opens. – Gimpo Goldline opens in Seoul. September 30 – Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway conversion into subway line, after several delays. October October 3 – 'Soft launch' of Metro Express (Mauritius) light rail system, Phase 1, the first passenger rail transport on the island since 1956. October 12 – Typhoon Hagibis results in flood, damaging ten trains of Hokuriku Shinkansen stored at Nagano City. October 18 – 2019 Santiago protests: After a week of fare-dodging protests following a fare increase on the Santiago Metro, thousands of protestors clash with police across Santiago in Chile and subway service is suspended in the entire city; these events trigger more widespread protests including damage to subway stations. October 25 – Line 11 of Moscow metro is temporarily closed until becoming part of the Moscow Central Diameter. October 28–31 – Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit services are cancelled on October 28 and 29 due to the preemptive 2019 California power shutoffs affecting crossings throughout the system. Partial service as far north as Downtown Santa Rosa is restored on the 30th and full service resume the following day. Free rides are offered from October 30 until November 6 to provide transportation alternatives following the Kincade Fire. October 30 – Line 3 of the Rio de Janeiro Light Rail is completed, opening for revenue service and completing the initial system. October 31 – 2019 Pakistan train fire: A Pakistan Railways Tezgam express on the Karachi–Peshawar Line catches fire at Liaquatpur Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan, killing at least 74 people; early reports blame the blaze on the illegal use of portable stoves by passengers cooking on board. November November 8 – China–Europe freight trains through subsea Marmaray tunnel. November 12 – Mondobhag train collision November 21 – Opening of the first line of Moscow Central Diameters network in Moscow. Some lines that were previously located independently are connected. December December 1 – The first phase of the Jakarta LRT, from to , begins commercial operations December 6 – The Great Southern long-distance passenger train begins regular service between Adelaide and Brisbane. December 8 – Shenzhen Metro Line 9 extended to Qianwan from Hongshuwan. – Operations to Turba restored after being ceased in 2004. – Avanti West Coast commences operating the West Coast Partnership. December 14 – Opening of the Randwick branch of the CBD and South East Light Rail, the second light rail line in Sydney. – Sonoma–Marin