2008 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2008. Please be aware that the actual dates that these events occur on may differ substantially from what is shown here.
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Events
By month
December events
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December - The first section of a new light rail system, part of Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona, is scheduled to open.[1][2]
By season
Summer events
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- The project to rebuild and upgrade Guiyang Southern Station to more than double its capacity is expected to be completed.[3]
Unknown date events
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- The Docklands Light Railway extension to connect with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is expected to open. -
- The railway tunnel, Marmaray under Turkey's Bosphorus strait is expected to open for service. -
- Indian Railways expects to complete the conversion of its electrified section in Mumbai from a 1,500 volt DC system to 25,000 volts AC; this will make the Mumbai section's electrification consistent with the rest of Indian Railways' network. -
- Vietnam expects to complete construction on the Hanoi-Lao Cai railway line upgrade.[4] -
- The first line of Jerusalem's light rail system is scheduled to begin operations.[5] -
- The Osaka Outer Loop Line and the eighth line of the Osaka City Subway are scheduled to open in Osaka, Japan; the opening was originally scheduled for 2006, but it was delayed due to problems acquiring land.
References
- ^ Associated Press (reprinted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, February 16 2005), Phoenix begins work on light rail. Retrieved February 16 2005.
- ^ Valley Metro. Construction schedule. Retrieved on 2006-09-20.
- ^ CRI Online (December 28 2005), Building of Railway Hub in SW China Started. Retrieved December 29 2005.
- ^ Xinhua (September 25 2005), France to fund Vietnam in upgrading busiest railway route. Retrieved September 27 2005.
- ^ Lefkovits, Etgar; Jerusalem Post (February 8 2006), Jerusalem-TA high-speed railway to be online in 2010. Retrieved February 8 2006.
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