2025 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2025. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.
Events
[edit]January
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January 1 – Arenaways to launch regional service between Cuneo and Savigliano.[1]
January 5 – Riyadh Metro Line 3 starts operations between Jeddah Road and Khashm Al An.[2]- January 6
– O-Train: Line 2 to extend to Limebank from Greenboro, and Line 4 to open between Airport and South Keys.[3]
– Nice tramway: Line B opens as Lines 2 and 3 are rerouted.[4]
– The Moffat Tunnel 99-year lease is set to expire.[5]
January 7 – Tampere light rail extension to Lentävänniemi.[6]
January 15 – Kanpur Metro Orange Line extends to Kanpur Central from Moti Jheel.[7]
January 19 – Osaka Metro Chūō Line to extend to Yumeshima.[8]- January 18 – Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station opens on Line 14 of the Paris Métro.[9]
- January 25 – Namma Metro Yellow Line to open between Bommasandra-Hosa Road and Bommasandra.[10]
- January 26 – New Delhi-Srinagar sleeper train to start operations.[11]
- – Indore Metro Yellow Line starts operations between Gandhi Nagar and Airport.[12]
- – Line 1 of the Naples Metro to be extended to Centro Direzionale.[13]
- – Buffalo Metro Rail to extend to DL&W station from Special Events.[14]
February
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February 10 – Eurostar resumes direct Amsterdam-London service.[15]- – Mumbai Metro Line 3 to extend to Acharya Atrey Chowk from Income Tax Office.[16]
– Leixões Line to resume operations between Contumil and Leixoes.[17]
– Bratislava tramway network Route 3 extends from Jungmannova to Janíkov dvor.[18]- – Amtrak Gulf Coast to start service between New Orleans and Mobile.[19]
March
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March 2 – Line T1 of the Luxembourg tramway will be extended to Luxembourg Airport-Findel.[20]- March 22 – Line T14 of the Île-de-France tramway network opens between Esbly and Crécy-la-Chapelle.[21]
- March 26 – Avelia Liberty trains to replace Acela Express trains along the Northeast Corridor.[22]
– GRU Airport People Mover to open in São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.[23]- – Line 3 of the Pune Metro starts operations between Megapolis Circle and Civil Court.[24]
April
[edit]- – Delhi–Alwar RRTS to be completed, allowing speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) between Delhi and Alwar.[25]
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– Toulouse-Barcelona AVE high speed service to commence.[26] - – Orient Express La Dolce Vita to start service between Rome and Palermo.[27]
May
[edit]- – Mumbai Metro Line 3 to extend to Cuffe Parade from Acharya Atrey Chowk.[16]
- – MBTA South Coast Rail to start service from Boston to New Bedford and Fall River.[28]
- – South Shore Line West Lake Corridor starts operations between Chicago and Dyer.[29]
- – Great British Railways to take over as owner of the UK rail network from Network Rail.[30]
June
[edit]- June 1 – TTC Eglinton Crosstown Line to open between Mount Dennis and Kennedy.[31]
- – TTC Line 6 Finch West to start operations between Humber College and Finch West.[32]
– Zhengzhou-Kaifeng intercity railway to extend to Kaifeng railway station from Songchenglu.[33][34]- – Meerut Metro to start operations between Modipuram and Meerut South.[35]
July
[edit]- – Bhoj Metro Orange Line to start operations between Karond Chauraha and AIIMS.[36]
August
[edit]- August 15 – Patna Metro to start operations between Danapur Cantonment and Khemnichak.[37]
– Tallinn-Tartu electrification to be complete.[38]
– Line K of the Tren Interoceánico to start operations between Ixtepec and Arriaga.[39]- – OC Streetcar opens between Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and Harbor Transit Center.[40]
- – Valley Metro Rail South Central Line to open between Central Avenue and Baseline Road.[41][42]
September
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– LRT Shah Alam Line expected to open between Bandar Utama and Johan Setia.[43]
October
[edit]- October 18 – Line 1 of the Montpellier tramway to be extended to Cambacérès – Gare Sud de France.[44]
November
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– Thessaloniki Metro Line 2 to start operations between New Railway Station and Mikra.[45]- – Link light rail 2 Line to extend to Redmond from Redmond Technology; extend to Lynwood from South Bellevue.[46]
December
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December 15 – Koralm Railway to start operations between Graz and Klagenfurt.[47]- December 20 – Montpellier tramway Line 5 to start operations between Clapiers and Lavérune.[48]
December 31 – Metro Tunnel is planned to open, connecting north and south railway lines in Melbourne.[49]- – Strasbourg tramway Line F extends to Wolfisheim.[50]
- – Mumbai Metro Line 4 to start operations between Kasarvadavali and Wadala.[51]
- – Mumbai Metro Line 9 to start operations between Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium and Dahisar East.[52]
– Astana Light Metro to start operations between Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport and Astana Nurly Zhol station.[53]
– Saint Peterburg Metro Line 6 to start operations between Yugo-Zapadnaya and Putilovskaya.[54]
– Istanbul Metro M5 to extend to Sultanbeyli from Samandıra Merkez.[55]- – Istanbul Metro M11 to extend to Halkalı from Arnavutköy Hastane.[56][57]
- – Istanbul Metro M12 to start operations between 60. Yıl Parkı and Kâzım Karabekir.[58]
- – Konya Metro to start operations between Necmettin Erbakan University and Meram Belediyesi.[59][60]
- – East Kilbride Electrification to be complete.[61]
- – Los Angeles Metro D Line to extend to Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western.[62]
- – SMART to extend service to Windsor from Sonoma County Airport.[63][64]
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[edit]- – Transperth: Armadale and Thornlie lines reopen after an approximately 18-month closure for the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project.[65]; The Armadale line will be extended to Byford and the Thornlie line will be extended to Cockburn Central as part of the Thornlie–Cockburn link.[66]
- – GO Lakeshore East to extend to Bowmanville from Oshawa.[67][68]
- – Montreal REM Phase 2 to start operations.[69]
- – Guilin Rail Transit Line 1 to start operations between Liangjiang Airport and Guilin Railway Station.[70]
– Greater Copenhagen Light Rail to open between Lundtofte and Ishøj station.[71]- – Lyon tramway opens three new infill stations : Meyzieu Lycée Colonel Beltrame on Line 3, Décines Roosevelt on Lines 3 and 7 and Chassieu ZAC du Chêne on Line 5.[72]
- – Opening of Hiroshima Electric Railway Ekimae Ohashi Line.
- – Introduction of CFL's new Coradia Stream High Capacity trains.[73]
- – Line 4 of SITEUR to open between Las Juntas and Tlajomulco Centro.[74]
- – Jeddah Metro: Blue Line opens from South Jeddah to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Orange Line opens from Obhur Suspension Bridge to old Makkah Road, Green Line opens from historic Jeddah to Jeddah.[75]
- – Madrid Metro Line 3 to extend to El Casar from Villaverde Bajo-Cruce.[76]
– Tamsui–Xinyi line to extend to Guangci–Fengtian Temple.[77]- – Istanbul-Kapıkule high speed line to start operations.[78]
- – Oxford–Bedford railway to reopen between Oxford and Milton Keynes.[79]
- – Caltrain to extend to Salinas from Gilroy.[80][81][82]
- – Dreamstar Lines to begin service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.[83]
- – Honolulu Skyline to extend to Middle Street from Hālawa.[84]
- – Iowa City Commuter Rail to start operations between Iowa City and North Liberty.[85]
- – KC Streetcar to extend to UMKC from Union Station.[86]
- – Los Angeles Metro A Line to extend to Pomona from APU/Citrus College.[87][88]
- – Los Angeles Metro C Line to extend from Aviation/Century to LAX/Metro Transit Center and K Line to extend from Westchester/Veterans to Aviation/Century station.[89]
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