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 opens between LAX and LAX Transit Center.[1]
February
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– Brest Line B to start operations between Porte de Plouzané and Porte de Guipavas.[2]
March
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– Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway to start operations.[3]
– Budapest–Belgrade High Speed Railway to be complete.[4]
– Shikibu Station to open on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line.[5]
– Seohae Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway to extend to Seohwaseongnamyang from Wonsi.[6]
May
[edit]- – Stockton Diamond grade separation to be complete.[7]
June
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June 30 – Gebze Metro to start operations between Darıca and Gebze.[8]
– São Paulo Metro Line 17 to start operations between São Paulo–Morumbi and Jabaquara.[9]
– Xi'an–Chongqing high speed railway starts operations between Chongqing West and Ankang.[10]
– Blue Line of the Namma Metro to start operations between Central Silk Board and Krishnarajapura.[11]- – Pink Line of the Namma Metro to extend to Nagawara from Tavarekere.[12]
– Metrorrey: Line 4 to start operations between Hospital Gine and Pablo G. Garza; Line 6 to start operations between Hospital Gine and Apodaca.[13]
July
[edit]- – Line 2 of the Busan Metro to extend to Yangshan Stadium from Yangstan.[14]
- – Dongbuk Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway starts operations between Wangsimni and Sanggye.[15]
August
[edit]- – Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor starts operations between Surat and Bilimora.[16]
– Poprad-Vydrník section of the Bratislava-Žilina-Košice railway to be complete, letting trains to run to 160 km/h.[17]- – Mersin Metro to start operations between Viranşehir and Üçocak Kent Meydanı.[18]
- – DART Silver Line to start operations between Shiloh Road and DFW Airport Terminal B.[19]
September
[edit]- – São Paulo Metro Line 6 will begin partial operations between Brasilândia and São Joaquim.[20]
December
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December 31 – Planned opening of the cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System.[21]
– Dhaka MRT 1 starts operations between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Kamalapur Railway Station.[22]- – Line S5 of the Chengdu Metro to start operations between Red Lotus and Meishan East Railway Station.[23]
- – Line 15 of the Chongqing Rail Transit to extend to Zeng's family from Chongguang Interchange.[24]
- – Line S1 of the Hefei Metro to start operations between Shushan Industrial Park and Wulidun.[25]
- – Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T9 from Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie to Charpennes–Charles Hernu.[26]
- – Opening of RER E from Nanterre–La Folie to Mantes-la-Jolie.[27]
– Line U4 of the Hamburg U-Bahn to branch off from Horner Rennbahn before running 1.9 km to the new Horner Geest station.[28]- – Mumbai Metro Line 6 to start operations between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli EEH.[29]
- – Line 1 of the Naples Metro to extend to Capodichino from Centro Direzionale.[30]
– Line 17 of the Moscow Metro to start operations between Bulvar Generala Karbysheva and Shelepikha.[31]- – Line 2 of the Gwangju Metro to start operations between City Hall and Gwangju Station.[32]
- – Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway extends to Goeup from Jangam.[33]
- – Seoul to Suseo section of the GTX-A of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway opens.[34]
- – Sinansan Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway starts operations between Hanyang University and Yeouido.[35]
- – Istanbul Metro M7 to extend to Hospital from Mahmutbey.[36]
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– Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line expected to start operation.[37]
– Line U5 of the Vienna U-Bahn to extend to Frankhplatz from Town Hall.[38]- – São Paulo Metro Line 2 to extend to Penha from Vila Prudente. [39]
- – Line 10 of the Ningbo Rail Transit starts operations between Kongpu and Cixi Railway Station.[40]
- – Line 13 of the Shenzhen Metro to extend to Dongjiaotou from Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint.[41]
- – 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.[42]
– Crown Bridges opening.[citation needed]- – Aubagne tramway: Opening of the Val'Tram between Aubagne and La Bouilladisse.[43]
- – Opening of the southern section of Paris Métro Line 15, between Pont de Sèvres and Noisy–Champs.[44]
- – Opening of Paris Métro Line 16 from Saint-Denis–Pleyel to Clichy–Montfermeil.[45]
- – Opening of Paris Métro Line 17 from Saint-Denis–Pleyel to Le Bourget Aéroport.[46]
- – Opening of Paris Métro Line 18 from Massy-Palaiseau to Christ de Saclay.[47]
- – Lyon Tramway Line T6 extension to La Doua–Gaston Berger.[48]
- – Opening of Lyon Tramway Line T10 from Gare de Vénissieux to Halle Tony Garnier.[49]
- – Line 1 of the Bremen tram network is planned to be extended from Roland-Center to Brüsseler Straße in Mittelshuchting.[50]
- – Line U6 of the Munich U-bahn to extend to Martinsried from Harras.[51]
- – Yellow Line of the Agra Metro to extend to Sikandra from Mankameshwar.[52]
- – Expected Bologna tramway opening.[53]
- – Expected opening of Milan Metro Line 1 extension to Monza.[54]
– Projected opening of the Auckland City Rail Link.[55]
– Warsaw Metro M2 to extend to Karolin from Księcia Janusza.[56]- – Circle MRT line final extension to make closed full loop.[57]
- – Yangshan Line of the Busan Metro starts operations between Nopo and Bukjeong.[58]
- – Chungbuk Line upgrading to 230 km/h.[citation needed]
- – Janghang Line upgrading to 250 km/h.[citation needed]
– North Bothnia Line to open between Umeå and Dava.[59]
– Extension of Geneva tramway Line 17 further into Annemasse.[60]- – Lausanne Tramway to start operations between Lausanne-Flon and Croix-Péage.[61]
– Taoyuan Metro Green line opens.[62]- – Istanbul Metro M4 to extend to Kaynarca Center from Sabiha Gokcen Airport.[63]
- – Istanbul Metro M7 to extend to Kabataş from Yıldız.[36]
- – M10 of Istanbul Metro extension from Fevzi Çakmak to Pendik Merkez.[64]
- – Istanbul Metro M14 to start operations between Altunizade and Bosna Bulvarı.[65]
– Sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line, and Anglia to be equipped with ERTMS Level 2 signalling.[66]- – West Midlands Metro Eastside extension is planned to be put into operation, providing connections to Birmingham Airport and High Speed 2.[67]
- – Altamont Corridor Express to be extended to Ceres as part of the Valley Rail project.[68]
- – Amtrak to introduce service between Denver and Craig using the Moffat Tunnel.[69][70]
- – 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.[71]
- – KC Streetcar to extend to Berkeley Riverfront from River Market North.[72]
- – Restoration of rail service along the Lackawanna Cut-Off, with New Jersey Transit starting commuter service to Andover Township.[73][74]
- – San Joaquins and Altamont Corridor Express to be extended to Natomas.[68]
- – Saint Louis Metrolink to be extended to MidAmerica Airport from Scott AFB.[75]
- – S-Line streetcar is to be extended to Highland Drive from Fairmont.[76]
- – TEXRail to extend to Medical District from T&P Station.[77]
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