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Grand Paris Express Line 15 South Opens
ESTIMATED58% CONFIDENCEin 8 daysGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…omated orbital metro ring around Paris. Estimated date.…"The first stretch of Europe's largest transport project: a 33 km automated orbital metro ring around Paris. Estimated date.€42B0.75Grand Paris Express Line 17 Complete
ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 3.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…e Airport and the Parc des Expositions. Estimated date.…"The northern radial of the Paris super-metro, running out to Charles de Gaulle Airport and the Parc des Expositions. Estimated date.0.71Vancouver's Broadway Subway Delayed to Fall 2027
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DELAYED2 years late68% CONFIDENCEin 1.1 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "testing continuing in stages throughout 2027 ahead of the planned opening in autumn 2027."A five-kilometre SkyTrain extension meant to unlock a taller, denser Broadway Corridor in Vancouver has slipped from its original early-2026 target to autumn 2027.$2.1B0.68Brisbane's Cross River Rail Now Targets 2029 Opening
Woolloongabba Station, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
DELAYED5 years late66% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsFirst passenger services were originally expected around 2024-2026; Queensland's own Cross River Rail authority now targets 2029, after cost estimates grew from the promoted $6.3BN toward $19BN.[1]Brisbane's Cross River Rail, a new underground rail line meant to double the city's river crossing capacity ahead of the 2032 Olympics, has slipped to a 2029 opening.A$19B0.66CDG Express Starts Running From Gare de l'Est to Roissy
DELAYED20.5 years late63% CONFIDENCEin 186 daysThe project's own history page says "When it enters service on 28 March 2027, the CDG Express[1][2] will realise a vision first imagined more than 30 years ago".The 32 km non-stop link will run every 15 minutes from 5am to midnight between Gare de l'Est and Charles de Gaulle Airport, a 20-minute trip, operated by Hello Paris, a Keolis and RATP Dev joint venture. The infrastructure company, owned in equal shares by Groupe ADP, SNCF Reseau and Banque des Territoires, says it financed the entire project without public subsidies, and CAF France of Alsace supplied the trainsets.0.66RER E Reaches Mantes-la-Jolie on Its Western Extension
DELAYED2 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 158 daysThe announcement gives a fixed date: "the RER E will begin commercial service as far as Mantes-la-Jolie on February 28, 2027".[1]Four trains an hour will run through to Mantes-la-Jolie over the 47 km of rebuilt track west of Nanterre-La Folie, where Eole's first new section opened in May 2024. The full six-trains-an-hour service is not due until the end of 2029 because of trouble installing the line's new digital signalling and switching system.0.66Bogotá Metro Line 1 Targets 2028 Opening
Bogotá, Colombia
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEin 1.5 yearsA target, per the source[1]: "Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán has confirmed that the first passengers will be able to ride Line 1 of the Metro on March 15, 2028," with construction 60% complete as of mid-2025.After more than 80 years of proposals, Bogotá's first metro line, an elevated 24km driverless railway, is targeted to carry its first passengers in 2028.$4B0.66France Aims to Transport Passengers on High-Speed Driverless Trains by 2023
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ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."The MTA is pushing ahead on a new light rail line linking Brooklyn and Queens via a freight corridor that has never had passenger subway service.$5.5B0.65Thailand-China Railway's First Phase Pushed to 2030
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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.0.65São Paulo's Line 17-Gold Monorail Opens to Congonhas Airport
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