2026 in rail transport
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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
[edit]January
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– LAX Automated People Mover of the Los Angeles Metro opens between LAX and LAX Transit Center.[1]
February
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– Line B of the Brest Tramway Network opens between Porte de Plouzané and Porte de Guipavas.[2]
March
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– Tortona–Genoa High Speed Railway opens between Tortona and Genoa.[3]
– Seohae Line of the Seoul Subway extends to Seohwaseongnamyang from Wonsi.[4]
June
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June 30 – Gebze Metro opens between Darıca and Gebze.[5]
– Line 17 of the São Paulo Metro opens between São Paulo–Morumbi and Jabaquara.[6]
– Xi'an–Chongqing High Speed Railway opens between Chongqing West and Ankang.[7]
– Blue Line of the Namma Metro opens between Central Silk Board and Krishnarajapura.[8]- – Pink Line of the Namma Metro extends to Nagawara from Tavarekere.[9]
– Metrorrey: Line 4 opens between Hospital Gine and Pablo G. Garza; Line 6 opens between Hospital Gine and Apodaca.[10]
July
[edit]- – Line 2 of the Busan Metro extends to Yangshan Stadium from Yangstan.[11]
- – Dongbuk Line of the Seoul Subway opens between Wangsimni and Sanggye.[12]
August
[edit]- – Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway opens between Surat and Bilimora.[13]
- – Mersin Metro opens between Viranşehir and Üçocak Kent Meydanı.[14]
- – Silver Line of the Dallas DART opens between Shiloh Road and DFW Airport Terminal B.[15]
December
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December 31 – Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System of the Singapore MRT opens between Woodlands Checkpoint and Johor Bahru.[16]
– Line 1 of the Dhaka Metro opens between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Kamalapur Railway Station.[17]- – Line 1 of the Dhaka Metro branches off to Purbachal from Notun Bazaar.[17]
- – Line S5 of the Chengdu Metro opens between Red Lotus and Meishan East Railway Station.[18]
- – Line 15 of the Chongqing Rail Transit extends to Zeng's family from Chongguang Interchange.[19]
- – Line S1 of the Hefei Metro opens between Shushan Industrial Park and Wulidun.[20]
- – Line T9 of the Lyon Tramway Network opens between Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie and Charpennes–Charles Hernu.[21]
- – Line E of the Paris RER extends to Mantes-la-Jolie from Nanterre–La Folie.[22]
– Line U4 of the Hamburg U-Bahn branches off to Horner Geest from Horner Rennbahn.[23]- – Munich-Paris High Speed Railway opens between Munich and Paris.[24]
- – Line 6 of the Mumbai Metro opens between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli EEH.[25]
- – Line 1 of the Naples Metro extends to Capodichino from Centro Direzionale.[26]
- – Brescia To Verona Section of the Milan–Venice High Speed Railway opens between Brescia and Padua.[27]
– Line 17 of the Moscow Metro opens between Bulvar Generala Karbysheva and Shelepikha.[28]- – Line 7 of the Seoul Subway extends to Goeup from Jangam.[29]
- – Seoul to Suseo Section of the GTX-A of the Seoul Subway opens.[30]
- – Sinansan Line of the Seoul Subway opens between Hanyang University and Yeouido.[31]
– West Link Section of the West Coast Line opens between Centralen and Haga.[32]- – M7 of the Istanbul Metro extends to Hospital from Mahmutbey.[33]
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– Western Sydney Airport Line of the Sydney Metro opens between St Marys and Bradfield.[34]
– Line U5 of the Vienna U-Bahn extends to Frankhplatz from Town Hall.[35]- – Line 2 of the Sao Paulo Metro extends to Penha from Vila Prudente. [36]
– Northlander reopens between Cochrane and Toronto.[37]- – Line 10 of the Ningbo Rail Transit opens between Kongpu and Cixi Railway Station.[38]
- – Line 13 of the Shenzhen Metro extends to Dongjiaotou from Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint.[39]
- – Suzhou Rail Transit: Line 2 extends to Eghoe Road from Suzhou North; Line 4 extends to Kwun Tong Road from Sun Road; Line 7 extends to Chunqiulu from Changlou.[40]
– Crown Bridges Line of the Helsinki Tramway Network opens between Kruunuvuorenranta and Hakaniemi.[41]- – Line T1 of the Aubagne Tramway Network extends to La Bouilladisse from Aubagne.[42]
- – Line 15 of the Paris Metro opens between Pont de Sèvres and Noisy–Champs.[43]
- – Line 16 of the Paris Metro opens between Saint-Denis–Pleyel and Clichy–Montfermeil.[44]
- – Line 17 of the Paris Metro opens between Saint-Denis–Pleyel and Le Bourget Aéroport.[45]
- – Line 18 of the Paris Metro opens between Massy-Palaiseau and Christ de Saclay.[46]
- – Line T6 of the Lyon Tramway Network extends to La Doua-Gaston Berger from Hopitaux Est.[47]
- – Line T10 of the Lyon Tramway Network opens between Gare de Vénissieux and Halle Tony Garnier.[48]
- – Line 1 of the Bremen Tramway Network extends to Brüsseler Straße from Roland-Center.[49]
- – Line 1 of the Bremen Tramway Network branches off to Willakedamm from Roland-Center.[50]
- – Munich S-Bahn: Line S1 is rerouted between Laim and Leuchtenbergring; Line S6 is rerouted between Laim and Leuchtenbergring.[51]
- – Line U6 of the Munich U-Bahn extends to Martinsried from Harras.[52]
- – Yellow Line of the Agra Metro extends to Sikandra from Mankameshwar.[53]
– South Line of the Jakarta LRT extends to Manggarai from Velodrome.[54]- – Bologna Tramway Network: Line 1 opens between Borgo Panigale and Fiera/CAAB; Line 2 opens between Via dei Mille and Corticella.[55]
- – Catania Metro extends to Paterno from Monte Po.[56]
– Projected opening of the Auckland City Rail Link.[57]
– Warsaw Metro M2 extends to Karolin from Bemowo.- – Circle Line of the Singapore MRT extends to Marina Bay from Harbour Front, making it a loop line.[58]
- – Downtown Line of the Singapore MRT extends to Sungei Bedok from Expo.[59]
- – Thomson-East Coast Line of the Singapore MRT extends to Sungei Bedok from Bayshore.[60]
- – Yangshan Line of the Busan Metro opens between Nopo and Bukjeong.[61]
- – Chungbuk Line is upgraded to 230 km/h (140 mph) between Jochiwon and Jecheon.[62]
- – Janghang Line is upgraded to 250 km/h (160 mph) between Cheonan and Iksan.[63]
- – Line 2 of the Gwangju Metro opens between City Hall and Virtue.[64][65]
– Murcia-Almeria High Speed Railway opens between Murcia and Almeria.[66]- – North Bothnia Line opens between Umeå and Dava.[67]
– Line 17 of the Geneva Tramway Network extends to Perrier from Annemasse.[68]- – Lausanne Tramway opens between Lausanne-Flon and Croix-Péage.[69]
– Brown Line of the Taoyuan Metro opens between Taoyuan Main Station and Huilong.[70]- – Green Line of the Taoyuan Metro opens between Bade and Hengshan.[71]
- – Istanbul Metro M4 extends to Kaynarca Center from Sabiha Gokcen Airport.[72]
- – Istanbul Metro M7 extends to Kabataş from Yıldız.[33]
- – M10 of Istanbul Metro extension from Fevzi Çakmak to Pendik Merkez.[73]
- – Istanbul Metro M14 opens between Altunizade and Bosna Bulvarı.[74]
– Merthyr Line of the South Wales Metro extends to Hirwaun from Aberdare.[75]- – Vale of Glamorgan Line of the South Wales Metro is electrified between Bridgend and Cardiff Central.[76]
- – Altamont Corridor Express branches off to Ceres from Lathrop/Manteca.[77]
- – Amtrak Colorado Mountain Rail opens between Denver and Craig.[78][79]
- – D Line of the Los Angeles Metro extends to Century City/Constellation from Wilshire/La Cienega.[80]
- – 1 Line of the Link Light Rail extends to Federal Way from Angle Lake.[81]
- – KC Streetcar extends to Berkeley Riverfront from River Market North.[82]
- – NJ Transit extends to Andover Township from Lake Hopatcong.[83][84]
- – Amtrak San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express to be extended to Natomas.[77]
- – Saint Louis Metrolink to be extended to MidAmerica Airport from Scott AFB.[85]
- – S-Line streetcar is to be extended to Highland Drive from Fairmont.[86]
- – TEXRail extends to Medical District from T&P Station.[87]
- – Iowa City-North Liberty Commuter Rail opens between Downtown Iowa City and West Penn Street.[88]
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