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December 2010 in rail transport

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

Events

December 7
  • – UIC HIGHSPEED 2010, the 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail, opens in Beijing, China. The 2010 conference is hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Railways with a theme highlighting the use of high-speed rail as a means toward more environmentally friendly transportation. The conference will close on December 9; in previous years, the conference has been held in Amsterdam, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Lille and Brussels.
    • December 12
  • – The Perthus TP-Ferro Tunnel, built in 2009 but since unused, starts operations with two TGV Figueres - Paris Gare de Lyon trains daily. From Figueres to Barcelona RENFE provides a linking train as the spanish high speed line is still unfinished.
    • December 22
  • – The Yichang–Wanzhou Railway, the most difficult-to-build line in China to date, opens. The railway is 377 km (234 mi) long and the maximum speed on the line is 160 km/h (99 mph). Construction work began in December 2003.
    • December 30
  • – The Hainan East Ring Railway opens and the construction of the Hainan West Ring Railway begins in Hainan Island, China. The designed speed of these two railways is 250 km/h (155 mph). The West Ring will be 345 kilometres (214 mi) long, is expected to open in 4 years.

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    December 2010 in rail transport Wikipedia
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