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Rail transport-related events during the year of 2009
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This article lists events related to
rail transport that occurred in 2009.
Events
January events
February events
March events
April events
May events
June events
July events
August events
September events
Dubai Metro on opening day
October events
November events
December events
December – construction to restore the mainline of the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad from
Gold Hill to
Carson City, Nevada completed.
[21]
December 1 –
Tasmanian government-owned
Tasmanian Railway Company takes over operations on the island from
Pacific National .
[22]
December 9 – services on the
London Underground
Circle line cease to run continuous complete circuits, for the first time since 1884.
[23]
December 13 – The first
Thalys train goes into commercial operation on the
HSL-Zuid , marking the first time a high-speed train runs through the Netherlands on full speed at 300 km/h.
[24]
December 13 – start of domestic services on
High Speed 1 , the UK's first high speed services run by Southeastern, from
Dover Priory to
London St Pancras , via Ashford International. The
British Rail Class 395 trains are part of the "Javelin" service provided during the
London 2012 Olympics
December 18 –
Sapsan , a
high-speed railroad service in
Russia , a first officially regular operation service start from Passazhirskaya of Moscow to
Sankt Petersburg route.[
citation needed ]
December 26 –
Wuguang Passenger Railway
high speed line between
Wuhan and
Guangzhou , China, opens.
December 28 –
Guangzhou Metro 's
Line 4 extension connecting
Wanshengwei to
Chebeinan opens.
December 31 –
Chicago Transit Authority 's
Brown Line capacity expansion project completed.
[25]
Unknown date events
Accidents
Feb 13
Jajpur derailment, India
Feb 21
Brezno train accident, Slovakia
Jun 22
Washington DC train collision, United States
Jun 29
Chenzhou train collision, China
Jun 29
Viareggio train derailment, Italy
Jul 24
Rudine derailment, Croatia
Aug 14
Scânteia train accident, Romania
Sep 12
Friedewald train collision, Germany
Sep 24
Barendrecht train accident, Netherlands
Oct 20
Mathura train collision, India
Oct 24
Al Ayyat railway accident, Egypt
Nov 27
Nevsky Express bombing, Russia
Industry awards
Japan
Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club
North America
2009
E. H. Harriman Awards
Group
Gold medal
Silver medal
Bronze medal
A
B
C
S&T
Awards presented by
Railway Age magazine
United Kingdom
Train Operator of the Year
Deaths
References
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"Mayor launches tunnelling of DLR Woolwich Arsenal Extension" . Archived from
the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2006 .
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"Docklands Light Railway opens to Woolwich Arsenal" . Railway Gazette International . January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2009 .
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"CN Railway to buy EJ&E line for $300 million" . Reuters. September 26, 2007.
Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007 .
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"CN to acquire key operations of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway for US$300 million" (Press release). Canadian National Railway. September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007 .
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"Washington clears CN takeover of EJ&E Railway" . Globe and Mail . Canada. December 24, 2008. Archived from
the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2009 .
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"Tunnel with no trains" . Railway Gazette International . London. 15 April 2009. Archived from
the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2009 .
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"Thai-Lao train service launched" .
Bangkok Post . March 5, 2009. [
dead link ]
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"South Ferry Station To Open Next Week" .
NY1 . March 9, 2009. Archived from
the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2011 .
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Amman – Zarqa light rail project derailed: Global Financial Crisis Failed project reveals challenges of public-private partnerships for urban rail development
Archived July 8, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine ,
Metro Report International , June 2009, pp. 34–36.
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"Первая "гибридная" дизель-электричка выходит на линию" [The first 'hybrid' a diesel engine-electric train leaves on a line]. 47 news.ru (in Russian). May 28, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009 .
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"New MAX line opens downtown" .
Portland Tribune . August 28, 2009. Archived from
the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2010 .
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"Leaders heap praise on new MAX Green Line" .
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"National Express loses rail route" .
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"Metro Trains Melbourne to operate City's rail network" . Premier of Victoria. June 25, 2009.
Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2009 .
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"Tasmanian Railway succeeds Pacific National" . RailExpress.com.au. Archived from
the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010 .
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"Circle Line extended to the west" . BBC News . March 5, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2010 .
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"Southport Brown Line Station to Temporarily Close on April 2 for Renovation" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. March 5, 2007. Archived from
the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2007 .
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"Congo signs railway deal with Korean-led group" . Reuters UK. October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007 .
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"Red Line Trains Collide, Six Dead" . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . June 22, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"9 dead after Metro train derailment, collision" .
WTOP . June 22, 2009. Archived from
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Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2009 .
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"Wisconsin & Southern Named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age Magazine" (Press release). Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. March 10, 2009. Archived from
the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009 .
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"Former Chretien chief of staff Jean Pelletier dies" . CTV News . January 10, 2009.