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• Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Opens

  Mumbai, IndiaNational High Speed Rail Corporation Limited

  

  Starts 08/15/2028ESTIMATED62% CONFIDENCEin 1.9 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…i to Ahmedabad trip to about two hours. Estimated date.…"

  India's first high-speed line, 508 km of Japanese Shinkansen technology cutting the Mumbai to Ahmedabad trip to about two hours. Estimated date.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  India Targets 2027 Launch for First Bullet Train Segment

  Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaNational High Speed Rail Corporation Limited

  

  Starts 08/15/2027DELAYED3.5 years late63% CONFIDENCEin 326 daysIndia's bullet train was originally due in 2022; the railways minister now targets 15 August 2027 for the first Surat-Bilimora segment, with the full Mumbai-Ahmedabad line not expected until 2029.^[1]

  India's first high-speed rail line, modelled on Japan's Shinkansen, is now targeted to open its first short segment in 2027, years later than originally planned.

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• Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

  Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train Releases in Japanese Theaters

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanUfotable

  

  Starts 10/16/2020CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE85%5.9 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

  Ufotable's Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train opens in Japan, following Tanjiro Kamado and the Demon Slayer Corps as they board the Mugen Train alongside Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku to investigate a string of disappearances.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Japan Opens the Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train

  Tokyo Station, Tokyo, JapanJapanese National Railways

  

  Starts 10/01/1964CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE62.0 years agoWikipedia's^[3] Tokaido Shinkansen and Shinkansen articles, along with Japan House London's^[2] retrospective, state the line opened on October 1, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

  On October 1, 1964, just nine days before the Tokyo Olympics opened, Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen began carrying passengers between Tokyo and Osaka at over 200 km/h.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Wilhelmsen Launches Tønsberg as the World's Largest Ro-Ro Ship

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard, Nagasaki, JapanWilhelmsen Group

  

  Starts 10/02/2010CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE16.0 years agoWikipedia's^[4] MV Tønsberg article gives the launch date as 2 October 2010, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group and noted as the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.

  Wilh. Wilhelmsen launched the 265-meter Tønsberg at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipyard, the largest roll-on/roll-off vessel ever built at the time. The ship carries luxury cars, SUVs, and outsized construction equipment across the world's oceans.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Sungei Bedok Opens, Joining the Thomson-East Coast and Downtown Lines

  Sungei Bedok, SingaporeLand Transport Authority

  

  Starts 12/31/2026DELAYED2 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysThe article says the station "is now expected to commence passenger service in 2026", with LTA narrowing that to the second half of the year, so the day here stands for that window.^[1]

  Sungei Bedok opens as the terminus of Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 5 and of the Downtown Line 3 extension, making it the interchange between the two lines. It sits above the East Coast Integrated Depot, the world's first depot stacking three rail lines and a bus depot on one site, and opens alongside Bedok South and Xilin stations.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Delayed to 2035

  Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, JapanCentral Japan Railway

  

  Starts 12/31/2035DELAYED8 years late57% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsJR Central said in 2024 that 2027 was impossible and that the line would not open before 2034; in 2025 that slipped again to no earlier than 2035, which is what Wikipedia's^[2] infobox now gives (citing Asahi Shimbun, 29 October 2025). Dated to the last day of 2035, the earliest year now stated.

  JR Central's Chuo Shinkansen maglev line, meant to cut Tokyo-Nagoya travel to around 40 minutes, has slipped from a planned 2027 opening to no earlier than 2035.

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• Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

  Honkai: Star Rail - Animated Shorts Premieres

  Yishan Road 700, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China (miHoYo HQ)miHoYo Anime

  

  Starts 05/10/2023CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE3.4 years agoRelease date of the first short confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

  Honkai: Star Rail - Animated Shorts is an ongoing anthology of short promotional animations for miHoYo's Honkai: Star Rail, produced across several partner animation studios.

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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Torch Tower Completes as Japan's Tallest Building

  Tokiwabashi District, Otemachi, Chiyoda, TokyoMitsubishi Estate

  

  Starts 03/31/2028SCHEDULED57% CONFIDENCEin 1.5 yearsMitsubishi Estate’s own construction-start release says Torch Tower and its substation building "are scheduled for completion at the end of March 2028", and its schedule table repeats "End of March 2028".^[1]

  The 385 m, 62-storey centrepiece of the Tokyo Torch district beside Tokyo Station holds offices, more than 100 shops, an events hall for 2,000 people and the first luxury rental flats in the Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho district. Construction started in September 2023.

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• Semiconductors09/23/2026@TechDesk

  TSMC's 1.6nm-Class A16 Process Enters Volume Production

  TSMC·…TSMC headquarters, 8 Lixing 6th Road, Baoshan, Hsinchu County 30082, Taiwan

  Starts 12/31/2027DELAYED12 months late67% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsTSMC's^[2][5] Kevin Zhang told Tom's Hardware "A16 will be ready for production in 2026... we expect volume production to begin in 2027", and TSMC's roadmap slide lists A16 under 2027; with no quarter named, the year's last day stands in.

  A16, TSMC's first node with Super Power Rail backside power delivery, is expected to reach volume production in 2027, a year after the 2026 production TSMC planned when it unveiled the node.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Empire State Development Opens the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station

  Moynihan Train Hall, 421 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USAEmpire State Development

  

  Starts 01/01/2021CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoSOM's own project announcement states the Moynihan Train Hall "opens January 1" (2021), corroborated by New York YIMBY's coverage of the public opening that day.^[1]

  A public-private consortium led by Empire State Development opened the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall inside the former Farley Post Office, giving Amtrak and LIRR riders a new concourse next to the cramped original Penn Station.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Shinjuku Station Confirmed as the World's Busiest Railway Station

  Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanEast Japan Railway Company

  

  Starts 01/01/2018ESTIMATED72% CONFIDENCE8.7 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Shinjuku Station article cites 2018 ridership of 3.59 million/day as the basis for its Guinness World Records^[3] registration as the busiest station; the exact certification date is not published, so only the year is used.

  Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, used by roughly 3.6 million passengers a day, holds the Guinness World Record for the busiest railway station on Earth.

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