2026 in rail transport

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Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2026. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.

## Events

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### February

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

### March

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* - Scheduled Shikibu Station on the Hapi-Line Fukui opening.[2]

### May

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

### June

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* - 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.

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* - Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor starts operations between Surat and Bilimora.[6]
* - Planned completion of the Poprad-Vydrník section of the core Bratislava-Žilina-Košice railway being able to run trains up to 160km/h.[7]

### September

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* - São Paulo Metro Line 6 planned opening.[8]

### December

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* - Planned opening of the cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System.[citation needed]

### Unknown date

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* - Cross River Rail starts operations between Boggo Road and Exhibition.[9]
* - Inland Rail completion.[10]
* - Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line expected to start operation.[11]
* - Dhaka MRT 1 starts operations between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Kamalapur Railway Station.[12]
* - São Paulo Metro Line 2 extension to Penha station opening.[citation needed]
* – SkyTrain (Vancouver) Extension of the Millennium Line to Arbutus from VCC–Clark.[13]
* - Crown Bridges opening.[citation needed]
* - Opening of RER E from Nanterre–La Folie to Mantes-la-Jolie.[14]
* - Opening of Paris Métro Line 16 from Saint-Denis–Pleyel to Clichy–Montfermeil.[15]
* - Opening of Paris Métro Line 17 from Saint-Denis–Pleyel to Le Bourget Aéroport.[16]
* - Opening of Paris Métro Line 18 from Massy-Palaiseau to Christ de Saclay.[17]
* - Lyon Tramway Line T6 extension to La Doua–Gaston Berger.[18]
* - Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T9 from Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie to Charpennes–Charles Hernu.[19]
* - Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T10 from Gare de Vénissieux to Halle Tony Garnier.[20]
* - Opening of Brest Tramway Line B from Hôpital Cavale to Gare Gambetta.[21]
* - 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.[22]
* - Naples–Foggia railway to be upgraded to 200 km/h (120 mph).[citation needed]
* – Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway expected completion.[23]
* – Expected Bologna tramway opening.[24]
* - Expected opening of Milan Metro Line 1 extension to Monza.[25]
* - Opening of the Tel Aviv Light Rail Purple Line.[26]
* - MRL East Coast Rail Link opening, bringing 160 km/h (99 mph) service.[citation needed]
* – Stage 6 of the Circle MRT line is expected to open to make a closed loop.[citation needed]
* - Janghang Line upgrading to 250 km/h.[citation needed]
* - Chungbuk Line upgrading to 230 km/h.[citation needed]
* - Slussenområdet intermodal terminal upgrading completion (started in 2016).[citation needed]
* - Taoyuan Metro Green line opens.[27]
* - Sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line, and Anglia to be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 signalling.[28]
* - Earliest expected completion of the Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead.[29]
* - Planned opening (or 2030) of the Inglewood Transit Connector, intended to link the city's sports venues to the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[30]
* - Estimated restoration of rail service along the Lackawanna Cut-Off, with New Jersey Transit starting commuter service to Andover Township.[31][32]
* - The segment of the Capitol Corridor running through the East Bay is planned to be rerouted over the Coast Line.[33]
* – Expected date the San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express are to be extended to Natomas.[34]
* – Expected date the S-Line streetcar is to be extended to Highland Drive.[35]
* – Expected date the Altamont Corridor Express is to be extended to Ceres as part of the Valley Rail project.[34]
* – 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.[36]

## References

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1. ^ Theparat, Chatrudee (30 October 2020). "Tangled lines". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
2. ^ "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". 福井新聞ONLINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
3. ^ Goldeen, Joe (20 September 2020). "Feds chip in $20M for major Stockton railroad project". The Record. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
4. ^ Meier, Ricardo (1 December 2023). "Linha 17-Ouro aparece com inauguração prevista para junho de 2026". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
5. ^ Solheim Rocha, Erik (29 May 2024). "Nuevas líneas del Metro llevan un 30 por ciento de avance, señala Samuel García". Milenio. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
6. ^ "When will India's first bullet train project between Ahmedabad-Mumbai be completed? NHSRCL answers". The Times of India. 2024-04-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
7. ^ "Vlaky pod Tatrami pôjdu až 160-kilometrovou rýchlosťou. Chystá sa veľká rekonštrukcia". 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
8. ^ lobo, Caio (11 September 2020). "Concessionária Linha Universidade terá mais de RS 1 bi em incentivos fiscais para obra da Linha 6-Laranja". Metrô CPTM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
9. ^ "Project Overview". Cross River Rail. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
10. ^ "Key facts". Inland Rail. ARTC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
11. ^ "Scott Morrison announces construction on Western Sydney Airport metro line to start this year". 7News. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
12. ^ Correspondent, Staff (2021-12-13). "Metro Rail: Roll-out on Victory Day next year". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-18. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
13. ^ Chan, Kenneth (May 13, 2021). "Major construction now officially underway on $2.8-billion Broadway Subway". Daily Hive. Vancouver, British Columbia. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
14. ^ "L'arrivée du RER Eole dans les Yvelines à nouveau retardée". Les Echos. September 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
15. ^ "Projet Métro ligne 16 Nouvelle ligne Saint-Denis Pleyel > Noisy-Champs". Île-de-France Mobilité (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
16. ^ "Projet Métro ligne 17 Nouvelle ligne Saint-Denis Pleyel > Le Mesnil Amelot". Île-de-France Mobilité (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
17. ^ "Projet Métro ligne 18 Nouvelle ligne Aéroport d'Orly > Versailles Chantiers". Île-de-France Mobilité (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
18. ^ "Prolongement ligne T6". SYTRAL Mobilités (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
19. ^ "Tramway T9 : découvrez le projet". SYTRAL Mobilités (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
20. ^ "Tramway T10 : découvrez le projet". SYTRAL Mobilités (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
21. ^ "Le tracé du futur tram de Brest se dessine plus précisément". Le Télégramme (in French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
22. ^ "Verlängerung der U4 auf die Horner Geest: Informationen zum Bauprojekt" (PDF). Schneller durch Hamburg (in German). Hamburger Hochbahn AG. June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
23. ^ "Terzo Valico - Nodo di Genova". www.fsitaliane.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
24. ^ "Progetto di Fattibilità' Tecnica Ed economica della prima linea tranviaria di Bologna [Linea Rossa]" [Technical and economic feasibility project of the first tramway line in Bologna [Red Line]] (PDF). comune.bologna.it (in Italian). Comune di Bologna. 2019-03-07.
25. ^ Lana, Laura (15 March 2023). "Stop al prolungamento della linea 1, appello al governo: "Lavori da terminare"" (in Italian). Il Giorno.
26. ^ "Huge Tel Aviv light rail tender attracts 5 bids". Globes. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
27. ^ "Ground broken for Taoyuan Metro green line". Overseas Chinese Affairs Council. Central News Agency. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019. Alt URL Republished as: "Taoyuan Green Line breaks ground". Taipei Times. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
28. ^ "East Coast Main Line digital railway funding approved". Railway Gazette. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
29. ^ "TfL's Spending Review Prospectus - September 2020" (PDF). Transport for London. 30 September 2020. pp. 9–45. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
30. ^ "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital ProgramFourth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). CalSTA. California State Transportation Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
31. ^ "Nj Transit".
32. ^ Krawczeniuk, Borys (March 2, 2020). "New study drops cost of passenger train comeback". The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
33. ^ "Capitol Corridor South Bay Connect" (PDF). CCJPA. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
34. ^ a b Holland, John (March 13, 2023). "ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot". Modesto Bee. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
35. ^ rideuta (April 2024). "S-LINE EXTENSION FACT SHEET" (PDF). rideuta.com.
36. ^ Lindblom, Mike (May 26, 2023). "Wetlands bridge adds delay and $72 million to light-rail project". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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