Events

January

* January 1– opens. * January 1 – First phase of the

Lusail Tram The Lusail Tram ( ar, ترام لوسيل), formerly Lusail LRT, is a light rail network in the Lusail urban development project north of Doha, the capital of Qatar. The first phase of the system, a six-station stretch of the Orange Line, opened ...

opens. * January 8 –

Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway The Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It was opened on 8 January 2022. Description The railway does not parallel any existing railway. The railway is the first privately funded Chinese high-speed railway, wh ...

opens. * January 11 – Trial opening of the Jinyi section of Jinhua Rail Transit's

Jinyidong line Jinyidong Line of the Jinhua Rail Transit is a suburban rapid transit line in Jinhua, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, China. The name Jinyidong is derived from the first characters of Jinhua, Yiwu and Dongyang. Jinyidong line consist of two section ...

. * January 13 – Line 4 of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ar ...

is extended from Mairie de Montrouge to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac. * January 15 – The

Jiaxing Tram Jiaxing Tram () is a tram in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country ...

is extended from Fanggong Road Binhe Road to

Jiaxing Railway Station Jiaxing railway station () is a railway station located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China, on the Shanghai–Kunming railway. It handles all non-high-speed rail services for Jiaxing City. High-speed trains arrive at ...

. * January 25 – The first phase of Line 9 of the

Chongqing Rail Transit The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment ...

opens between Gaotanyan and Xingke Avenue.

February

* February 16 – Opening of Line 2 extension of the

Rabat–Salé tramway The Rabat–Salé tramway () is a tram system in the Moroccan agglomeration of Rabat and Salé cities which opened on 23 May 2011. Network The network is long with 43 stops. It has two lines (1 and 2) with a combined section and frequency of ...

. * February 21 – The first phases of Lines 3 and 10 of the

Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network Metro Commuter rail Descrip ...

open, and Line 4 is extended from Pengbu to Chihua Street.

March

* March 6 – The

Pune Metro Pune Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Pune, India. The system comprises 3 lines with a combined length of 54.58 km, of which 12 km on two lines are operational as of March 2022. The 16.59-km Purple line from PCMC B ...

starts operations between PCMC Bhavan and Phugewadi on the Purple Line, and between Vanaz and Garware College on the Aqua Line. * March 19 ** – Line 4 of the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including ...

is extended from Danggogae to Jinjeop. ** – The 75 kilometer 'Beno' rail line between

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

and

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

is reopened as a high speed line as part of the

Budapest–Belgrade railway The Budapest–Belgrade railway connects the capital cities of Hungary and Serbia – the Budapest Keleti railway station with the new Belgrade Centre railway station. As a $2.89 billion, high-speed rail line project, the Budapest–Belgrade ra ...

. * March 21 – The Union Square Branch of the

MBTA subway The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates rapid transit (heavy rail), light rail, and bus rapid transit services in the Boston metropolitan area, collectively referred to as the rapid transit, subway, or the T system. The c ...

Green Line Extension The Green Line Extension (GLX) was a construction project to extend the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail system northwest into Somerville and Medford, two inner suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The p ...

opens in

Somerville Somerville may refer to: *Somerville College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford Places *Somerville, Victoria, Australia * Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia * Somerville, New Zealand, a subur ...

. * March 22 –

Manila MRT Line 3 , locale = Metro Manila, Philippines , start = , end = , type = Light rapid transit , system = Manila Metro ...

completes an upgrading and rehabilitation project. * March 25 ** – Construction of the Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway is suspended. ** – The

Bilbao tram The Bilbao tram ( eu, Bilboko tranbia, es, Tranvía de Bilbao) is a tram system in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Operated by Euskotren under the brand Euskotren Tranbia (which also manages the tram system in Vitoria-Gasteiz), it comprises a s ...

is extended from Atxuri to Bolueta using the former

Euskotren Trena Euskotren Trena, formerly known just as ''Euskotren'' is a commuter, inter-city and urban transit train-operating company that operates local and inter-city passenger services in the provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, S ...

alignment between Kukullaga and Atxuri. * March 28 –

Allegro Allegro may refer to: Common meanings * Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright * Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement Artistic works * L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton * ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...

international high-speed service ends operations. * March 29 – Punjabi Bagh West station on the

Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-cod ...

becomes an interchange between the Pink Line and the Green Line. * March 30 –

Guiyang railway loop line The Guiyang railway loop line is a higher-speed railway in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China. Description It completes a ring of railways around Guiyang. The entire loop line is 113 km in length with 17 stations. It is operated by China Ra ...

opens. * March 31 ** – The first phase of Line 22 of the

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

opens from Panyu Square to Chentougang. ** – The Krasnodar tramway is extended from Solnechnaya to Ulitsa Petra Metalnikova.

April

* April 1 ** – Line 7 of the

is extended from Citizen Center to Wushan Square, and Line 9 is extended from Coach Center to Guanyintang. ** –

ScotRail ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail ( gd, Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. It has been operating the ScotRail franchise a ...

takes over from

Abellio ScotRail Abellio ScotRail, operating services under the name ScotRail, was the national train operating company of Scotland. A subsidiary of Abellio, it operated the ScotRail franchise from 1 April 2015, taking over from predecessor First ScotRail ...

operator of last resort An operator of last resort is a business in the United Kingdom that operates a railway franchise, on behalf of the government, when a train operating company is no longer able to do so. , there are five such operators in England, Wales and Scotl ...

of the ScotRail franchise. * April 2 – The first phases of Lines 2 and 7 of the

Mumbai Metro The Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit (MRT) system serving the city of Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is responsible authority for maintaining the metro system ...

open. * April 9 – Line 5 of the Prague tram network is extended from Sídliště Barrandov to Holyně. * April 23 – Line 10 of the Poznań tram network is extended from Lechicka/Naramowicka to Błażeja. * April 25 – Line 2 of the Darmstadt tram network is extended from Hochschulstadion to TU-Lichtwiese. * April 29 ** – Line 1 of the

Shaoxing Metro Shaoxing Metro (), also known as Shaoxing Rail Transit, is the metro system in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest ...

is extended from China Textile City to Fangquan. ** – Line 5 of the

Fuzhou Metro The Fuzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system in Fuzhou Metropolitan Area, Fujian Province, China. The first line was planned to open in 2014. Due to the construction difficulties and accidental archaeologic finding, the southern section () was de ...

opens.

May

* May 1 ** – Line 7 of the

is extended from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Meidi Dadao. ** – Opening of the first phase of the

Fenghuang Maglev Fenghuang Maglev is a medium-low speed maglev rapid transit line in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the ...

. * May 6 – The MTR retires Metro-Cammell EMUs after 40 years of service. * May 15 – The MTR

East Rail line The East Rail line () is one of ten lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network. It was known as the KCR British Section () from 1910 to 1996, ...

is extended across

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental i ...

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

. * May 17 – Line 10 of

Metrovalencia Metrovalencia is an urban rail system serving a large part of the metropolitan area of Valencia. The network is a modern amalgamation of former FEVE narrow gauge electric operated suburban railways. It is a large suburban network that crosses ...

opens. * May 20 – The

Tempe Streetcar The Tempe Streetcar, referred to as the Streetcar Line on regional transit maps, is a streetcar extension of Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail system. Construction began in 2017, and the line opened for service on May 20, 2022. It serves 14 stops acro ...

opens in

Tempe, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Vale of Tempe , image_skyline = Tempeskyline3.jpg , imagesize = 260px , image_caption = Tempe skyline as se ...

. * May 24 – The central section of

Crossrail Crossrail is a railway construction project mainly in central London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system crossing the capital from suburbs on the west to east, by connecting two major railway ...

opens, and Crossrail and

TfL Rail TfL Rail was the concession which operated commuter services on two separate railway lines in London, England and its environs whilst the Crossrail construction project linking these lines was underway. On 24 May 2022, upon the opening of th ...

are officially branded the "

Elizabeth line The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid Urban rail, urban–suburban rail service in London and its suburbs. It runs services on dedicated infrastructure in central London from the Great Western Main Line west of London Paddington statio ...

". *May 28 ** – The Odense Letbane opens. ** – The

Shinbundang Line The Shinbundang Line (aka ''Sinbundang Line''; ; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second com ...

of the

is extended from Gangnam to Sinsa, and the

Sillim Line The Sillim Line () is a light metro which is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It opened on May 28, 2022. Stations Main Line Proposed extensions A northern extension towards Dongyeouido (Station name is not determined yet) is currentl ...

opens. * May 30 – Line 1 of the

Almaty Metro Almaty Metro ( kk, Алматы метрополитені, ''Almaty Metropolitenı''; russian: Алматинский метрополитен) is a rapid transit/metro system in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The first line of the system was opened on 1 ...

is extended from Moskva to

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, also spelled Baurjan Momish-UliWhile publications of the Kazakh government use the first version, all the English translations of Alexander Bek's books use the second. ( kk, Бауыржан Момышұлы, ''Bauyrjan Momy� ...

. * May 31 – Line 12 of the

Paris Metro Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Sin ...

is extended from

Front Populaire The Popular Front (french: Front populaire) was an alliance of French left-wing movements, including the communist French Communist Party (PCF), the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and the progressive Radical-S ...

to Mairie d'Aubervilliers.

June

* June 3 –

Garmisch-Partenkirchen train derailment On 3 June 2022, a double decker regional train derailed north of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, near on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway in southern Germany. Five people died and 68 passengers were injured, 16 of them seriously. Derailmen ...

: A double-decker Regionalbahn passenger train derails near Burgrain in Bavaria, killing four people and injuring many more. * June 10 – Line 3 of the

is extended from Chaowang Road to West Wenyi Road, and the branch from South Xixi Wetland to

Shima Shima may refer to: Places , Japan * Shima Province (志摩), one of the old provinces of Japan * Shima, Fukuoka (志摩), a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture * Shima, Mie (志摩), a city in Mie Prefecture ** Shima, Mie (town), a former town ...

opens. * June 12 – The Gawler railway line reopens after an 18-month closure due to the electrification of the line. * June 16 ** – Opening of the Hotan–Ruoqiang railway, completing a 2,712-km loop line around the

Taklamakan Desert The Taklimakan or Taklamakan Desert (; zh, s=塔克拉玛干沙漠, p=Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Такәламаган Шамә; ug, تەكلىماكان قۇملۇقى, Täklimakan qumluqi; also spelled Taklimakan and Te ...

. ** – Partial opening of MRT

Putrajaya line The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in region. The line stretches from to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas ...

, Malaysia's fifth metro line, from

Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located 16 km ...

Kwasa Damansara Kwasa Damansara is a new township located in the Sungai Buloh constituency of Selangor, Malaysia. Located 14 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur's central business district, it borders Kota Damansara to the south and Sungai Buloh to the north. Currently ...

to Kampong Batu. * June 18 – Line 4 of the

is extended from Tangjiatuo to Huangling. * June 20 – The

Chengjiao line Chengjiao line of the Zhengzhou Metro (), planned to be part of Line 9 in the future, is a rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally ...

of the

Zhengzhou Metro Zhengzhou Metro () is a rapid transit rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan province. It is operated by the state owned Zhengzhou Metro Group. As of June 2022, the network has 7 operational li ...

is extended from Xinzheng International Airport to

Zhengzhou Hangkonggang Railway Station Zhengzhou Hangkonggang railway station () is a railway station in Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Description The station is located about to the east of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, Zh ...

. * June 24 – Line 10 of the

is extended from Cuibai Road to Xueyuan Road. * June 25 – The

is extended from

to East Zhongshan Road/Anle Road. * June 26 – Reopening of the

PNR South Main Line The PNR South Main Line ( fil, Pangunahing Linyang Patimog ng PNR, also known as Southrail and formerly the Main Line South) is one of the two trunk lines that form the Philippine National Railways' network in the island of Luzon, Philippines ...

stretch from San Pablo to

Lucena Lucena, officially the City of Lucena ( fil, Lungsod ng Lucena), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Quezon where it is geographically situated but, in t ...

after a period of suspension starting October 2013, as part of the

PNR South Long Haul The PNR South Long Haul Project, also known as PNR Bicol is an proposed inter-city rail line in southern Luzon, Philippines. It is part of the larger Luzon Rail System, a network of long-distance standard-gauge lines being built by the Philippin ...

. * June 28 – Line 6 of the

Changsha Metro The Changsha Metro (officially ; also called ) is a rapid transit system in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in China. The first operational line, Line 2, commenced service on April 29, 2014, making Changsha the 18th city in mainlan ...

opens. * June 29 – Line 5 of the

Kunming Metro Kunming Metro, or Kunming Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. With a population of just over 3 million people, Kunming was one of the largest cities in China without a metro system before its constr ...

opens. * June 30 – Line M2 of the

Warsaw Metro The Warsaw Metro ( pl, Metro Warszawskie) is a rapid transit underground system serving the Polish capital Warsaw. It currently consists of two lines, the north-south Line M1 which links central Warsaw with its densely populated northern and sout ...

is extended west from Księcia Janusza to

Bemowo Bemowo is a district of Warsaw located in the western part of the city. Its territory covers the western belt of the former district of Wola, which was incorporated to Warsaw in the year 1951. The name of the district derives from the surname o ...

July

* July 1 – Connection between Madrid Atocha and Madrid Chamartín opens. * July 2 – Line T2 of the Bursa tramway opens. * July 3 – Opening of the initial route of the Cairo Light Rail Transit. * July 6 – Île-de-France tramway Line 13 opens. * July 14 – Line 2 of the

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. , it has two operational lines, a line from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash and a line from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah, for a total of . Four o ...

is extended from

Phoolbagan Phoolbagan is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subhas Sarovar is one of the famous tourist attraction of Kolkata present in the locality of Phoolbagan. Geography Police district Phoolbagan ...

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata wa ...

. * July 17 – Line 1 of the

West Midlands Metro The West Midlands Metro (originally named Midland Metro) is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. Opened on 30 May 1999, it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmin ...

is extended from Birmingham Library to

Edgbaston Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family an ...

. * July 18 –

London Overground London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a Urban rail in the United Kingdom, suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, (via archive.org). it now serves a ...

extension to

Barking Riverside Barking Riverside is a mixed-use development in the area of Barking, east London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is being built on land formerly occupied by Barking Power Station, adjacent to the River Thames, and ...

opens. * July 22 – Opening of the initial section of the Dali–Ruili railway. * July 29 –

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

extends the ''

Ethan Allen Express The ''Ethan Allen Express'' is a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the United States between New York City and Burlington, Vermont, via Albany, New York. One daily round trip is operated on a north-south route with a 7 hour 35 min ...

'' to

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...

. * July 30 – Four infill stations open on Line 19 of the

Beijing Subway The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...

August

* August 6 – The

Jiangtiao line opens between Tiaodeng and Shengquansi. * August 21 – The

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and serving the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelphi ...

Media/Elwyn Line is extended from Elwyn to Wawa, and the line is renamed the

Media/Wawa Line The Media/Wawa Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service that runs from Center City Philadelphia west to Wawa in Delaware County. It uses the West Chester Branch, which connects with the SEPTA Main Line at 30th Street Station. Under the Pennsylva ...

. * August 28 – Line 6 of the

opens. * August 29 ** – Line T3 of the

Caen tramway The Caen tramway (french: Tramway de Caen) is a tram in the city of Caen, France. The tram opened on 27 July 2019 and replaced the Caen Guided Light Transit (TVR) that closed in December 2017. The tramway uses the same route as the TVR, with a s ...

is extended from Collège Hawking to

Fleury-sur-Orne Fleury-sur-Orne (, literally ''Fleury on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is part of the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer and of the agglomeration of Caen.Kraków tramway. * August 30 – Full opening of the Jinyi section of Jinhua Rail Transit's

. * August 31 – Opening of the Yekaterinburg interurban tram Route 333, connecting

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

Verkhnyaya Pyshma Verkhnyaya Pyshma (russian: Ве́рхняя Пышма́) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located north of Yekaterinburg. Population: History It was founded in 1660 as the village ('' selo'') of Pyshminskoye, which was named after ...

September

* September 1 – The

Kochi Metro The Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It was opened to the public within four years of starting construction, making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India. The Kochi metro proje ...

is extended from

Pettah Pettah may refer to: * Pettah of Ahmednagar, a fortified town outside the Fort of Ahmednagar stormed by British soldiers in 1803 during Second Anglo-Maratha War * Pettah, Colombo, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centr ...

to SN Junction. * September 6 – Opening of the initial section of the

Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway The Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway or Changyichang high-speed railway (), also known as the Changde–Changsha section of Chongqing–Xiamen high-speed railway, is a high-speed railway in China. It is long and has a design speed ...

. * September 11 – Line T1 of the Luxembourg tramway is extended to Lycée Bonnevoie. * September 12 – RATP introduces automated trains on Line 4 of the

. * September 13 – Opening of the Red Line and the first phase of the Green Line of

Mi Tren ''Mi Tren'' is a light rail network operating in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Co ...

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 63 ...

. * September 20 – Line B of the

Rennes Metro The Rennes Metro (french: Métro de Rennes) ( br, Metro Roazhon) is a light metro system serving the city of Rennes in Brittany, France. Opened on March 15, 2002, it made Rennes the smallest city to have a metro system from 2002 to 2008. Curren ...

opens. * September 22 ** –

Line 3 is extended from West Wenyi Road to Wushanqiancun, Line 10 is extended from Xueyuan Road to

Huanglong Sports Center Huanglong () may refer to: *Yellow Dragon, Chinese mythology Places *Huanglong County, Yan'an, Shaanxi *Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, scenic area in Songpan County, Sichuan **Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, an airport in Songpan Count ...

, and Line 19 opens. ** – Opening of the final section (Huzhou–Hangzhou) of the

Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway The Shangqiu–Hefei–Hangzhou high-speed railway, or Shanghehang high-speed railway, is a high-speed railway in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countrie ...

. * September 23 – Opening of the initial section of the

Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail line on the northwest part of Kyushu Island that is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). A segment of the line that connects Nagasaki to commenced service on 23 September 2022. The ...

. * September 24 –

Line 1 Yonge–University Line 1 Yonge–University is a rapid transit line on the Toronto subway. It serves Toronto and the neighbouring city of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission, has 38 stations and is in length, making it th ...

of the

Toronto subway The Toronto subway is a rapid transit system serving Toronto and the neighbouring city of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It is a multimodal transport, multimodal rail network consisting of three Pa ...

introduces automatic train control across the full length of the line. * September 28 – Line M2 of the

is extended east from Trocka to Bródno. * September 30 ** – Line S8 of the Nanjing Metro is extended south from Taishanxincun to Changjiangdaqiaobei. ** – Line 2 of the

Dalian Metro The Dalian Metro is a rapid transit system in the city of Dalian, Liaoning, China. The metro opened on 1 May 2003. The system currently in operation consists of 5 lines: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 12, and Line 13. Network Line 1 Line 1, ...

is extended from Xinzhaizi to

Dalian North railway station Dalianbei (Dalian North) railway station is a railway station of the Harbin–Dalian section of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway. It is located in Dalian, in the Liaoning province of China. Construction of the station started on April 1, 2 ...

. ** – Line 6 of the

opens from Jiayu to Changzhuang. ** – All rail service between and , California was suspended due to

coastal erosion Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. The landward ...

under the track in

San Clemente San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway betwee ...

. Service along the

Surf Line The Surf Line is a railroad line that runs from San Diego north to Orange County along California's Pacific Coast. It was so named because much of the line is near the Pacific Ocean, within less than in some places. The tracks are now owned by ...

was restored the following April.

October

* October 2 ** – The

East-West Corridor East West (or East and West) may refer to: *East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture Arts and entertainment Books, journals and magazines *'' East, West'', an anthology of short stories written by Salm ...

of the

Ahmedabad Metro Ahmedabad Metro is a rapid transit system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat state of India. The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited was established in February 2010 and the long Phase–1 of the project was approved ...

begins service. ** – Line M4 of the

Istanbul Metro The Istanbul Metro ( tr, İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It is operated by Metro Istanbul, a company (formerly known as ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' before 2016), a public enterpris ...

is extended from Tavşantepe to

Sabiha Gökçen Airport Sabiha is an Arabic word () meaning "Morning" and a female given name. In Urdu it (خوبصورت، گوری چٹی) refers to beautiful, and blonde hair. People with the name include: People Given name *Sabiha Sultan (1894–1971), Ottoman princes ...

. * October 3 – The

Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...

's Third Track Project between

Floral Park Floral Park is an Administrative divisions of New York State#Village, incorporated village in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York (state), New York, United States, on Long Island. The population as of the US Census of 2010 is 15,863. ...

and Hicksville is completed. * October 5 – The

Kaohsiung Metro Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...

Circular light rail The Circular light rail () is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cos ...

is extended from TRA Museum of Fine Arts to Heart of Love River. * October 6 ** – Opening of Phase 3-1 of Cairo Metro Line 3, linking Attaba to Kit-Kat. ** – The North-South Corridor of the

begins service. * October 7 – The northern portion of the

Los Angeles Metro Rail The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, United States. It consists of seven lines, including five light rail lines (the A Line (Los Angeles Metro), A, C Line (Los Angeles Metro), C, E Li ...

K Line is a Japanese transportation company. It owns a fleet that includes dry cargo ships (bulk carriers), container ships, liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro ships, tankers, and container terminals. It used to be the fourteenth largest contai ...

opens after several delays. * October 9 –

Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...

's Airport line opens between

High Wycombe High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, south-southeast of Ayl ...

and Claremont. * October 10 ** – Line 3 of the

Athens Metro The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...

is extended from

Nikaia Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and se ...

to Dimotiko Theatro. ** – The Metro Express is extended from Phoenix to Curepipe Central. * October 17 – Line 9 of the

Helsinki tram network The Helsinki tram network forms part of the Helsinki public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd (Finnish: Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, Swedish: Huvudsta ...

is extended from Pasila to Ilmalantori. * October 24 –

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begins service in

Redlands, California Redlands ( ) is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 73,168, up from 68,747 at the 2010 census. The city is located approximately west of Palm Springs and east of Lo ...

. * October 26 –

Cádiz Bay tram-train The Cádiz Bay tram-train is a tram-train/ light rail system in the Spanish city of Cádiz and the surrounding area. The system opened in October 26, 2022. Background The new tram-train line has been described by the European Commission as be ...

begun operation. * October 28 ** –

Shenzhen Metro The Shenzhen Metro () is the rapid transit system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. Extensions opened on 28 November 2022 put the network at of trackage, operating on 15 lines with 345 stations. Shenzhen Metro is the 6th ...

Line 11 is extended from

Futian Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD). Name There are two theor ...

to Gangxia North and Line 14 opens. ** – Line F4 of the

network opens. * October 29 – The

Trans-Sulawesi Railway The Trans-Sulawesi Railway ( id, Jalur kereta api Trans-Sulawesi), is a railway network under construction in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The construction is divided to three phases. The first phase includes 146 kilometers route from Mak ...

opens between Barru and Pangkep on a limited basis.

November

* November 1 – The Olomouc tramway is extended from Trnkova to U Kapličky. * November 5 –

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...

's Gaziray starts operation. * November 6 –

direct service commenced between

Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Paddi ...

and

Shenfield Shenfield is a commuter suburb of Brentwood, in the borough of Brentwood, Essex, England. In 2020, the suburb was estimated to have a population of 5,396. History The old village (now town), by the church and Green Dragon pub, lies along the ...

and between

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and

Heathrow Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others bei ...

Abbey Wood Abbey Wood is an area in south east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located east of Charing Cross. Toponymy The area takes its name from Lesnes Abbey Woo ...

. * November 10 – Opening of Line 1 of the Nantong Rail Transit. * November 13 – Opening of Stage 3 of the

MRT MRT may refer to: Transport Rapid Transit Systems * Mass Rapid Transit (disambiguation) * MRT (Singapore) or Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore * MRT (Bangkok) or Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Thailand * Manila Metro Rail Transit System, Philippine ...

Thomson–East Coast line. * November 15 – The

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Silver Line is extended to

Ashburn __NOTOC__ Ashburn may refer to: Places Canada *Ashburn, Ontario United States *Ashburn, Georgia *Ashburn, Chicago, Illinois, a community area **Ashburn (Metra), a Metra station serving the area * Ashburn, Missouri * Ashburn, Virginia, an unincorpo ...

via

Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport , typically referred to as Dulles International Airport, Dulles Airport, Washington Dulles, or simply Dulles ( ), is an international airport in the Eastern United States, located in Loudoun County and Fai ...

. * November 18 – Line 10 of the

Tianjin Metro The Tianjin Metro or Tianjin Rail Transit is the rapid transit system in the city of Tianjin, which was the second city in mainland China after Beijing to operate a subway system (the Beijing Subway opened in 1971). Opened in 1984, the syste ...

opens. * November 19 – Central Subway in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

opens after repeated delays. * November 21 – Opening of the

Bergen Light Rail Bergen Light Rail ( no, Bybanen) is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the project was a twenty-station stretch between the city center and Lagunen Storsenter, where the first 15 stations comprising a stretch opened in ...

Line 2 between Byparken and Fyllingsdalen. * November 26 – The first section of

Milan Metro The Milan Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length of ...

Line 4 opens between Dateo and Linate Aeroporto. * November 28 – Lines 6B and 12 of the

open. * November 29 – Nanhai Tram Line 1 extends from Sanshanxinchengbei to Linyuedong.

December

* December 1 – Line 2 of the

Ningbo Rail Transit Ningbo Rail Transit, also known as the Ningbo Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang and its suburbs. Six metro lines are being built inside the urban area of Ningbo, serving Haishu, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, Beilun an ...

extends from Congyuan Road to Honglian. * December 3 – Line M1 of the

Helsinki Metro The Helsinki Metro ( fi, Helsingin metro, sv, Helsingfors metro) is a rapid transit system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. It is the world's northernmost metro system. It was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of p ...

extends from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti. * December 9 – Opening of

Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway Wendlingen-Ulm high-speed line is a high-speed railway in Germany, entirely within the state of Baden-Württemberg. The line crosses the Swabian Jura mountain range, with trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h. It mostly follows the A8 mo ...

. * December 11 ** – Opening of the Osová-Nemocnice Bohunice tram line in

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. ** – The Aqua Line of the

Nagpur Metro Nagpur Metro is a rapid transit system for the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is estimated to cost . In February 2014, the Government of Maharashtra gave approval for the Metro Project, while the Government of India's Ministry of Urban ...

is extended from Sitabuldi to Prajapati Nagar, while the Orange Line is extended from Kasturchand Park to Automative Square. ** – The

Follo Line The Follo Line ( no, Follobanen) is a high-speed railway between Oslo and Ski, Norway. The line runs parallel to the Østfold Line, and is dimensioned for . Most of the line, , runs in a twin-tube tunnel named the Blix Tunnel, which is the lon ...

opened after delays. ** – Opening of the Limmattalerbahn, a LRT line connecting the Limmatvalley with Zurich as Line 20 in the network. * December 12 – Opening of the Medford Branch of the

and

Medford, Massachusetts Medford is a city northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus alo ...

. * December 17 - Paju's Uncheon Station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line opens. * December 19 – The

Silesian Interurbans Silesian Trams ( pl, Tramwaje Konurbacji Śląskiej) is one of the largest tram systems in the world and the largest and longest tram system in Poland, located entirely within the Silesian Voivodeship. Started as a part of the German Empire in 189 ...

is extended from Zagórze BMC (formerly named Zagórze Petla) to Zagórze Rondo Jana Pawla II. * December 20 – The

PHX Sky Train Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a civil–military public airport east of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's largest and busiest airport, and among the largest commercial airports in th ...

is extended from Terminal 3 to Rental Car Center. * December 21 –

Brightline Brightline (reporting mark BLFX) is an inter-city rail route between Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida that runs on track owned by Florida East Coast Railway. Brightline is the only privately owned and operated intercity passenger railroad ...

opens new infill stations at Aventura and Boca Raton. * December 23 – The Purple Line of the

Baku Metro Baku Metro ( az, Bakı metropoliteni) is a rapid transit system serving Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on 6 November 1967 during the time of the Soviet Union, it has features typical of ex-Soviet systems, including very deep centra ...

is extended from Avtovağzal to Xocəsən. * December 26 ** – Line 5 of the

Hefei Metro Hefei Rail Transit (Simplified Chinese character, Chinese: ), also known as Hefei Metro (Simplified Chinese character, Chinese: ), is a rapid transit system in Hefei, China. Lines in operation Line 1 Line 1 began construction on 1 June 2012 a ...

is extended from Wanghuchengxi to Jiqiao Road. ** – Opening of Line 4 of the

Qingdao Metro Qingdao Metro () is a rapid transit system in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The first line, Line 3 (north section) began operation on December 16, 2015. Lines in operation Line 1 The northern section between Qingdao North Railway Stat ...

. * December 28 ** – The first phase of the

Dhaka Metro Dhaka Metro Rail ( bn, ঢাকা মেট্রোরেল), colloquially known as the Dhaka Metro ( bn, ঢাকা মেট্রো) is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Dhaka, Bangladesh. Together with the city's planned su ...

from Utara to Agargaon opened. ** – Opening of Line S1 of the Taizhou Rail Transit. ** – Opening of the Yidong section of the

of the Jinhua Rail Transit. ** – Opening of the Huangshi Modern Tram. ** – Opening of Line 1 of the Pingshan SkyShuttle. ** – Opening of Line 16 of the

. ** – Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro is extended from Baguazhoudaqiaonan to Maigaoqiao, while Line 7 begins operation. ** – Opening of Line 3 of the

Foshan Metro The Foshan Metro (; branded as FMetro) is the rapid transit system of the city of Foshan in Guangdong, China. Guangfo line is operated by Guangzhou Metro Corporation, and all other lines are operated by the state-owned Foshan Rail Transit Gr ...

. * December 29 – Line 6 of the

Xi'an Metro The Xi'an Metro, also known as the Xi'an Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in the city of Xi'an and the neighbouring city of Xianyang, in Shaanxi province, China. The system has 8 lines in operation. Line 2 opened to the public on Septembe ...

is extended from Xibeigongyedaxue to Fangzhicheng. * December 30 ** – Line 7 of the

Wuhan Metro Wuhan Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. Owned and operated by Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd., the network now includes 11 lines, 282 stations, and of route length. With 1.22 billion annual passengers in 2019, W ...

is extended from Garden Expo North to Hengdian, Line 16 is extended from Zhoujiahe to Hannan General Airport. ** – Opening of Line 3 of the

. * December 31 – Line 16 of the

is extended from to .

Industry awards

North America

; Awards presented by ''

Railway Age ''Railway Age'' is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. History The magazine's ...

'' magazine * 2022

Railroader of the Year Railroader of the Year is an annual award presented to a North American railroad industry worker by trade journal ''Railway Age''. The award was first presented in 1964 by trade journal ''Modern Railroads'' and has continued through the magazine ac ...

Keith Creel Keith Creel (born 1968) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Earlier career Creel was born in Alabama. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army and took part in the Gulf War. He took ...

( CP) and Patrick J. Ottensmeyer ( KCS)

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