2009 in rail transport
Events
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December events
- December â construction to restore the mainline of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from Gold Hill to Carson City, Nevada completed.
- December 1 â Tasmanian government-owned Tasmanian Railway Company takes over operations on the island from Pacific National.
- December 9 â services on the London Underground Circle line cease to run continuous complete circuits, for the first time since 1884.
- December 13 â The first Thalys train goes into commercial operation on the HSL-Zuid, marking the first time a high-speed train runs through the Netherlands on full speed at 300 km/h.
- December 13 â start of domestic services on High Speed 1, the UK's first high speed services run by Southeastern, from Dover Priory to London St Pancras, via Ashford International. The British Rail Class 395 trains are part of the "Javelin" service provided during the London 2012 Olympics
- December 18 – Sapsan, a high-speed railroad service in Russia, a first officially regular operation service start from Passazhirskaya of Moscow to Sankt Petersburg route.
- December 26 â Wuguang Passenger Railway high speed line between Wuhan and Guangzhou, China, opens.
- December 28 – Guangzhou Metro's Line 4 extension connecting Wanshengwei to Chebeinan opens.
- December 30 – The Green Line of the Baku Metro is extended from Nasimi to Azadliq prospekti.
- December 31 â Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line capacity expansion project completed.
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Accidents
Industry awards
Japan
Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club
North America
2009 E. H. Harriman Awards
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
United Kingdom
Train Operator of the Year:
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