2030 in rail transport explained

Events

December

•  - Gulf Railway starts operations between Kuwait City and Muscat.^[1]

Unknown date

•  - Opening of the Dhaka Circular Railway.^[2]
•  - Opening of the Dhaka Metro Rail MRT 2.
•  - Sofia–Thessaloniki High-Speed Railway to start operations.^[3]
•  - Sofia–Varna High-Speed Railway to start operations.^[4]
•  - Full completion of the Sichuan–Tibet railway.^[5]
•  - Greater Cairo to Abu Simbel High Speed Line starts operations.^[6]
•  - Rail Baltica to be fully complete.^[7]
•  - Opening of Paris Métro Line 17 from to Le Mesnil-Amlot.^[8]
•  - Opening of Paris Métro Line 18 from Christ de Saclay to .^{[9] [10]}
•  - Lyon Tramway T8 to start operations between Vaulx-en-Velin and Venissieux.^[11]
•  - Athens Metro Line 4 to start operations between Alsos Veikou and Goudi.^[12]
•  - Latest expected opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen from to .^[13]
•  - Al Boraq expands to Marrakesh from Casablanca.^[14]
•  - Second section of the new Luxembourg-Belvaux rapid tram line to Foetz is expected to open.^[15]
•  - Latest expected opening of the Lisbon–Porto high-speed rail line.^[16]
• – Belgrade Metro Line 2 starts operations between Bezanija and Mirijevo.^[17]
•  - Completion of Phase I of the Cross Island MRT line.^[18]
•  - The earliest upgrade of Žilina-Poprad railway up to 160 km/h.^[19]
•  - Expected completion of the Madrid–Extremadura high-speed rail line.^[20]
•  - Taoyuan Airport MRT extends from Zhongli to Zhongli Sports Park.
•  - The Red Line of the Chicago "L" is planned to be extended to 130th Street.^[21]
•  - Date by which the Foothill Extension to Montclair Transcenter is planned to be completed by.^[22]
•  - Earliest expected opening of the C Line Extension in Los Angeles County.^[23]
•  - Completion of South Coast Rail Phase II, which will reactivate tracks past a previous branch to meet with the line to Fall River, Massachusetts.^[24]
•  - Altamont Corridor Express and Amtrak San Joaquins are expected to begin services to Merced as part of the Valley Rail project,^{[25] [26]} upon which it will become the southern terminus of the San Joaquins.
•  - Altamont Corridor Express is planned to commence a spur line service to Union City station in the East Bay.^{[27] [28]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gulf Railway opening date. .
2. Web site: Dhaka Circular .
3. Web site: BATRAK . OLEKSANDR . 2023-10-20 . Construction of High-Speed Railway in Bulgaria . 2024-12-04 . Railway Supply . en-US.
4. Web site: pamela . 2023-10-20 . Plans for high-speed rail in Bulgaria presented . 2024-12-04 . Railway PRO . en-US.
5. Web site: 川藏铁路雅林段"一头一尾"站前工程招标，计划4月开工. 2021-01-31. 2023-06-29. 2022-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616025729/https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202101/58041523.html. live.
6. Web site: Orascom Construction Consortium Signs the Second Phase of Egypt’s First High-Speed Rail System to Expand the Network to 2,000 KM . 2024-11-18 . Orascom Construction . en-US.
7. Web site: Rail Baltica . 2024-12-04 . www.railbaltica.org . en-US.
8. Web site: 22 February 2018 . La nouvelle feuille de route du Grand Paris Express . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171901/https://www.societedugrandparis.fr/gpe/actualite/la-nouvelle-feuille-de-route-du-grand-paris-express-1683 . 23 February 2018 . 23 February 2018 . Societedugrandparis.fr. .
9. Web site: Single public inquiry prior to the amending declaration of public utility concerning the project for line 18 of the Grand Paris Express transport network linking Orly Airport stations (excluded) at Versailles Chantiers, bringing the planning documents of the municipalities of Orsay, Palaiseau and Wissous (91) into compatibility: File . 22 July 2020 . www.enquetes-publiques.com.
10. Web site: 2023-11-17 . Pose des rails sur le viaduc, construction des gares… le chantier de la ligne 18 du métro avance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118105721/https://actu.fr/societe/pose-des-rails-sur-le-viaduc-construction-des-gares-le-chantier-de-la-ligne-18-du-metro-avance_60346292.html . 2023-11-18 . 2023-11-19 . actu.fr . fr.
11. Web site: Faure . Anthony . 2021-10-07 . Nouvelle ligne de tram T8 entre Bellecour et Part-Dieu à Lyon : pourquoi le projet est au ralenti . 2024-11-13 . Lyon Capitale . fr-FR.
12. Web site: 2022-10-21 . Tendering – ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε . 2024-11-13 . web.archive.org.
13. Web site: Next Shinkansen will not only be faster, safer, but save on power . Hosozawa . Ayateru . Asahi Shimbun . 8 June 2018 . 11 May 2019 . 8 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180608074644/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201806080003.html . dead .
14. Web site: Sambidge . Andy . 2024-03-26 . Morocco issues tender for high-speed rail to Marrakech . 2024-11-18 . AGBI . en-US.
15. Web site: 2023-09-13 . High-speed tram, bike path, carpool lane: Government announces monumental €3 billion transport project in southern Luxembourg . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217184805/https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2113834.html . 2024-02-17 . 2024-02-17 . RTL Today . en.
16. Web site: 22 October 2020 . Portugal to invest 43 billion euros in large infrastructure by 2030, PM says . 5 January 2021 . Reuters.
17. Web site: srbija.gov.rs . Construction of Belgrade Metro to begin on 22 November . 2024-11-18 . www.srbija.gov.rs . en.
18. Web site: Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line . Ministry of Transport (MOT) . 17 May 2021 . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line . live .
19. Web site: Úseky, kde bude povolená rýchlosť 160. Železnice stoja pred masívnou modernizáciou.. January 15, 2024. June 19, 2024. September 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240916072445/https://www.startitup.sk/useky-kde-bude-povolena-rychlost-160-zeleznice-stoja-pred-masivnou-modernizaciou/. live.
20. Web site: Extremadura: AVE con destino a 2030. El Periódico Extremadura. 3 January 2021. Rocío. Sánchez Rodríguez. 29 June 2023. 4 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204071610/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/extremadura/2021/01/03/extremadura-ave-destino-2030-43801239.html. live.
21. Web site: Archived copy . 2024-08-17 . 2024-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817172539/https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/14/cta-approves-massive-contract-to-build-red-line-extension-as-costs-top-5-billion/ . live .
22. News: Scauzillo . Steve . State funds Pomona-to-Montclair light rail, first LA Metro project to San Bernardino County . July 9, 2024 . . . July 8, 2024 . July 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240709011750/https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/08/state-funds-pomona-to-montclair-light-rail-first-la-metro-project-to-san-bernardino-county/ . live .
23. News: Sharp . Steven . Metro rolls out new options for C Line extension to Torrance . 12 August 2022 . Urbanize Los Angeles . 9 August 2022 . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810190552/https://la.urbanize.city/post/metro-rolls-out-new-options-c-line-extension-torrance . live .
24. News: Sharp differences over latest plan for South Coast Rail . . June 16, 2017 . John . Laidler . June 18, 2017 . June 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618072057/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2017/06/16/sharp-differences-over-latest-plan-for-south-coast-rail/Vlmt4rC3DXy8Wo5gIJWLYI/story.html . live .
25. News: Holland . John . Board advances ACE service to Turlock and Merced County. When will first train run? . 9 December 2021 . Modesto Bee . 4 December 2021 . 16 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916072351/https://www.modbee.com/news/local/turlock/article256313117.html . live .
26. News: Holland . John . ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot . 13 March 2023 . Modesto Bee . March 13, 2023 . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312161407/https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article272920205.html . live .
27. Krause . Daniel . Mangonon . Anthony . Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) . Wordpress . AECOM . 21 December 2023 . June 1, 2022 . 21 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221210246/https://northvalleyraildotorg.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/nvprsp-final-initial-service-and-ops-planning-analysis-memo-20230828.pdf . live .
28. News: Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030 . 22 December 2023 . East Bay Echo . December 12, 2023 . 22 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222040431/https://eastbayecho.com/2023/12/12/union-city-on-track-to-become-regional-transit-hub-by-2030/ . live .