2026 in rail transport explained

Events

February

•  - Scheduled MRT Orange Line Phase 2 Western Extension opening.^[1]

March

•  - Shikibu Station on the Hapi-Line Fukui opens^[2] .

May

•  - Planned completion of the Stockton Diamond grade separation project.^[3]

June

•  - São Paulo Metro Line 17 expected to start operation.^[4]
•  - Metrorrey Lines 4 and 6 are expected to be opened on or before this time.^[5]

August

•  - Planned completion of the Poprad-Vydrník section of the core Bratislava-Žilina-Košice railway being able to run trains up to 160km/h.^[6]

September

•  - São Paulo Metro Line 6 planned opening.^[7]

December

•  - Planned opening of the cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System.

Unknown date

•  - Inland Rail completion.^[8]
•  - Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line expected to start operation.^[9]
•  - São Paulo Metro Line 2 extension to Penha station opening.
• – SkyTrain (Vancouver) Extension of the Millennium Line to from .^[10]
•  - Crown Bridges opening.
•  - Opening of RER E from to .^[11]
•  - Opening of Paris Métro Line 16 from to Clichy–Montfermeil.^[12]
•  - Opening of Paris Métro Line 17 from to Le Bourget Aéroport.^[13]
•  - Opening of Paris Métro Line 18 from Massy-Palaiseau to Christ de Saclay.^[14]
•  - Lyon Tramway Line T6 extension to La Doua–Gaston Berger.^[15]
•  - Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T9 from Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie to Charpennes–Charles Hernu.^[16]
•  - Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T10 from Gare de Vénissieux to Halle Tony Garnier.^[17]
•  - Opening of Brest Tramway Line B from Hôpital Cavale to Gare Gambetta.^[18]
•  - Line U4 of the Hamburg U-Bahn is planned to branch off from line U2 at Horner Rennbahn before running 1.9 km to the new Horner Geest station.^[19]
•  - Naples–Foggia railway to be upgraded to .
• – Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway expected completion.^[20]
• – Expected Bologna tramway opening.^[21]
•  - Expected opening of Milan Metro Line 1 extension to Monza.^[22]
•  - Opening of the Tel Aviv Light Rail Purple Line.^[23]
•  - MRL East Coast Rail Link opening, bringing service.
• – Stage 6 of the Circle MRT line is expected to open to make a closed loop.
•  - Janghang Line upgrading to 250 km/h.
•  - Chungbuk Line upgrading to 230 km/h.
•  - Slussenområdet intermodal terminal upgrading completion (started in 2016).
•  - Taoyuan Metro Green line opens.^[24]
•  - Sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line, and Anglia to be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 signalling.^[25]
•  - Earliest expected completion of the Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead.^[26]
•  - Planned opening (or 2030) of the Inglewood Transit Connector, intended to link the city's sports venues to the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.^[27]
•  - Estimated restoration of rail service along the Lackawanna Cut-Off, with New Jersey Transit starting commuter service to Andover Township.^{[28] [29]}
•  - The segment of the Capitol Corridor running through the East Bay is planned to be rerouted over the Coast Line.^[30]
• – Expected date the San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express are to be extended to Natomas.^[31]
• – Expected date the Altamont Corridor Express is to be extended to Ceres.^[31]
• – The Federal Way Extension of the Link light rail system in Seattle is expected to begin service. It extends the 1 Line south from SeaTac to Federal Way with two intermediate stops.^[32]

Notes and References

1. News: Theparat . Chatrudee . Tangled lines . 31 October 2020 . Bangkok Post . 30 October 2020.
2. Web site: ハピラインふくい「しきぶ駅」開業時期に遅れ 福井県越前市の王子保－武生間の新駅 社会 福井のニュース . 2024-08-15 . 福井新聞ONLINE . ja.
3. News: Goldeen . Joe . Feds chip in $20M for major Stockton railroad project . 11 October 2020 . The Record . 20 September 2020.
4. Web site: Linha 17-Ouro aparece com inauguração prevista para junho de 2026. Metrô CPTM. pt. Ricardo. Meier. 1 December 2023. 16 January 2024.
5. Web site: Solheim Rocha . Erik . Nuevas líneas del Metro llevan un 30 por ciento de avance, señala Samuel García . . 2 June 2024 . 29 May 2024.
6. Web site: Vlaky pod Tatrami pôjdu až 160-kilometrovou rýchlosťou. Chystá sa veľká rekonštrukcia.. 7 January 2024. 8 January 2024.
7. Web site: Concessionária Linha Universidade terá mais de RS 1 bi em incentivos fiscais para obra da Linha 6-Laranja. Metrô CPTM. pt. Caio. lobo. 11 September 2020. 31 December 2020.
8. Web site: Key facts . Inland Rail . ARTC . 13 June 2020.
9. Web site: Scott Morrison announces construction on Western Sydney Airport metro line to start this year. 7News. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020.
10. News: Chan . Kenneth . May 13, 2021 . Major construction now officially underway on $2.8-billion Broadway Subway . Daily Hive . Vancouver, British Columbia . January 26, 2022.
11. Web site: L'arrivée du RER Eole dans les Yvelines à nouveau retardée . Les Echos . September 2022 . 2022-10-22.
12. Web site: Projet Métro ligne 16 Nouvelle ligne Saint-Denis Pleyel > Noisy-Champs. fr. 2024-03-22. Île-de-France Mobilité.
13. Web site: Projet Métro ligne 17 Nouvelle ligne Saint-Denis Pleyel > Le Mesnil Amelot. fr. 2024-03-22. Île-de-France Mobilité.
14. Web site: Projet Métro ligne 18 Nouvelle ligne Aéroport d’Orly > Versailles Chantiers. fr. 2024-03-22. Île-de-France Mobilité.
15. Web site: Prolongement ligne T6. fr. 2024-03-22. SYTRAL Mobilités.
16. Web site: Tramway T9 : découvrez le projet. fr. 2024-03-22. SYTRAL Mobilités.
17. Web site: Tramway T10 : découvrez le projet. fr. 2024-03-22. SYTRAL Mobilités.
18. News: Le tracé du futur tram de Brest se dessine plus précisément. fr. 2021-11-25. 2024-03-22. Le Télégramme.
19. Web site: Verlängerung der U4 auf die Horner Geest: Informationen zum Bauprojekt . Schneller durch Hamburg . . 21 August 2024 . de . June 2022.
20. Web site: Terzo Valico - Nodo di Genova. www.fsitaliane.it. it. 2022-12-05.
21. Web site: Progetto di Fattibilità' Tecnica Ed economica della prima linea tranviaria di Bologna [Linea Rossa]]. it. Technical and economic feasibility project of the first tramway line in Bologna [Red Line]. 2019-03-07. Comune di Bologna. comune.bologna.it.
22. News: Laura . Lana. Stop al prolungamento della linea 1, appello al governo: "Lavori da terminare". Il Giorno. 15 March 2023 . it.
23. News: Huge Tel Aviv light rail tender attracts 5 bids . 21 May 2021 . Globes . 15 September 2020.
24. News: Ground broken for Taoyuan Metro green line . 13 October 2019 . Central News Agency . Overseas Chinese Affairs Council . 11 October 2018 . 11 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011092011/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201910110007.aspx. Alt URL Republished as: News: Taoyuan Green Line breaks ground . 13 October 2019 . Taipei Times . 12 October 2019.
25. News: East Coast Main Line digital railway funding approved . 21 October 2020 . Railway Gazette . 22 June 2020.
26. Web site: 30 September 2020. TfL's Spending Review Prospectus - September 2020. 30 September 2020. Transport for London. 9–45.
27. Web site: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital ProgramFourth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary . CalSTA . California State Transportation Agency . 22 April 2020.
28. Web site: Nj Transit.
29. News: New study drops cost of passenger train comeback . Krawczeniuk . Borys . The Citizens' Voice . March 2, 2020 . May 3, 2020.
30. Web site: Capitol Corridor South Bay Connect . CCJPA . 15 July 2020.
31. News: Holland . John . ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot . 13 March 2023 . Modesto Bee . March 13, 2023.
32. News: Lindblom . Mike . May 26, 2023 . Wetlands bridge adds delay and $72 million to light-rail project . The Seattle Times . August 24, 2023.