This article lists events related to
rail transport that occurred in 1996.
Events
January events
January 6 – A computer-controlled
Washington Metro train overruns the platform at the
Shady Grove station, colliding with a parked train and fatally injuring the operator.
February 19 – Approximately 1,000 passengers are trapped in the
Channel Tunnel when two
Eurostar trains break down due to electronic failures caused by snow and ice.[2]
March 15 –
Amtrak selects the "American Flyer" design developed by
Bombardier and
Alstom, based on the
TGV trains of France, as the design model for its Acela rolling stock.
March 18 –
SNCF begins a construction project to renew the
track ballast on the Paris-
LyonTGV line; the project is expected to last through 2006.
In Seoul, South Korea, a branch of Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is opened from
Macheon to
Gangdong (6.9 km (4.3 mi)).[4] At this point, trains operate from Wangsinmi to Sangil-dong or Macheon, branching fron Gangdong.
March – Government of
Guatemala suspends operation on the entire 885 km (550 mi) Ferrocarriles de Guatemala network.[6]
April events
April 14 – The British trainload freight company North & South Railways Ltd becomes
EWS.
May 12 – The
Green Line of the
Chicago Transit Authority elevated and subway rail system, returns to service after a 2 year reconstruction period. Many stations were still incomplete, while six other stations (including, Halsted, Homan, 58th, 61st, Racine, and University) were closed permanently.
August 12 – In Seoul, South Korea, the northern section of Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from Yeouido to
Kkachisan (6.9 km (4.3 mi)).[4]
September 11 –
Union Pacific finishes the acquisition that was effectively begun almost a century before with the purchase of the
Southern Pacific.[13] The merged company retains the name "Union Pacific" for all railroad operations.
October – The first stage of
Cairo Metro's Line Two (the Yellow line) opens.
November events
November 18 –
Channel Tunnel fire seriously damaging 200 m of the tunnel's lining.
November 21 – Limited freight service in the
Channel Tunnel resumes while construction crews make repairs at the location of the fire three days earlier.
November 23 – In Seoul, South Korea,
Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is opened from
Jamsil to
Moran (13.1 km (8.1 mi)).[4]
The
Brahmaputra Mail train bombing: a bomb explodes a train travelling in Lower
Assam in Eastern India, totally destroying three carriages of the train and
derailing six more, killing at least 33 people.
In Seoul, South Korea, Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from
Wangsimni to
Yeouido (14.1 km (8.8 mi)).[4] This would be the line's fouth expansion in ten months, connecting the two pre-existing sections in the process.
"長堀鶴見緑地線の歴史を辿る"(PDF). SUBWAY (in Japanese). Vol. 8, no. 218. Japan: Japan Subway Association. 31 August 2018. pp. 42–45.
ISSN0289-5668. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
This article lists events related to
rail transport that occurred in 1996.
Events
January events
January 6 – A computer-controlled
Washington Metro train overruns the platform at the
Shady Grove station, colliding with a parked train and fatally injuring the operator.
February 19 – Approximately 1,000 passengers are trapped in the
Channel Tunnel when two
Eurostar trains break down due to electronic failures caused by snow and ice.[2]
March 15 –
Amtrak selects the "American Flyer" design developed by
Bombardier and
Alstom, based on the
TGV trains of France, as the design model for its Acela rolling stock.
March 18 –
SNCF begins a construction project to renew the
track ballast on the Paris-
LyonTGV line; the project is expected to last through 2006.
In Seoul, South Korea, a branch of Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is opened from
Macheon to
Gangdong (6.9 km (4.3 mi)).[4] At this point, trains operate from Wangsinmi to Sangil-dong or Macheon, branching fron Gangdong.
March – Government of
Guatemala suspends operation on the entire 885 km (550 mi) Ferrocarriles de Guatemala network.[6]
April events
April 14 – The British trainload freight company North & South Railways Ltd becomes
EWS.
May 12 – The
Green Line of the
Chicago Transit Authority elevated and subway rail system, returns to service after a 2 year reconstruction period. Many stations were still incomplete, while six other stations (including, Halsted, Homan, 58th, 61st, Racine, and University) were closed permanently.
August 12 – In Seoul, South Korea, the northern section of Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from Yeouido to
Kkachisan (6.9 km (4.3 mi)).[4]
September 11 –
Union Pacific finishes the acquisition that was effectively begun almost a century before with the purchase of the
Southern Pacific.[13] The merged company retains the name "Union Pacific" for all railroad operations.
October – The first stage of
Cairo Metro's Line Two (the Yellow line) opens.
November events
November 18 –
Channel Tunnel fire seriously damaging 200 m of the tunnel's lining.
November 21 – Limited freight service in the
Channel Tunnel resumes while construction crews make repairs at the location of the fire three days earlier.
November 23 – In Seoul, South Korea,
Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is opened from
Jamsil to
Moran (13.1 km (8.1 mi)).[4]
The
Brahmaputra Mail train bombing: a bomb explodes a train travelling in Lower
Assam in Eastern India, totally destroying three carriages of the train and
derailing six more, killing at least 33 people.
In Seoul, South Korea, Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is extended from
Wangsimni to
Yeouido (14.1 km (8.8 mi)).[4] This would be the line's fouth expansion in ten months, connecting the two pre-existing sections in the process.
"長堀鶴見緑地線の歴史を辿る"(PDF). SUBWAY (in Japanese). Vol. 8, no. 218. Japan: Japan Subway Association. 31 August 2018. pp. 42–45.
ISSN0289-5668. Retrieved 31 January 2024.