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The test operation of the new commuter electric trains “SRT Red Lines” owned by the State Railway of Thailand started on August 2, 2021 (Monday).
Read MoreNew commuter electric trains “SRT Red Line” launch from Bangkok – Fleets from Japan
Year: 2021
The longest railway line in Hong Kong is born – MTR Tuen Ma Line opened on June 27
Hong Kong’s metropolitan railway operator MTR (港鐵) opened the last construction section of the Tuen Ma Line (屯馬綫) on June 27, 2021 (Sunday).
Read MoreSeoul Subway Line 7 extended on May 22 – Seongnam – Sangok – Bupyeong-gu Office
Seoul Metro opened on May 22, 2021 (Saturday) between Seongnam Station (761: 석남) and Bupyeong-gu Office Station (759: 부평구청) on the Seoul Subway Line 7. The starting point was Bupyeong-gu Office Station connecting with Incheon Metro Line 1 until now, and it was extended to Seongnam Station, which connects to Incheon Metro Line 2, 4.2 km westward (See the below network map). A new Sangok Station (760: 산곡) opened on the way. Seoul Subway Line 7 is a long commuting line from Incheon City to Uijeongbu City (Gyeonggi) via Bucheon City (Gyeonggi) and Seoul City, but it has been extended to 53 stations in total. In addition to being able…
Read More[Service Status] Kutchan – Shikaribetsu on the Hakodate Line is disrupted in 2 weeks
Due to the collapse of the slope beside the railroad track, JR Hokkaido is canceling operation between Kutchan Station and Shikaribetsu Station on the Hakodate Line. (As of 22:45 on April 7, 2021)
Read More“Taroko” Train kills 36 people in a derailment colliding with a truck – Hualien, Taiwan
On April 2, 2021 (Friday), a collision between a limited express train and a truck occurred on the North Link Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration, and it seems that train drivers and many passengers were killed or injured.
Read MoreTobu could not drive even once ski night train “Snowpal 23:55” bound for Aizu Kogen
Tobu Railway’s ski night train “Snowpal 23:55” will end the 2020-2021 season without ever being operated.
Read MoreNew station “Saint Louis” opens on February 8 – BTS Silom Line in Bangkok
On February 8, 2021, the new station “Saint Louis” opened on the elevated railway “BTS Skytrain Silom Line” in the Bangkok metropolitan area of Thailand.
Read MoreNow Ibaraki Airport have zero flights – Skymark cancels all 12 flights due to COVID-19
All flights to and from Ibaraki Airport has been suspended from February 1, 2021 (Monday).
Read MoreTwo extension sections of Kaohsiung Light Rail opened on Jan. 12 – Great South Ring
Kaohsiung Metro opened two extension sections of the LRT line “Kaohsiung Light Rail” on January 12, 2021 (Tuesday), so they started commercial operation in the southern half of the planned ring route.
Read MoreMukawa – Samani on Hidaka Line will be abolished on April 1 – Abandoned for restoration
JR Hokkaido announced that the abolition date will be moved up to April 1, 2021 (Thursday) for the section between Mukawa Station and Samani Station on the Hidaka Line, which they has already notified the abolition on November 1, 2021 (Monday).
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