2022 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2022. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially from what is shown here.

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Events

March

• March 31 – Abellio ScotRail franchise to conclude[1]
• – Utsunomiya LRT opening (after delays).

April

• April 22 – Caltrain is scheduled to begin electrified service along the San Francisco Peninsula.[2]
• – Expected delayed completion of the Regional Connector in Los Angeles.[3]

May

• May 6 – Expected completion of Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail project.[4]
• – The Link light rail Line T is expected to be extended to the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington.[5][6][7]

August

• August 18 – Scheduled latest opening of Maryland's Purple Line light rail,[8] though it is expected to be delayed to 2026.[9][10]
• – Expected start of passenger service through the Regional Connector in Los Angeles.[11]

October

• – Earliest opening of the Line 1 of the Tel Aviv Light Rail.[12]

December

• – Service begins along New York City's East Side Access, bringing Long Island Rail Road trains into Grand Central Terminal.[13]
• – Dallas Silver Line commuter rail scheduled to open.[14]
• – Expected completion of Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway.
• – The Follo Line is expected to open after delay.
• – Extension of Tamsui–Xinyi line in Taipei to Guangci–Fengtian Temple opens.
• – Lagos Rail Mass Transit estimated opening.

Unknown date

• – Hurontario LRT opening.
• - O-Train Trillium Line Stage 2 earliest opening date.
• – Hangzhou Metro to reach 565 km length.
• – Paris Métro Line 4 automation (to increase capacity).
• – RER E extension to Nanterre-La Folie.
• – Electrified tracks length claimed to reach 68,000 km (only 28,000 km were in 2019).[15]
• – Milan Metro extensions.
• – Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway expected completion.
• – Withdrawal of Tokyo Metro 02 series from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
• – Hokuriku Shinkansen extension.
• – Rotterdam Metro Line B extension.
• – Expected completion of the electrification of line to Ivanovo city.
• – Khon Kaen Light Rail Transit opening.
• – MRTA Yellow Line opening.
• – MRTA Pink Line opening.
• – Leeds to York electrification.
• – East Midlands franchise to start operations of bi-mode trains.
• – Wales to start tram-train operations
• – MiTrain service is expected to commence between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan.[16]
• – Brightline is planned to extend service to Orlando International Airport.[17]
• – Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit service is expected to be extended north to Windsor station.
• – Arrow is expected to begin service in Redlands, California.[18]
• – Honolulu Rail Transit is expected to open the line to Middle Street.[19]

References

1. ScotRail franchise to end in 2022 Railway Gazette International 19 December 2019
2. "Projected Timing for Electrification of Caltrain Pushed Back to 2022". SocketSite. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
3. Slayton, Nicholas (May 24, 2019). "Regional Connector Delayed Four Months". Retrieved May 29, 2019.
4. Spurr, Ben (December 30, 2019). "Eglinton Crosstown LRT could be $330 million over budget and open seven months late, internal documents warn". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
5. "Tacoma Link Expansion". Sound Transit. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
6. "Tacoma Link to remain fare free until Hilltop extension opens" (Press release). Sound Transit. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
7. Merten, Paxtyn (July 2, 2020). "Sound Transit increases funding for Hilltop Tacoma light rail". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
8. Shaver, Katherine (July 11, 2019). "Maryland grants contractor a 5-month delay in Purple Line's opening date". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
9. Strupp & Barthel (June 24, 2020). "Purple Line Group Threatens To Quit If There's No Deal With Maryland On Delays, Cost Overruns". WAMU. Retrieved July 26, 2020. The state says the eastern section, from New Carrollton to College Park, is now expected to open in late 2022 and the rest of the line, from College Park to Bethesda, will likely open in June 2023. However, PLTP has said the various delays will set the opening dates back at least another two and a half years.
10. Shaver, Katherine (July 18, 2020). "Purple Line project delays, cost overruns reveal long-brewing problems". Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
11. Nelson, Laura J. (May 12, 2019). "L.A. Metro's downtown subway project may not open until mid-2022". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
12. Hacohen, Hagay (July 22, 2020). "Tel Aviv Light Rail derailed by one year due to COVID-19". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
13. "Long Island Committee Meeting December 2015" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 14, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
14. Leszcynski, Ray (March 18, 2018). "DART's $1.1 billion Cotton Belt plan about to come into public view". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
15. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-railways-projects-run-trains-high-speed-160-kmph-bullet-1611933-2019-10-22
16. Fleming, Leonard N. (May 20, 2016). "RTA wants Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail service". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
17. von Ancken, Erik (June 24, 2019). "Virgin Trains breaks ground on South Florida to Orlando route". Click Orlando. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
18. "Construction begins for rail connecting Redlands to San Bernardino". Redlands Daily Facts. July 19, 2019.
19. "Nā Inoa" (PDF). honolulu.gov. April 15, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.