Events January
4 January The Northstar Line ends service. 5 January Tallinn–Tapa railway is electrified. 7 January Line T3 of the Marseille Tramway Network extends to the north to from - le silo. 10 January Line T3 of the Marseille Tramway Network extends to the south to La Gaye from . 11 January Yellow Line of Ahmedabad Metro extends to Mahatma Mandir from Sachivalaya. 12 January New interregional train is launched between Ganja and Qabala. A direct train is launched between Tartu and Riga. The Mascouche line of Exo commuter rail reroutes to Côte-de-Liesse from Central Station. American Freedom Train locomotive No. 1 is exhibited at the B&O Railroad Museum after a cosmetic restoration. 14 January A crane collapses onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, killing at least 32 and injuring at least 67 others. 16 January Line 6 of the Ningbo Rail Transit opens between Gulin and Honglian. 18 January Line Z4 of the Tianjin Metro opens between Zhaishang and Beitang. A high-speed train derails and crashes into another high-speed train in southern Spain, killing 46 people. 20 January A retaining wall collapses on a Rodalies de Catalunya train near Gelida, killing a trainee driver and injuring 37 people. 21 January The station opens on Line T3 of the Saint-Étienne tramway. 22 January Kamakhya–Howrah Vande Bharat Sleeper Express is launched. 23 January Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 2-Gallarate opens. 26 January Glenelg tram line in Adelaide reopens between Glenelg and South Terrace following completion of grade separation work. 28 January Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway extends from Huadu to Guangzhou Baiyun. opens on the Rangkasbitung Line. 29 January Sale of Freightliner's intermodal container business to CMA CGM completed, residual heavy haul business rebranded as Heavy Haul Rail.CMA completes Freightliner intermodal deal Modern Railways issue 930 March 2026 page 13Heavy Haul Rail launched on completion of Freightliner sale Rail Express issue 358 March 2026 page 14 31 January Great Western Railway introduces Britain's first battery-powered train on the Greenford branch line.
February 1 February SNTF launches passenger trains between Béchar and Tindouf. Hermann-Hesse-Bahn opens between Calw and Weil der Stadt. Line 8 of the Belgrade tram network opens from Banjica to Omladinski stadion. 2 February El Insurgente extends to Observatorio from Santa Fe. 4 February The new station opens on Line 3 of the Montpellier tramway network, and the old one is renamed to Soriech. 8 February Line 5 Eglinton of the Toronto subway opens between Mount Dennis and Kennedy. 9 February Belo Horizonte Metro Line 1 extended from Eldorado to Novo Eldorado. Fortaleza Metro line 5 opens between and Aeroporto. 10 February Line 4 of the Chongqing Rail Transit extends to Shimahelijiao from Min'an Ave. 14 February Jinhua–Jiande high-speed railway opens between Jiande railway station and . Line B of the Brest Tramway Network opens between Brest station and . Line T6 of the Lyon Tramway Network extends to La Doua-Gaston Berger from Hopitaux Est. 21 February – GRU Airport People Mover opens in São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. 22 February Delhi–Meerut RRTS extends from New Ashok Nagar to Sarai Kale Khan. Meerut Metro opens between Meerut South and Modipuram. 24 February Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro extends to Pablo Adón Guzmán from María Montez. 28 February Line 14 of Munich Tramway opens between Munich-Pasing and Ammerseestraße.
March 1 March Westbahn starts passenger operations between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Villach alongside the introduction of new Stadler Smile trainsets. Leo Express extends Prague-Kraków service to Warsaw. 8 March Pink Line of Delhi Metro extends to Maujpur - Babarpur from Majlis Park, making a complete loop. Magenta Line of Delhi Metro opens between Deepali Chowk and Majlis Park. 12 March Passenger services resume between Beijing and Pyongyang. 14 March The Chennai MRTS extends to St. Thomas Mount from Velachery. 16 March The first track of the Portal North Bridge opens. 19 March GoVolta starts passenger operations between Amsterdam and Berlin, and Amsterdam and Hamburg the following day,GoVolta launches to make international rail travel affordable, comfortable and accessible to everyone Railway Gazette International 20 March 2026GoVolta enters European passenger market International Railway Journal 23 March 2026GoVolta launches international services Modern Railways issue 932 May 2026 page 86 the latter being eventually axed just 3 months later. 26 March European Sleeper begins a night train service between Paris, Brussels, and Berlin. 27 March Uzbek Railways launches Afrosiyob train from Tashkent to Shahrisabz. 28 March 2 Line of Link light rail extends to Lynnwood City Center from South Bellevue. 31 March Line 17 of the São Paulo Metro opens between São Paulo–Morumbi, Aeroporto de Congonhas and Washington Luís. DC Streetcar ends service. – Monon Corridor of the South Shore Line opens between Hammond Gateway and Munster/Dyer.
April 1 April Rumoi Main Line between Ishikari-Numata and Fukagawa closes. 5 April The Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro opens between Bull Street/Corporation Street and Millennium Point. 7 April Local passenger service resumes on Birmingham's Camp Hill line after it was discontinued in 1946. 8 April Mumbai Metro: Line 2B opens between Diamond Garden and Mandale; Line 9 opens between Kashigaon and Dahisar East. 9 April Line T2 of Moscow tramway network opens between Chertanovskaya metro station and Novogireevo railway station, thus lines 3 and 37 end operations. 13 April The Swedish Government halves long-distance train traffic in Norrbotten and Lapland, and discontinues night train service between Boden and Narvik. 18 April Lines 20 and 21 of the Prague tramway network are rerouted to . 21 April The Rockies to the Red Rocks, which was previously Rocky Mountaineer's Denver–Moab route, transitioned to a new operator, Canyon Spirit, under the same parent company, which extended the line to Salt Lake City on the same day. 22 April Line S2 of the Nanjing Metro opens between and . 26 April Jinyidong line of the Jinhua Rail Transit extends from to . Tren Felipe Ángeles opens between Buenavista and AIFA–Clara Krause. 27 April Electric train is launched between Kokand and Margilan. Two trains collide in Bekasi, killing 16 people and injuring 91 more.
30 April – Leo Express is launched between Prague and Bratislava.
May 1 May Line 12 of the Wuhan Metro opens between and . A direct Railjet train is introduced between Prague, Berlin, Hamburg, and Copenhagen, using ComfortJet trainsets. 3 May – Uzbek Railways launches high-speed trains between Tashkent and Khiva. First Rail London succeeds Arriva Rail London as operator of the London Overground.First Rail London Limited named as TfL's preferred operator for London Overground Transport for London 10 December 2025 4 May A direct daytime Snälltåget train is introduced between Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Hamburg. 6 May East Nile Line of the Cairo Monorail opens between Moushir Tantawi station and Justice City.Cairo elevated monorail starts passenger service Tramways & Urban Transit issue 1063 July 2026 page 245 8 May D Line of Los Angeles Metro Rail extends to Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western. 16 May Astana Light Metro opens between Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport and Astana Nurly Zhol station. 18 May Montreal REM: Anse-à-l'Orme branch opens between Anse-à-l'Orme and Bois-Franc. – KC Streetcar extends to from . 22 May Istanbul Metro M5 extends to Sultanbeyli from Samandıra Merkez. Sancaktepe Şehir Hastanesi opens on the same line. 25 May Lumo, an open access operator, starts passenger services between London and Stirling. 26 May Passenger servises resume between Baku and Tbilisi. 31 May Greater Thameslink Railway succeeds Govia Thameslink Railway.DfT names next operator to be renationalised Railnews 29 September 2025
June 1 June Rīgas Satiksme extends routes 7 and 14 of Riga tram from Shopping Center "Dole" to . 6 June Cologne–Oostende ICE high speed service commences. 14 June The ICE L enters service on the route between Berlin, Hamburg and Westerland (Sylt). 15 June Line S15 of the Berlin S-Bahn opens between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Wedding. Snälltåget launches a direct train service between Malmö and Oslo. 16 June KTM Komuter Southern Sector opens between Kulai, Kempas Baru, Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang. 18 June Line 3 of the Foshan Metro is extended between Zhongshan Park and Lianhe, connecting the line's two separate branches. 19 June M11 line of the Istanbul Metro extends from Arnavutköy Hastane to Halkalı. 25 June Leo Express launches a direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Prague and Przemyśl. 27 June East Nile Line of the Cairo Monorail extends from Moushir Tantawi station to Stadium Station. 28 June Cambridge South railway station opens, becoming the first station to carry Great British Railways branding. Line 13 of the Shenzhen Metro is extended from Shangwu to Lisonglang, completing the northern extension of Shenzhen Metro Line 13 Phase 2. The interchange passageway between Line 5 and Line 11 of the Tianjin Metro opens at station, allowing for an in-station interchange between three lines. 29 June The Australind resumes service between Perth and Bunbury. Shah Alam Line of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System opens between Bandar Utama and Johan Setia. 30 June Line 17 of the São Paulo Metro branches off to Washington Luis from Brooklin Paulista. Line 3 of the Shenyang Metro extends from Nanliguan to Fangjialan. Line 5 of the Xi'an Metro extends from Yanminghu to Xi'an Dongzhan. Xi'an–Shiyan high-speed railway opens between Xi'an East and Shiyan East. Tongyun Men station opens on Beijing Subway Line 6. Sanying line of the New Taipei Metro opens between Dingpu and . – Etihad Rail launches passenger services between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah.
July 1 July Line 7 of the Hefei Metro opens between Feicui Gongyuan and Sheng Wenhua He Feiyi Guan. 3 infill stations between Liangxiang and Beijing West on Sub-Center line of Beijing Suburban Railway commence operation. The new third generation Foshan railway station commences operation. – Naples-Bari High Speed Railway opens between Naples and Cancello. Discontinuation of the Akita Port Line (Ōu Main Line freight branch), including Akita Port Station. 2 July Line 6 of São Paulo Metro opens between João Paulo I and Perdizes. Patna Metro extends from Bhootnath to Malahi Pakri. 3 July Line 2 of Belo Horizonte Metro opens between Nova Suíça and Amazonas. 6 July Kitchener line of GO Transit extends to Stratford from Kitchener. 12 July – Circle Line of the Singapore MRT extends to Marina Bay from HarbourFront, making it a loop line. 17 July suburban rail opens between İncirliova and . 18 July The new alignment of the Topo of the Euskotren network enters operation between Herrera and Galtzaraborda, turning Altza into a through station on the main line. 31 July The Northern extension of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway opens between Xintang South and Zhuliao.
August 8 August KTM Komuter Southern Sector extends to Paloh from Kulai.
9 August Extension of the Gold Coast G:link from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads. 10 August Passenger services resume between Tornio and Haparanda. New branch between Hauptbahnhof West and Münsterplatz enters operation in the Mainz tramway network. 13 August Line 2B of the Mumbai Metro extends from Diamond Gardens to Chembur. 14 August Line 3 of the Sofia Metro extends from Hadzhi Dimitar to General Vladimir Vazov. 21 August The Green Line of the Jerusalem Light Rail opens between Malha and HaTurim. 22 August Greater Copenhagen Light Rail extends to from . 26 August