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Port of Melbourne Finishes Swanson Dock Rail Overhaul
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "completed earlier in 2024 and took around two years".A two-year, AUD $125M rail overhaul at Melbourne's Swanson Dock wrapped up, adding a new terminal so more shipping containers move by train instead of truck.A$125M0.76Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop East Targets 2035 Opening
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: Stage One "will cost an estimated $33BN and will be finished by 2035," a target that depends on continued state funding for a multi-decade build.Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop, a 90km orbital line built to connect Melbourne's suburbs without funnelling every trip through downtown, is aiming to open its first 26km stage in 2035. The state costs its first two stages at AUD $31-58BN; Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office put the build at $125BN.0.76Victorian Railways Completes the New Flinders Street Station Building
ESTIMATED63% CONFIDENCE116.7 years agoWikipedia[2] dates the current building's completion to 1909 - "essentially finished by mid-1909" - with the Flinders Street verandah and the concourse roof finished only after the official opening in 1910. No source gives an exact day, so the date sits on the last day of 1909.Victorian Railways finished the current Flinders Street Station building in Melbourne, replacing earlier structures with the Federation Free Classical terminus still in use today. The building was essentially finished in 1909, with the official opening the following year.0.72North East Link Opens in Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEin 1.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org[1]: "…nnelling commenced in mid 2024, with an expected completion in late 2028.[7][8] In 2021, the length…"Victoria's largest road project, burying the missing link in Melbourne's ring road in twin three-lane tunnels. Estimated date.A$26.1B0.71DART's Silver Line Opens to DFW Airport
DFW Airport Terminal B station, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX 75261, United StatesDallas Area Rapid Transit
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE333 days agoDART's[1] launch release names the day it happened: the Silver Line "launches Saturday, Oct. 25", connecting seven cities and DFW International Airport.DART began passenger service on the 26-mile Silver Line, a 10-station regional rail route running east-west from Plano through Richardson, Addison, Carrollton and Coppell to DFW International Airport. It is the agency's first rail link from the northern suburbs straight into the airport, and rides were free for the first two weeks.0.70São Paulo's Line 17-Gold Monorail Opens to Congonhas Airport
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE176 days agoThe report states that "the initial 6.7 km section of monorail Line 17-Gold in São Paulo was inaugurated on March 31, no less than 12 years behind its original planned opening date".[1]The 6.7 km first section links Congonhas Airport with Morumbi on suburban rail Line 9 through seven stations, twelve years behind the 2014 World Cup deadline it was first built for. Trains initially run only between 10.00 and 15.00 at headways of seven to fourteen minutes, with full service expected from October 2026.R$6B0.69Australia High Speed Rail Reaches Sydney
ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCEin 13.3 yearsA target, per the source[1]: the project is expected to be "shovel-ready by 2028 and welcoming passengers by 2039", pending the development phase's outcome.Australia has funded a two-year development phase for its first high-speed rail line, a 1,800km network starting with Newcastle to Sydney that has been promised since 2013.A$659.6M0.69Hong Kong Opens the Sha Tin to Central Link's Cross-Harbour Extension
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the cross-harbour section was set to "fully open on May 15," reported days ahead of the 2022 launch.Hong Kong's MTR opened the cross-harbour section of the Sha Tin to Central Link, an immersed-tube rail tunnel under Victoria Harbour that gave Hong Kong Island a fourth rail link to Kowloon.$11.6B0.68Austin-Bergstrom Opens Concourse B and Its Passenger Tunnel
Concourse B site, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 3600 Presidential Boulevard, Austin, TX 78719, United States
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
DELAYED3 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsThe airport's own programme page says Concourse B and its tunnel are "estimated to open in the early 2030s", a span rather than a date.[1]The airport's second concourse is a standalone midfield building south of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, reached by an underground walkway with moving walkways, and carries a new integrated baggage system. It is meant to open alongside the $865 million Arrivals and Departures Hall under the Journey With AUS programme.$1.1B0.67LAX's SkyLink People Mover Starts Systems Testing
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE155 days agoThe article states that "Systems demonstration testing began on April 21, 2026, intending to demonstrate 30 consecutive days of continuous error-free operation."[1]The 2.25-mile automated people mover linking LAX's terminals to the Metro Rail system and the rental car centre began demonstration running without passengers, aiming for 30 consecutive days of error-free operation before it can carry anyone. Construction was originally due to finish in March 2023; Los Angeles World Airports has since agreed to more than $880 million in dispute payments on top of the $4.9 billion, 25-year contract, and has not announced an opening date.0.67Sydney Metro West Opens
DELAYED4 years late63% CONFIDENCEin 6.3 yearsSydney Metro’s[2] own project overview targets "an opening date of 2032", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.A driverless metro doubling rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. Estimated date.A$27B0.66Shanghai East Railway Station Opens Next to Pudong Airport
ESTIMATED52% CONFIDENCEin 311 daysThe Shanghai[1][2] municipal government's own English news page (19 March 2025) says "the project is scheduled to be operational in July 2027, offering seamless connections to high-speed rail, urban railway, metro lines, buses and the airport" - a month rather than a day, so the pin takes the last day of July 2027 instead of the end of the year.Shanghai's second-largest station after Hongqiao is being built in the bonded area beside Pudong International Airport, its high-speed station building given 15 platforms and 30 tracks. Passengers will walk roughly 250 metres between the trains and the airport.0.65
