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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2010.
Events
- March 3
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– Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson cuts first sod of the Borders Rail Project in Galashiels. Main construction work on revival of the line from Tweedbank to Edinburgh is expected to take place over the period 2011–2014.[1]
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- March 20
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– Maharajas’ Express luxury train begins operation in India as a joint venture between Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation and the travel agency Cox and Kings India Ltd.[2]
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- March 24
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– The Sjursøya train crash was a runaway train accident which happened in Oslo, Norway and killed three people.
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- March 29
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– Moscow Metro terrorist bombings: an explosion blasts a train at Lubyanka station on the Moscow Metro at approximately 7:56AM local time (3:56AM UTC), followed by a second at Park Kultury station around 8:38AM. At least 38 were believed killed on the day, and the explosives were thought to have been placed by female suicide bombers from North Caucasus.[3]
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- March 30
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– Iarnród Éireann reopens Ennis–Athenry to scheduled passenger operation with introduction of a Galway–Limerick service, first stage of the Western Railway Corridor reopening.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Borders to Edinburgh rail link project gets under way". BBC News. March 4, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (March 19, 2010). "Rs 1 lakh a night on Maharajas’ Express". Times of India. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Deadly explosion goes off at Moscow Metro station". BBC News. March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Phase 1 of Western Rail Corridor now operational". West=On=Track. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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