September 2010 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in September 2010.

Events

September 3
September 13
  • United Kingdom Refurbishment of Newport railway station, which includes a building consisting mostly of ETFE is completed, in preparation of Newport's hosting of the Ryder Cup Golf tournament. Car parking facilities have yet to be finished. The project was the largest station refurbishment in Wales, doubling the overall size of the station building.[2]
September 20
  • China The NanchangJiujiang Railway in China opens for regular service. The railway is 131 kilometres (81 mi) long. Trains will travel at 250 km/h (160 mph) on the line, cutting the travel time between the two cities to 45 minutes.[3]
  • United Kingdom A new Manchester Metrolink station serving the MediaCityUK complex is opened. The new station lies at the end of a 360-metre (0.22 mi) spur from the Eccles line which was built as part of Phase 3 of the Metrolink expansion project. Trams serving this station will run to Cornbrook via Harbour City.[4]
  • India At approximately 4:45 AM local time, a North Central Railway freight train runs past a stop signal and collides with the stationary Gwalior Intercity Express at the station in Badarwas, India. Three cars of the passenger train were piled on top of each other; 23 people were killed and 50 more were injured in the collision.[5][6] See also: 2010 Badarwas train collision
September 24
September 26
  • China Construction begins on the LhasaShigatse Railway started in Tibet. The railway is 253 kilometres (157 mi) long and trains will travel at 120 km/h (75 mph) on the line. 45.7% of the railway will be laid on bridges or in tunnels, with a total of 96 bridges and 29 tunnels on the line. 13 stations will be built. The line is expected to be completed in 4 years.[10]

References

  1. "Commuter trains return to Dunboyne". Railway Gazette. September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  2. "Newport's new Station: A New Gateway to Wales" (Press release). Network Rail. September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  3. 9月20日昌九城际铁路正式开通 明起所有售票点开始卖票(图). chnrailway.com (in Chinese). September 14, 2010.
  4. "Metrolink trams pull in to MediaCityUK station for first time". Manchester Evening News. September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. "23 killed, 50 injured in train collision in Madhya Pradesh". India Today. September 20, 2010.
  6. "23 killed as freight train rams Gwalior Intercity". The Hindu. September 20, 2010.
  7. "Tunisia trains collide in storm". BBC News. September 24, 2010.
  8. "Train accident injures several in Tunisia". People's Daily Online. September 25, 2010.
  9. "Tunisia: rainstorm causes two trains to collide at Bir el Bey". Tunisia Online News. September 25, 2010.
  10. 青藏铁路首条延伸线拉日铁路开工建设. Xinhua (in Chinese). September 26, 2010.
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