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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in December 2010.
Events
- December 7
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– 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.[1]
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- December 12
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– 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.
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- 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.[2]
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- 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.[3]
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References
- ↑ "UIC HIGHSPEED 2010 - About the Congress". Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ↑ 宜昌至万州铁路通车运营. Xinhua (in Chinese). December 22, 2010.
- ↑ 东环铁动车组今日首发 西环铁今日奠基. Haikou Municipal Commission of Development and Reform (in Chinese). December 30, 2010.
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