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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 13.
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Events
19th century
20th century
- 1909 – William Jackson Palmer, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, dies (b. 1836).
- 1934 – Taka Station in Taka-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is opened.
- 1973 – Michigan governor William Milliken issues an executive order placing state railroad regulation under a newly reorganized Michigan Department of Transportation.[3]
- 1988
- The Seikan Tunnel, the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world to date, opens between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.
- Shin-Onomichi Station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen line in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan, is opened.
- 2000 – Buenos Aires Underground operator Metrovías inaugurates Fátima station on the Buenos Aires Premetro.
References
- "Meath Railway History". Meath on Track. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
- "Railways of Meath". Irish Identity. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- "Railroad History Timeline: 1970-1979". Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
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