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UrbanRail . News 2007/08

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NEW BOOK: R. Schwandl: METROS IN HOLLAND	Latest additions to UrbanRail.Net	Underground Railways yesterday today tomorrow from 1863 to 2010
	14 March 2008 - section "Tramways in Germany" completed 08 Mar 08 - Genoa page relaunched 05 Feb 08 - Extensive Paris Metro gallery added (line by line) 28 Jan 08 - Philadelphia page relaunched with new maps 21 Jan 08 - Zürich page enhanced Dec 2007 - new pages for Spanish and British trams 15 Nov 2007 - New Charlotte LRT added 5 Nov 2007 - new website by Christoph Groneck about Trams in France integrated into European section 28 June 2007 - Tranvía Parla (Madrid) added 30 May 2007 - new page for Gdansk added 24 Jan 2004 - Name Change from metroPlanet to UrbanRail.Net

New Metro Extensions		Schnellbahnen in Deutschland Metros in Germany U-Bahn, Stadtbahn, S-Bahn Michael Schedel : NÜRNBERG U-BAHN ALBUM Christoph Groneck: KÖLN/BONN STADTBAHN ALBUM The Cologne/Bonn Light Rail Network Robert Schwandl: HANNOVER STADTBAHN ALBUM Ch. Groneck, P. Lohkemper, R. Schwandl: RHEIN-RUHR STADTBAHN ALBUM 1 Robert Schwandl: HAMBURG U-BAHN & S-BAHN ALBUM Robert Schwandl: METROS IN SCANDINAVIA Robert Schwandl: BERLIN S-BAHN ALBUM Robert Schwandl: BERLIN U-BAHN ALBUM
30 Mar -- Tokyo -- Nippori-Toneri Liner Nippori - Minumadai-Shinsuikoen NEW LINE! 30 Mar -- Yokohama -- Green Line (Line 4) Nakayama - Hiyoshi NEW LINE! 28 Mar -- Recife -- Linha Sul Imbiribeira - Shopping 27 Mar -- London -- Piccadilly Line Heathrow T123 - Terminal 5 17 Mar -- *Newcastle -- Simonside* station added** 09 Mar -- Kaohsiung -- Red Line Gangshan South - Siaogang NEW METRO! 11 Feb -- Madrid -- Line 7 Henares - Hospital de Henares 29 Jan -- Perugia -- Minimetrò Pian de Massiano - Pincetto NEW METRO! 16 Jan -- Kyoto -- Tozai Line Nijo - Uzumasa-Tenjingawa 10 Jan -- Busan -- Line 2 Hopo - Yangsan 07 Jan -– Moscow -- Line 3 Park Pobedy - Strogino (integrating former Line 4 section Kuntsevskaya - Krylatskoye) 29 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 6 Gang Cheng Road - South Ling Yan Road NEW LINE! 29 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 8 Shi Guang Road - Yao Hua Road NEW LINE! 29 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 9 Gui Lin Road - Song Jiang Xin Cheng NEW LINE! 29 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 4 Lan Cun Rd - Da Mu Qiao Rd (full circle) 29 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 1 Gong Fu Xin Cun - Fu Jing Rd 29 Dec -- Moscow -- Line 10 Sretenskiy Blvd. station 26 Dec -- Samara -- Moskovskaya - Rossiyskaya 19 Dec -- Lisbon -- Blue Line Baixa Chiado - Santa Apolónia *10 Dec -- London -- DLR Langdon Park* station added 09 Dec -- Nürnberg -- U1 Klinikum - Hardhöhe** 19 Nov -- Chennai -- MRTS Tiruvanmiyur - Velachery 18 Nov -- Valencia (Venezuela) -- Line 1 Monumental - Cedeño 07 Nov -- Minsk -- Line 1 Vostok - Uruchye 31 Oct -- Monterrey -- Line 2 General Anaya - Universidad 28 Oct -- Munich -- Line U3 Olympiazentrum - Olympia-Einkaufszentrum 18 Oct -- Buenos Aires -- Line H Once - Caseros NEW LINE! 07 Oct -- Beijing -- Line 5 Tiantongyuan North - Songjiazhuang NEW LINE! 05 Oct -- Turin -- XVIII Dicembre - Porta Nuova 02 Oct -- Lyon -- Line A Laurent Bonnevay - Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie *28 Sept -- Copenhagen -- M2 Lergravsparken - Lufthavnen* (Airport)** 30 Aug -- Moscow -- Line 10 Chkalovskaya *- Trubnaya* 15 Aug -- Hong Kong -- KCRC East Rail Sheung Shui - Lok Ma Chau 27 July -- Madrid -- ML2/ML3 Colonia Jardín - Aravaca/Boadilla 30 June -- Toulouse -- Line B Borderouge - Ramonville NEW LINE! 30 June -- São Paulo -- Line 2 Imigrantes - Alto do Ipiranga 28 June -- Guangzhou -- L4 Huangge - Jinzhou 26 June -- Paris -- Line 14 Bibliothèque - Olympiades 20 June -- Shenzhen -- Line 4 Fumin - Huanggang 26 May -- Athens -- Line 3 Monastiraki - Egaleo 24 May -- Madrid -- ML1 Pinar de Chamartín - Las Tablas 16 May -- Madrid -- Line 1 Congosto - Valdecarros *13 May -- Barcelona -- L8 Europa-Fira* station added 10 May -- Alicante -- Mercado - MARQ - La Isleta (underground tram)** 05 May -- Madrid -- Line 7 Las Musas - Henares 03 May -- Madrid -- Line 8 Barajas - Aeropuerto T4 28 Apr -- Montréal -- Orange Line Henri-Bourassa - Montmorency 26 Apr -- Madrid -- Line 10 Fuencarral - Hospital del Norte 25 Apr -- Palma -- Pl. Espanya - Universitat UIB NEW METRO! 23 Apr -- Brasília -- Praça do Relógio - Ceilândia Sul *21 Apr -- Madrid -- Line 3 Legazpi - Villaverde Alto* (8km) 18 Apr -- Valencia (Spain) -- Line 5 Mislata-Almassil - Aeroport 17 Apr -- Daejeon --** Line 1 Government Complex - Banseok 11 Apr -- Madrid -- Line 1 Chamartín - Pinar de Chamartín 11 Apr -- Madrid -- Line 4 Parque de Santa María - Pinar de Chamartín 02 Apr -- Valencia (Spain) -- Line 5 Ayora - Marítim Serrería 30 Mar -- Madrid -- Line 1 Pl. Castilla - Chamartín 16 Mar -- Incheon -- Gyulhyeon - Gyeyang 27 Feb -- Rio de Janeiro -- Line 1 Siqueira Campos - Cantagalo 16 Feb -- Madrid -- Line 2 Ventas - La Elipa 04 Feb -- Naples -- Line 6 Mostra - Mergellina 26 Jan -- Madrid -- Line 6 Arganzuela-Planetario station added 20 Jan -- Bilbao -- Line 2 Sestao - Portugalete 15 Jan -- Madrid -- Line 8 Pinar del Rey station added *01 Jan -- Helsinki -- Kalasatama/Fiskhamnen* station added 2006:** 30 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 2 Zhongshan Park - Songhong Road 30 Dec -- Guangzhou -- Line 3 Kecun **- Panyu Square and Tianhe Coach Terminal - Tiyu Xilu** 30 Dec -- Guangzhou -- Line 4 Xinzao - Huangge 29 Dec -- Warsaw -- Line 1 Plac Wilsona - Marymont 24 Dec -- Osaka -- Line 8 *Imazato - Itakano* NEW LINE! 22 Dec -- Madrid -- Line 10 Aviación Española station added 22 Dec -- St. Petersburg -- Line 2 Pros. Prosveshcheniya - Parnas 21 Dec -- Santiago -- Line 2 Einstein - Vespucio Norte 18 Dec -- Shanghai -- Line 3 Jiang Wan Zhen - Jiangyang Bei Road 18 Dec -- Madrid -- Line 11 Pan Bendito - La Peseta For more metro lines or sections opened in 2006 click here!