1846
180th anniversary
OpeningGermany
First Train on Berlin-Hamburg Railway
Berlin-Hamburg Railway
Berlin
The Berlin-Hamburg Railway opened its initial section, marking a major step in Prussian rail expansion.
1964
62 years ago
OpeningJapan
Shinkansen Bullet Train Launch
Japanese National Railways
Tokyo
Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed line began operations between Tokyo and Osaka.
1900
126 years ago
OpeningUnited Kingdom
Central London Railway Trial Runs
Central London Railway
London
Trial operations began on the Central London Railway, precursor to the Central line of the London Underground.
1883
143 years ago
OpeningUnited States
Northern Pacific Railway Completion
Northern Pacific Railway
Gold Creek
The Northern Pacific Railway completed its transcontinental line across the northern United States.
1900
126 years ago
OpeningUnited Kingdom
Central London Railway Opening
Central London Railway
London
London's Central London Railway, nicknamed the 'Twopenny Tube', began service between Shepherd's Bush and Bank.
1900
126 years ago
OpeningGermany
Opening of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Wuppertaler Schwebebahn
Wuppertal
Germany's innovative suspended monorail system began operations in Wuppertal, pioneering urban elevated transit.
1869
157 years ago
OpeningEG
First Train Service on the Suez Railway
Suez Railway
Suez
The Suez Railway in Egypt began regular passenger and freight operations, linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1871
155 years ago
OpeningUnited States
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and H...
The Connecticut Valley Railroad
Old Saybrook to Hartford, Connecticut
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
2013
13 years ago
AccidentSwitzerland
Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnan...
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Granges-près-Marnand, Vaud
Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
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