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Brightline West Breaks Ground on US High-Speed Rail
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Brightline West[3] officially broke ground on April 22, 2024, on the nation's first true high-speed rail system."Brightline West broke ground on a 218-mile electric high-speed line between Las Vegas and Southern California, aiming to become America's first true bullet train.$12B0.67Thailand-China Railway's First Phase Pushed to 2030
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
DELAYED4 years late66% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "Thailand targets 2030 completion of first phase of high-speed rail link to China".The Bangkok-to-Nakhon Ratchasima leg of Thailand's high-speed rail link to China, once due by 2026, is now targeted for 2030 after years of delays.0.64Ground Broken on the Yongsan International Business District
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE300 days agoThe report is headlined "Work on long-delayed Yongsan International Business District to begin on Nov. 27", and the groundbreaking was held on that day in 2025.[1]Work started on the 456,100 sq m site of the former Yongsan train depot in central Seoul, to be built out as a cluster of skyscrapers including towers of more than 100 storeys on land held 7 to 3 by Korail and the Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation. Foundational roads, parks and parking are due by 2028, with the first move-ins from 2030.0.62Glacier Collapse Destroys the Rasuwagadhi Border Crossing
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DELAYED12 months late40% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysEnglish Wikipedia[1] says the line "will open between Hongmiao and Pinggu in late 2026", and the August 2026 report it cites says the line 年底基本具备开通条件 ("will basically meet the conditions for opening by the end of the year"), so the day stands for late 2026.Line 22, built as the Pinggu line, is the first inter-provincial metro line between Beijing and Hebei: 81.82 km and 22 stations from Dongdaqiao in Chaoyang through Tongzhou and Sanhe in Hebei out to Pinggu, using 8-car Type D trains at up to 160 km/h. Empty trial running between Hongmiao and Pinggu began on 25 August 2026; Jintai Xizhao and Dongdaqiao are held back to 2029.0.61Shanghai Metro Line 19's Northern Section Opens
ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 1.2 yearsEnglish Wikipedia[1] says the line is "planned to finish construction and open between Baoshan Railway Station and Yierba Jinian Road in December 2027", a month with no day.Line 19 will run 46.2 km with 34 stations from Baoshan Railway Station to Hongjian Road through six districts, built to ease traffic on Pudong South Road and crowding on the southern end of line 8 and the northern ends of lines 1 and 3. The northern section from Baoshan Railway Station to Yierba Jinian Road comes first; the southern section follows in 2029 and the middle section in 2031.0.60Construction Begins on New York's Hudson River Rail Tunnel
North River Tunnel, Weehawken, New Jersey
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "construction finally began Nov. 3 on the Hudson River Tunnel portion of the Gateway Program[2]".Crews broke ground on the Hudson Tunnel Project, a new rail tunnel meant to relieve the century-old, storm-damaged North River Tunnel beneath the Hudson River.0.60Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link Set to Open
Woodlands North, North Region, Singapore
SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCEin 100 daysThe day is an announced one, not a year-end placeholder: Putrajaya has held to a 1 January 2027 start since Transport Minister Anthony Loke said it was "confident RTS Link will start on January 1, 2027", and English Wikipedia still carries "Planned opening: 1 January 2027". The latest check-in keeps it there - AsiaOne[2], 4 April 2026: the RTS Link "is on track for opening in January 2027 despite the ongoing global energy crisis" - after an earlier Singapore target of passenger service by December 2026.A new four-kilometre rail crossing over the Strait of Johor aims to cut the commute between Johor Bahru and Singapore from up to four hours to about six minutes.$3B0.59Bohunice V1 Nuclear Reactors Fully Dismantled
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Sahibabad RRTS Station, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaNational Capital Region Transport Corporation
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DELAYED3.5 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.0.59Long Thanh International Airport Holds Its Technical Opening
Long Thanh International Airport, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam
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