya Atrey Chowk from Income Tax Office.^[12]
•  - Eurostar resumes direct Amsterdam-London service.^[13]

March

• March 26  - Avelia Liberty trains are expected to be introduced, eventually replacing Acela Express trains along the Northeast Corridor.
•  - Latest planned opening of Patna Metro.^[14]

April

•  - Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System to be completed, allowing speeds up to .^[15]
•  - Toulouse-Barcelona AVE high speed service to commence.^[16]

May

•  - Mumbai Metro Line 3 to extend to Cuffe Parade from Acharya Atrey Chowk.
•  - M10 of Istanbul Metro extension from Fevzi Çakmak to Pendik Merkez.^[17]
•  - South Shore Line West Lake Corridor starts operations between Chicago and Dyer.^[18]

June

•  - Meerut Metro to start operations between Modipuram and Meerut South.^[19]
•  - Mumbai Metro Line 9 to start operations between Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium and Dahisar East.^[20]

July

• – Opening of Bhoj Metro.^[21]

August

• - LRT Shah Alam Line expected to open ^[22]
• – Earliest expected MRT Orange Line opening.^{[23] [24]}
•  - OC Streetcar opens between Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and Harbor Transit Center.^[25]

December

•  - LAX Automated People Mover opens between LAX and LAX Transit Center.^[26]
•  - Mumbai Metro Line 4 to start operations between Kasarvadavali and Wadala.^[27]
•  - Expected completion of East Kilbride Electrificaton.

Unknown date

•  - Transperth's Armadale and Thornlie lines reopen after an 18-month closure for the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project.^[28] At the same time, the Thornlie - Cockburn Link and the extension of the Armadale line to Byford will open.
•  - Metro Tunnel is planned to open, connecting north and south railway lines in Melbourne.^[29]
• – Parramatta Light Rail expected to open.^[30]
• – Montreal REM Phase 2 to start operations ^[31]
•  - Guilin Rail Transit Line 1 to start operations between Liangjiang Airport and Guilin Railway Station.^[32]
•  - Shanghai Metro is claimed to exceed length.^[33]
•  - Greater Copenhagen Light Rail opening.^[34]
•  - Opening of the southern section of Paris Métro Line 15, between Pont de Sèvres and Noisy–Champs.^[35]
•  - Tours Tramway Line 2 to start operations.^[36]
•  - Line 1 of the Bremen tram network is planned to be extended from Roland-Center to Brüsseler Straße in Mittelshuchting.^[37]
•  - Budapest–Belgrade High Speed Railway to start operations.^[38]
•  - Delhi Metro network to exceed .^{[39] [40]}
•  - Mumbai Metro Line 6 to start operations between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli EEH.^[41]
•  - Mumbai Metro Line 10 to start operations between Shivaji Chowk and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.^[42]
•  - Orient Express La Dolce Vita to start service between Rome and Palermo.^[43]
•  - Opening of Hiroshima Electric Railway Ekimae Ohashi Line.
• – Introduction of CFL's new trains.^[44]
• – Line 4 of SITEUR opening.^[45]
•  - Passenger service on the Line K of the Tren Interoceánico is scheduled to begin first stage: Ixtepec–Arriaga.^[46]
•  - Projected opening of the Auckland City Rail Link.^[47]
•  - Jeddah Metro: Blue Line to open from South Jeddah to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Orange Line to open from Obhur Suspension Bridge to old Makkah Road, Green Line to open from historic Jeddah to Jeddah Station.^[48]
•  - Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD to extend to Blaise Diagne International Airport from Diamniadio.^[49]
•  - Circle MRT line final extension to make closed full loop.^[50]
•  - Extension of in Taipei to opens.^[51]
•  - Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line opening.^[52]
•  - Istanbul-Kapıkule high speed line to start operations.^[53]
•  - Istanbul Metro M4 to extend to İçmeler from Fevzi Çakmak–Hastane.^[54]
•  - Istanbul Metro M5 to extend to Sultanbeyli from Samandıra Merkez.^[55]
•  - Istanbul Metro M7 to extend to Kabataş from Yıldız.^[56]
•  - Istanbul Metro M11 to extend to Halkalı from Arnavutköy Hastane.^[57]
•  - Istanbul Metro M12 to start operations between 60. Yıl Parkı and Kâzım Karabekir.^[58]
•  - Istanbul Metro M14 to start operations between Altunizade and Bosna Bulvarı.^[59]
•  - Gebze Metro to start operations between Darıca and Gebze.^[60]
•  - Konya Metro to start operations between Necmettin Erbakan University and Meram Belediyesi.^[61]
•  - West Midlands Metro Eastside extension is planned to be put into operation, providing connections to Birmingham Airport and High Speed 2.^[62]
• – Latest expected date of the Oxford–Bedford railway reopening.^[63]
• – Amtrak Gulf Coast to start service between New Orleans and Mobile.^[64]
•  - Caltrain to extend to Salinas from Gilroy.^{[65] [66] [67]}
•  - DART Silver Line to begin operations between Shiloh Road and DFW Airport Terminal B.^[68]
•  - Dreamstar Lines to begin service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.^[69]
•  - Honolulu Skyline to extend to Middle Street from Hālawa.^[70]
•  - Iowa City Commuter Rail to start operations between Iowa City and North Liberty.^[71]
•  - KC Streetcar to extend to Berkeley Riverfront from River Market North.^[72]
• – Link light rail 2 Line to extend to Redmond from Redmond Technology.^[73]
•  - Los Angeles Metro C Line to extend from Aviation/Century station to LAX/Metro Transit Center station and K Line to extend from Westchester/Veterans station to Aviation/Century station.^[74]
•  - Los Angeles Metro D Line to extend to Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western.^[75]
• – MBTA South Coast Rail to start service from Boston to New Bedford and Fall River.^[76]
•  - Phoenix Valley Metro Rail South Central Line to open between Central Avenue and Baseline Road.^[77]
•  - SMART to extend service to Windsor from Sonoma County Airport.^[78]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 株式会社インプレス . 2024-09-05 . Osaka Metro延伸 コスモスクエア～夢洲が25年1月19日開業 . 2024-09-08 . Impress Watch . ja.
3. Web site: 2024-10-08 . Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line Connecting R.V. Road To Bommasandra Delayed Again; Now Set To Begin In... . 2024-10-15 . Times Now . en.
4. Web site: Indore Yellow Line Opening .
5. Web site: 2024-10-06 . India Tourism Shines With New Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Set To Link New Delhi With Srinagar: Launch Date And Key Details Inside - Travel And Tour World . 2024-10-07 . en-US.
6. Web site: Arenaways and Turnit partnership to enhance local rail services in Italy . 2024-10-06 . Global Railway Review . en.
7. Web site: 2024-01-05 . Every 7 minutes: Tram extension to Findel could open as early as January 2025 . 2024-02-17 . RTL Today . en.
8. Web site: Work continues on the Buffalo DL&W Terminal's restoration . 13 April 2023.
9. News: 10 July 2020 . Major Construction Begins on Foothill Gold Line Extension Project . 18 August 2020 . NBC Los Angeles.
10. News: Felschundneff . Steven . 2 February 2023 . State rejects funding light rail extension to Claremont . 3 February 2023 . Claremont Courier.
11. News: 26 June 2023 . Foothill Gold Line celebrates completion of major trackwork for Glendora to Pomona light-rail project . 29 June 2023 . Mass Transit.
12. News: 2024-05-28 . Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3: BKC to Aarey Phase 1 operations set to start from July. Check route map and stations . 2024-10-06 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
13. Web site: 2024-11-04 . Eurostar to run direct A’dam-London service from February . 2024-11-18 . RailTech.com . en-GB.
14. News: 30% of metro rail priority corridor works completed in Patna. The Times of India . 18 January 2023.
15. Stateholders' Workshop for Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewar-Alwar RRTS Corridor. 2017-09-20. https://archive.today/20170920082500/http://ncrtc.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Presentation_for%20Stakeholder%20Workshop_final%20ppt.pdf. 20 September 2017. dead.
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17. Web site: İmamoğlu . Ekrem . Metro yapımına hız kesmeden devam ediyoruz. . 28 April 2024 . Twitter.
18. News: Mills . Wes . Progress continues on Double Track, West Lake Corridor. 27 August 2023 . Lakeshore Public Media . Lakeshore Public Media. 7 July 2023.
19. Web site: 2024-02-17 . Meerut Metro's first trainset unveiled in major boost to rapid rail project . 2024-10-06 . India Today . en.
20. News: 2024-03-04 . Mumbai: Five New Metro Lines To Roll Out Next Year, Details Inside . 2024-10-06 . . en.
21. Web site: Bhoj Metro .
22. Web site: LRT Shah Alam Line to open in Q3 2024, says Loke.
23. News: BEM wins bid for Orange Line project. Bangkok Post . 9 September 2022.
24. News: MRT Orange Line summary of factual information. MRTA Website . 18 March 2023.
25. OC Streetcar Project Quarterly Update . 12 October 2023 . 5 . 31 October 2023.
26. Web site: Automated People Mover Project - Monthly Report for March 2024 . Electronic Municipal Market Access . LAX Integrated Express Solutions . April 26, 2024.
27. News: 2022-04-04 . Mumbai: Metro Lines 2A & 7 likely to be fully opened on August 15 . 2024-10-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
28. Web site: Hastie . Hamish . Look at the cars: Coldplay concerts delay Armadale line shutdown . WAtoday . 22 May 2023 . 22 May 2023 . 22 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522033309/https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/look-at-the-cars-coldplay-concerts-delay-armadale-line-shutdown-20230522-p5da8x.html . live.
29. Web site: Frequently asked questions . Metro Tunnel . Victorian Government . 13 June 2020.
30. Web site: Transport for NSW . Parramatta Light Rail . February 19, 2024 . Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 NSW Government . June 3, 2024 . www.nsw.gov.au . en-AU.
31. Web site: Work Schedule . 2024-11-19 . REM . en.
32. Web site: 2021-05-07 . 促进漓江两岸交通融合，桂林轨道交通1号线将规划向东延伸至七星区？-桂林生活网新闻中心 . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122153/http://news.guilinlife.com/n/2020-05/12/465236.shtml . 7 May 2021 .
33. Web site: http://sh.house.ifeng.com/detail/2016_02_22/50699861_0.shtml. zh:上海未来10年9条轨交新线公示 全线站点解密 ——凤凰房产上海 . zh . sh.house.ifeng.com. 19 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914041153/http://sh.house.ifeng.com/detail/2016_02_22/50699861_0.shtml. 14 September 2017. live.
34. Web site: Siden blev ikke fundet. dead. 2018-08-21. 2018-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821160451/https://www.dinletbane.dk/in-english/stations-and-trains/.
35. Web site: Projet Métro ligne 15 Nouvelle ligne Pont de Sèvres > Noisy-Champs. Île-deFrance Mobilités. 5 October 2023. 2 August 2023.
36. Web site: tours tramway line 2 opening . 2024-11-18 . Bing . en.
37. Web site: Der Bauablauf im Überblick . Linie 1 und 8 . . 21 August 2024 . de.
38. Web site: Belgrade-Budapest Railway Project, Europe . 2024-12-04 . Railway Technology . en-US.
39. Web site: Delhi Metro Phase-4 gets government nod . . 19 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709052038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-metro-phase-4-gets-government-nod/articleshow/56379166.cms . 9 July 2017 . 6 January 2017.
40. Web site: Will not let funding row derail Phase-IV: Government . The Economic Times . 19 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707054713/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/will-not-let-funding-row-derail-phase-iv-government/articleshow/59435629.cms . 7 July 2017 . 4 July 2017.
41. Web site: 2017-04-06 . MMRDA to begin tree count for Metro 6 . 2024-10-06 . Mid-day . en.
42. Web site: Bidding for Metro 10 line to start later this year . 2024-10-06 . DNA India . en.
43. Web site: Jones . Ben . 2024-01-04 . The most exciting new trains coming in 2024 . 2024-10-18 . . en.
44. Web site: adi . 2024-04-24 . New Coradia Stream High Capacity frames for CFL enter overnight testing . 2024-12-01 . Railway PRO . en-US.
45. Web site: Este sería el recorrido de la Línea 5 del Tren Ligero en Guadalajara (MAPA) . El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento . 8 September 2024 . es-MX . 21 August 2024 . Se tiene previsto que la L4 del Tren Ligero arranque hasta el primer semestre del 2025..
46. Web site: Corredor Interoceánico: este es el avance de la Línea K; tramo entre Oaxaca y Chiapas . Diario del Istmo . 8 September 2024 . es-MX . 3 September 2024.
47. Web site: 15 March 2023 . Auckland's City Rail Link cost climbs by $1 billion . 17 May 2023 . . en-nz . 17 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517062830/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/485996/auckland-s-city-rail-link-cost-climbs-by-1-billion . live.
48. Web site: Writer . Staff . ZAWYA . Saudi to issue Jeddah Metro tenders to private sector . 2024-10-06 . www.zawya.com . en.
49. Web site: CAF delivers first out of 7 new trains to Senegal . 2024-10-16 . RAILMARKET.com . en.
50. Web site: Three new stations to close loop on Circle Line . 2024-08-22 . TODAY . en.
51. Web site: Liu Yanyi (劉彥宜) . 史上最困難捷運工程！信義線東延段力拚2025年底前完工 政治 CTWANT . www.ctwant.com . CTWant . 9 December 2023 . zh-Hant-TW . 9 December 2023.
52. News: Abraham. Gerber. MRT line to take 8 years: DORTS. 19 October 2014. Taipei Times. 9 November 2014.
53. Web site: Halkalı-Kapıkule Hızlı Tren Projesi'nin ilk etabı 2025'te tamamlanacak . 2024-10-06 . www.aa.com.tr.
54. Web site: 2022-10-03 . Istanbul: Metro reaches the Asian airport . 2024-10-06 . Urban Transport Magazine . en-US.
55. Web site: Uskudar-Samandira Metro Line . 2024-10-06 . www.metro.istanbul.
56. Web site: 300 Gün 300 Proje . 2024-10-06 . 300gun300proje.ibb.istanbul.
57. Web site: 2024-09-29 . Bakan Uraloğlu tarih verdi: Gayrettepe-Halkalı arası 57 dakikaya düşüyor! . 2024-10-06 . Milliyet . tr.
58. Web site: Facebook . 2024-10-06 . www.facebook.com.
59. #Canlı A Haber ekranlarında Canan Barlas ile Gündem Programı'nın konuğuyum. . en . 2024-10-06 . www.youtube.com.
60. Web site: Ajansı . Anadolu . 2023-09-28 . Zinnur Büyükgöz, Gebze Halkına Müjdeyi Verdi! . 2024-10-06 . Mavi Marmara Gazetesi . tr.
61. Web site: International2019-11-14T14:36:00+00:00 . Metro Report . Sino-Turkish consortium to build Konya metro . 2024-10-06 . Railway Gazette International . en.
62. News: Jones . Tamlyn . Work to start on next phase of West Midlands Metro extension . 28 May 2021 . Business Live . 25 May 2021.
63. Web site: May 2022 . EWR2 Project Newsletter Spring 2022 . East West Rail Alliance . Mark . Cuzner. (Winslow Station progress update)
64. Web site: Herald . Sun . 2024-08-06 . Amtrak train from NOLA to Mobile finally gets approved. What's next and when will it roll? . 2024-08-12 . NOLA.com . en.
65. Web site: MONTEREY COUNTY RAIL EXTENSION . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902011035/https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/b19d25afa/TAMC-MCRE.pdf . 2 September 2023 . 6 September 2024 . Transportation Agency for Monterey County.
66. News: Schmalz . David . 12 October 2021 . A long-stalled commuter rail extension project from Gilroy to Salinas is making critical progress, and finally has an estimated arrival time. . 12 October 2021 . Monterey County Weekly.
67. Web site: 15 October 2022 . Heart of Salinas gets a new life . 6 September 2024 . Monterey Herald.
68. Web site: Silver Line Project . 2023-06-22 . dart.org . en.
69. Web site: Worrell . Carolina . March 27, 2024 . Report: Dreamstar Lines Signs MOU With UP for Coast Line Track Access . March 31, 2024 . Railway Age.
70. News: . 9 May 2023 . 'A 21st-century system': To fanfare, city announces official opening date of rail's first phase . 19 June 2023 . Hawaii News Now.
71. Web site: Hansen . Ryan . Battery-operated passenger train from Iowa City to North Liberty possible as soon as 2025 . 2024-08-22 . USA TODAY . en-US.
72. Web site: Project Overview . 2024-10-15 . Build KC Streetcar . en-US.
73. Web site: Downtown Redmond Link Extension Project map and summary Sound Transit . 2024-08-22 . www.soundtransit.org.
74. Web site: Two big changes are coming soon to the C and K Lines Nov. 3 . . . October 22, 2024.
75. Web site: @numble . October 2023 status report for LA Metro's D Line Extension Section 1. 88.66% as of 10/27/23, +0.6% since 9/29/23. Contractor's forecast completion date is 6/17/23, 25 days later than last forecast. . 2023-12-18.
76. News: Farrar . Molly . 16 June 2024 . South Coast commuter rail extension start delayed again to spring 2025 . 17 June 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617030556/https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/06/16/south-coast-commuter-rail-extension-start-delayed-again-to-spring-2025/ . 17 June 2024 . Boston.com.
77. Web site: South Central Extension/Downtown Hub . 22 November 2019 . Valley Metro . 28 February 2020.
78. Web site: SMART restarts work on long-awaited Windsor extension . Marin Independent Journal . 6 September 2024 . 24 November 2023.