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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2021. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
January 4 – The Island Line, Isle of Wight temporarily closes for renovations and Class 483 units are withdrawn from service.[1] The cars originally operated on the London Underground starting in 1938.
January 22 – Opening of the full Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway.[2]
February[edit]
February 7 – Transport for Wales Rail takes over the Wales & Borders franchise from KeolisAmey Wales.[3]
February 27 – Metrorrey Line 3 commences operation in Monterrey, Mexico.[4]
March[edit]
March 4 – Opening of 172 km (107 mi) stretch of North-South Railway.[5]
March 26 – Sohag train collision
April[edit]
April 1 – The Moscow Metro Bolshaya Koltsevaya line is extended to Mnyovniki.[6]
April 2 – Hualien train derailment
April 6 – The Te Huia passenger service between Hamilton and Papakuri begins,[7] including the opening of a new transit hub in Hamilton.[8][9]
April 10 – The Île-de-France tramway Line 9 opens.[10]- April 18 – Toukh train accident
- April 25 – Taichung Metro's Green Line commences operation in Taichung.[11] The line had opened the previous November, but was shut down for repairs after trains exhibited faulty couplers.
May[edit]
- May 3 – Mexico City Metro overpass collapse
May 6 – Flixtrain begins operating long-distance passenger services from Stockholm to Gothenburg.[12]
May 10 – SNCF open-access operator Ouigo begins low-cost high-speed rail passenger services over the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line.[13]
May 24 – Kelana Jaya LRT collision
June[edit]
June 7 – 2021 Ghotki train collision: The Millat Express from Karachi derails near Daharki in Sindh province and the Sir Syed Express coming in the opposite direction collides with it and overturns, killing at least 50.[14]- June 23 – Renfe begins Avlo low-cost high-speed rail passenger services over the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line.[13]
- June 25 – Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, Xiamen Metro Line 3 begins operation.
- June 26 – Zhengzhou Metro Line 3 Extension begins operation.
June 27 – The Tuen Ma Line fully opens, with a new section between Hung Hom and Kai Tak.[15]- June 28 – Mianyang–Luzhou high-speed railway (Neijiang-Zigong-Luzhou section), Hangzhou Metro Line 8, Hangzhou–Haining intercity railway, Shaoxing Metro Line 1 (Keqiao–Guniangqiao section),[16] Changzhou Metro Line 2, Xuzhou Metro Line 3 begins operation.
- June 29 – Xi'an Metro Line 14 begins operation and merges with the former Airport Intercity Line;[17] Suzhou Rail Transit Line 5 begins operation.[18]
June 30 – Metro Express (Mauritius) extended by 2 stations (Phase 2A).[19]
July[edit]
July 5 – Manila LRT Line 2 East Extension opens.[20]- July 20 – 2021 Henan floods overwhelm part of Zhengzhou Metro Line 5, killing 14.[21]
August[edit]
August 2 – SRT Dark Red Line of Bangkok suburban railway system begins operation.[22]
August 4 – Milavče train crash
August 6 – The final section of the Delhi Metro Pink Line between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I opens after being previously delayed due to land acquisition and rehabilitation issues.[citation needed]
August 9 – The Tampere light rail system begins operation with Lines 1 and 3.[23][24][25]- August 18 – The initial section of Foshan Nanhai Tram Line 1 opened.[26]
- August 26 – Line 7 and Batong line of Beijing Subway extended to Universal Resort station.[27]
August 28 – Thomson–East Coast MRT line Stage 2 opens.[28]- August 29 – Through operation of Line 1 and Batong line of Beijing Subway started.[29]
A Siemens S700 streetcar in service on the CityLynx Gold Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. (September 2021)
August 30 – Opening of the Center City Corridor expansion of LYNX streetcar service in Charlotte, North Carolina.[30]
September[edit]
- September 20 – Opening of the Northern line extension to Battersea[31] in London.
- September 25 – Montana train derailment
October[edit]
- October 2 – Opening of the Northgate Link extension in Seattle.[32]
- – A new light rail line is expected to commence operations between El Salam, New Administrative Capital, and 10th of Ramadan City.[33]
November[edit]
- November 1 – The Island Line, Isle of Wight is expected to recommence service using Class 484 units.[34]
- November 4 – São Paulo Metro Line 15 extension to Jardim Colonial expected to open.[35]
- November 21 – The Mid-Coast Trolley extension of the San Diego Trolley Blue Line is expected to begin service in San Diego, California.[36]
- – Planned partial opening of MRT Putrajaya line, Malaysia's fifth metro line, from Sungai Buloh/Kwasa Damansara to Kampong Batu.[37]
December[edit]
December 2 – Planned opening of Boten–Vientiane railway, 160 km/h service.[38][39]- December 12 – Karlsruhe Stadtbahn city centre tunnel expected completion.[40]
- – São Paulo Metro Line 4 extension to Vila Sônia estimated to open.[41]
- – Opening of the Jinhua Metro in Jinhua, China.[42][43]
- – The Philippine National Railways' first standard-gauge electric multiple unit stock for the North–South Commuter Railway is scheduled to be delivered.[44]
- – The Science Park and Lechmere stations of the MBTA's Green Line are scheduled to reopen as part of the Green Line Extension project.[45][46]
Unknown date[edit]
- – Opening of Line 11, extension of Capital Airport Express, and the remaining sections of Line 8 and Line 14 of Beijing Subway.[47]
- – Opening of the first phase of the Fenghuang Maglev.[48]
– Odense Letbane opening.[49]- – upgrading of Ringsted - Fehrman line will speed up services to Germany.[citation needed]
– Construction is expected to begin on the Metro Riel light rail system in Guatemala City.[50]
– Amsterdam Metro to introduce 24-hour operation during weekends.[citation needed]
– Riyadh Metro to reach its peak length of 176 km (just two years after its opening).[citation needed]
– Expected start of operation Belgrade–Stara Pazova section at 200 km/h (120 mph).[51]- – Expected opening of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Westside extension.[52][53][54]
- – Texas Central Railway expected to begin construction on a high-speed rail system between Houston and Dallas.[55]
- – Amtrak Cascades service is expected to restart over the Point Defiance Bypass. The rail line was closed in 2017 after the service's inaugural run through the corridor resulted in a derailment.[56]
- – Honolulu Rail Transit is expected to begin limited passenger operations.[57]
– The first section of Hanoi Metro Line 2A, Vietnam's first rapid transit line, is scheduled to open.[58]
Industry awards[edit]
Japan[edit]
- Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club
- 2021 Blue Ribbon Award: Kintetsu 80000 series Hinotori EMU, Kintetsu
- 2021 Laurel Prize: E261 series EMU JR East, N700S Series Shinkansen JR Central
North America[edit]
- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
- 2021 Railroader of the Year: Keith Creel (CP)
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