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The Haga Utsunomiya LRT, a new light rail transit that is being constructed with the aim of opening in August 2023, will soon begin trial operation for the first time in some sections where construction has been completed.
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JR Kyushu announces the timetable of Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen (69.6km between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki), which will opened on September 23, 2022 (Fri/Holiday) and the conventional limited express trains connecting with it at Takeo-Onsen.
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Seoul City opened a new railway line “Sillim Line Metro” connecting north and south in the southwestern district of the city on May 28, 2022 (Sat).
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Transport for London (TfL) opened a new heavy rail line, the Elizabeth Line, which runs east-west through central London on May 24, 2022 (Tue).
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT, Japan) approved the application for permission for the railway business of the Yurakucho Line & Namboku Line extension section by the Tokyo Metro as requested on March 28, 2022.
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Seoul Metro started operation of Jinjeop Line (진접선), which is an extension of Metro Line 4, from the first train on March 19, 2022(Sat).
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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).
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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).
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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…
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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.
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