2031 in rail transport
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Events
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- {{flagicon|Australia}} – L5 Parramatta and Olympic Park Line of the Sydney Light Rail opens between Parramatta Sqaure and Carter Street.{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Matt |date=2022-11-09 |title=Second stage of Parramatta light rail line will not open until 2031 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/second-stage-of-parramatta-light-rail-line-will-not-open-until-2031-20221109-p5bwrd.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} – MRT Line 4 of the Dhaka Metro opens between Kamalapur and Madanpur.{{Cite web |title=ঢাকা ম্যাস ট্রানজিট কোম্পানি লিমিটেড (ডিএমটিসিএল) |url=http://dmtcl.gov.bd/site/page/89095598-033c-4c76-9cae-20a96e62fb44/- |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250118230459/https://dmtcl.gov.bd/site/page/89095598-033c-4c76-9cae-20a96e62fb44/- |archive-date=2025-01-18 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=dmtcl.gov.bd |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Canada}} – Green Line of the Calgary CTrain opens between 16 Avenue N and Shepard.{{Cite web |last=page |first=Content |title=FAQs and resources |url=https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/about/faqs-and-resources.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Canada}} – Blue Line of the Montreal Metro extends to Anjou from Saint-Michel.{{Cite web |title=Blue line project |url=https://www.stm.info/en/blue-line-project |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Canada}} – Line 2 of the Toronto subway extends to Sheppard / McCowan from Kipling.{{Cite news |last1=Toronto |first1=City of |date=2020-03-12 |title=Scarborough Subway Extension (Line 2 East Extension) |url=https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/transit-in-toronto/transit-expansion/line-2-east-extension/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}
- {{flagicon|Canada}} – Line 3 of the Toronto subway opens between Exhibition and {{stl|TTC|Don Valley}}.{{cite news |date=November 23, 2022 |title=Ontario Line costs nearly double after awarding of latest contracts |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/23/ontario-line-costs-nearly-double-after-awarding-of-latest-contracts.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124024929/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/23/ontario-line-costs-nearly-double-after-awarding-of-latest-contracts.html |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |access-date=November 24, 2022 |newspaper=Toronto Star}}
- {{flagicon|Canada}} – Line 5 of the Toronto subway extends to Renforth from Mount Dennis.{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/faqs |title=Eglinton Crosstown West Extension - FAQs |publisher=Metrolinx |access-date=December 7, 2023}}
- {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} – Line D of the Prague Metro opens between Pankrác and Písnice.{{Cite web |last=Morning |first=Prague |date=2024-10-06 |title=Milestone Reached: Metro D Connects to Line C After Tunnel Breakthrough |url=https://praguemorning.cz/milestone-reached-metro-d-connects-to-line-c-after-tunnel-breakthrough/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Prague Morning |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|France}} – Line 15 of the Paris Metro extends to Pont de Sèvres from Saint-Cloud, making it a loop line.{{Cite web |title=Paris Metro Line 15 extension |url=https://www.bonjour-ratp.fr/en/lignes-metro/ligne-15/}}
- {{Flagicon|Finland}} – West Helsinki Light Rail of the Helsinki Tramway Network opens between Munkkiniemi and Kannelmäki{{Cite web |date=2023-09-04 |title=West-Helsinki Light Rail |url=https://www.hel.fi/en/urban-environment-and-traffic/urban-planning-and-construction/plans-and-building-projects/west-helsinki-light-rail |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=City of Helsinki |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Finland}} – Helsinki–Turku High Speed Railway opens between Helsinki and Turku.{{cite web |date=16 October 2018 |title=Berner: New rail link between Helsinki and Turku set to be completed in 2031 |url=http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/15886-berner-new-rail-link-between-helsinki-and-turku-set-to-be-completed-in-2031.html |website=Helsinki Times}}
- {{flagicon|India}} – Delhi–Varanasi High Speed Railway opens between Delhi and Varanasi.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/railway-budget-2021-bullet-train-expectations-list-mumbai-ahmedabad-varanasi/articleshow/80419088.cms|title=Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?|work=The Times of India|date=23 January 2021}}
- {{flagicon|India}} – Red Line of the Namma Metro opens between Hebbala and Sarjapura.{{Cite web |last=Lalitha |first=S. |date=2024-06-27 |title=Phase-3A metro line from Sarjapur to Hebbal to be completed by 2031, says BMRCL |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jun/27/phase-3a-metro-line-from-sarjapur-to-hebbal-to-be-completed-by-2031-says-bmrcl |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Indonesia}} – Line 1 of the Bali MRT opens between Ngurah Rai Airport and Cemagi.{{Cite web |last=Expat |first=Indonesia |date=2024-07-26 |title=Bali Subway Project Commences the New Phase with Major Investment |url=https://indonesiaexpat.id/news/bali-subway-project-commences-the-new-phase-with-major-investment/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Indonesia Expat |language=en-GB}}
- {{flagicon|Indonesia}} – Line 1 of the Bali MRT extends to Nusa Dua from Ngurah Rai Airport.
- {{flagicon|Indonesia}} – East–West Line of the Jakarta MRT opens between Tomang and Medan Satria.{{Cite web |last=International2024-09-24T05:00:00+01:00 |first=Metro Report |title=Jakarta's east-west line breaks ground |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/jakartas-east-west-line-breaks-ground/67424.article |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Railway Gazette International |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} – Green Line of the Dublin Tramway Network extends to Charlestown Shopping Centre from Broombridge.{{Cite web |title=Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2024/10/21/plans-for-dublins-next-luas-to-go-for-cabinet-approval-tuesday/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Italy}} – Line 5 of the Milan Metro extends to Monza from Bignami.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-26 |title=Metropolitane a Milano - Metropolitana Milanese |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026070059/http://www.metropolitanamilanese.it/pub/page/it/MM/metropolitane_milano?contentId=926 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=web.archive.org}}
- {{flagicon|Japan}} – Naniwasuji Line of the Nankai Electric Railway to open between Ōsaka and Shin-Imamiya.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 July 2019 |title=なにわ筋線「北梅田~JR難波・南海新今宮」の鉄道事業許可 |trans-title=Railway business license for Naniwasuji Line "Kita Umeda-JR Namba / Nankai Shin-Imamiya" |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001298777.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703105036/https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001298777.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) |language=ja}}
- {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} – Penang Mutiara Line opens between Penang Sentral and Silicon Island.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=On track with Penang LRT construction from December |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/10/09/on-track-with-penang-lrt-construction-from-december |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=The Star |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} – Lisburn-Antrim Line of the Northern Ireland Railways reopens between Lisburn and Antrim.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-06 |title=Honeyford calls on Translink to reopen Knockmore Line in time for the Euros |url=https://www.northernirelandworld.com/news/transport/honeyford-calls-on-translink-to-reopen-knockmore-line-in-time-for-the-euros-4544523 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=NorthernIrelandWorld |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Philippines}} – Line 1 of the Manila LRT extends to Niog from Dr. Santos.{{Cite web |title=LRT-1 Cavite Extension to be completed by 2031 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1226461?fbclid=IwY2xjawEnAeFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSNUJ-RItwv39HoFZDA0gF8YatFEdCqy-RLBrjNO2G_t0o_ZdqV36tvzSQ_aem_VotcLHgRzKDfzgTInmWMuw#:~:text=MANILA%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Light%20Rail%20Transit,able%20to%20commence%20the%20construction |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.pna.gov.ph |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Romania}} – Cluj Napoca Metro opens between Tara Motilor and Muncii.{{Cite web |title=Cluj-Napoca breaks ground on new metro line amid major infrastructure unveilings - European Commission |url=https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/cluj-napoca-breaks-ground-new-metro-line-amid-major-infrastructure-unveilings-2024-06-18_en |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} – Line 3 of the Seoul Subway extends to Pungyang from Saemteo Park.{{Cite web |title=Line 3 {{!}} Explore Seoul |url=https://seoul.exploremetro.com/en/pedia/line/3/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=seoul.exploremetro.com}}
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} – Line 9 of the Seoul Subway extends to Namyangju from VHS Medical Center.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kevin |date=2025-01-07 |title=Green light for further extension of Seoul's Line 9 |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/green-light-for-further-extension-of-seouls-line-9-2/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=International Railway Journal |language=en-GB}}
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} – Ui LRT of the Seoul Subway to branch off from Solbat Park and extend to Banghak.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=우이신설역 연장 추진 확정, 솔밭공원~방학역 연결 |url=https://www.womancs.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=50151 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=우먼컨슈머 |language=ko}}
- {{flagicon|Spain}} – Line 2 extends from Guadalmedina to Málaga's new hospital.{{Cite web|date=2025-04-04 |title=Málaga Metro extension contract awarded
|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/malaga-metro-extension-contract-awarded/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=International Railway Journal|language=en}}
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} – M3 of the Lausanne Metro opens between Lausanne-Chauderon and Ouchy.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-24 |title=Le premier tronçon du métro m3 mis à l'enquête |url=https://www.24heures.ch/le-premier-troncon-du-metro-m3-mis-a-l-enquete-876828328151 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=24 heures |language=fr}}
- {{flagicon|Taiwan}} – Wanda–Shulin Line of the Taipei Metro extends to Huilong from Juguang.{{Cite web |title=Hitachi Receives an Order for All 147 Elevators and Escalators for the Second Phase of the Taipei MRT Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin Line : November 28, 2024 |url=https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2024/11/241128a.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.hitachi.com}}
- {{flagicon|Taiwan}} – Blue Line of the Tainan MRT opens between Rende Carrefour and Rende District.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=MOTC approves Tainan MRT plans - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/03/23/2003815350 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}
- {{flagicon|Taiwan}} – Green Line of the Taoyuan Metro branches off to Hengshan from Changxing.{{Cite web |title=Taiwan News - Breaking News, Politics, Environment, Immigrants, Travel, and Health |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/3552968 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw}}
- {{flagicon|United States}} – East San Fernando Valley Light Rail of the Los Angeles Metro opens between Van Nuys/San Fernando and Van Nuys/MOL.{{Cite tweet |user=numble |number=1729197872242217344 |title=October 2023 status report for LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley line. Contractor's initial schedule shows line opening at end of 2031, Metro is targeting summer 2031. |url=https://twitter.com/numble/status/1729197872242217344 |date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 28, 2023}}
- {{flagicon|United States}} – Honolulu Skyline extends to Kaʻākaukukui from Kahauiki.{{cite web|last=Wanek-Libman|first=Mischa|title=Honolulu's Skyline opens for service|date=July 3, 2023|work=Mass Transit|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/article/53065110/honolulus-skyline-opens-for-service|accessdate=July 6, 2023}}{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2021 |title=HART: Expect Honolulu's Full Rail Line To Be Done In 2031 |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/hart-expect-honolulus-full-rail-line-to-be-built-by-2031/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402035230/https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/hart-expect-honolulus-full-rail-line-to-be-built-by-2031/ |archive-date=April 2, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |work=Honolulu Civil Beat}}{{Cite web |title=City Center Section Utilities & Guideway Contract No. SC-HRT-1200149 |url=http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-121 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220162715/http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-121 |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |access-date=December 20, 2019 |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation}}