July 2010 in rail transport

July 1 - July 3

July 1

:* – The Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway opens in China. Construction on the long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing began in July 2008. The line is designed for train speeds up to in regular service.

July 4 - July 10

July 11 - July 17

July 18 - July 24

July 20

:* – The government of Andra Pradesh announces that among the eight companies that submitted proposals, Larsen & Toubro is the preferred bidder for construction of the Hyderabad Metro in India, costing a proposed Rs122 billion. The state and federal governments will each finance 20% of the project while Larsen & Toubro will finance the remaining 60%. The project is expected to be completed in 2014.

July 25 - July 31

July 27

:* – The Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat (IVW) in the Netherlands issues a decree that railgrinders manufactured by Speno cannot be operated in the country until they can be proven to the IVW's satisfaction to be safe. The decree follows an accident on July 25 when such a train traveling at approximately crashed through a barrier and a watersports supply store in Stavoren.