September 2010 in rail transport

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

Events

September 3

• – Irish Rail trains begin serving the town of Dunboyne, after a gap of 43 years, using the newly built Dunboyne railway station. Until the following station is built (the M3 Parkway station), all services on the Dublin–Navan railway line will terminate here. The Railway Works order for the line's extension is expected to be filed in May 2011.^[1]

September 13

• – 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

• – The Nanchang–Jiujiang 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]
• – 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]
• – 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

• – During a heavy rain storm that brought visibility to near zero, a commuter train and intercity passenger train collide at the Bir El Bay railway station, near Tunis in Tunisia. The collision derailed one car of the commuter train and knocked it on its side; one person died in the accident and almost 60 more were injured.^[7][8][9] See also: 2010 Bir El Bay train collision

September 26

• – Construction begins on the Lhasa–Shigatse 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]

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