November 2009 in rail transport

November 1 - November 7

November 3

:* – Berkshire Hathaway announces plans to acquire the remaining 77.4% of BNSF Railway that it did not already own in a stock purchase valued at $26 billion. As a condition of the purchase, Berkshire Hathaway would also take on $10 billion in BNSF debts, bringing the full value of the deal to $44 billion. In a written statement discussing the deal, Warren Buffett wrote "It's an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." After discussions between Buffett and BNSF CEO Matt Rose, approval from BNSF's board of directors was reportedly gained within 15 minutes.

November 4

:* – Construction work of the second double track of the Lanxin Railway begins in China. The long railway will take 5 years to complete, of which, is in Gansu, in Qinghai and in Xinjiang. 31 stations will be built along the line. The design speed is . The project costs 143.5 billion yuan.

November 5

:* – Four railway lines are opened on the same day in Xinjiang, China: the long Jingyihuo Railway connecting Jinghe, Yining and Khorgas at the border with Kazakhstan, the first electrified railway line in Xinjiang; the long Second Wujing Railway connecting Urumqi West and Jinghe; the long Kuibei Railway connecting Kuitun and Beitun; and the long Wuzhun Railway connecting Urumqi North and the coal industry base in the eastern part of Dzungaria Basin.

November 8 - November 14

November 9

:* – Norway Post starts a direct freight train service from Oslo to Rotterdam.

November 15 - November 21

November 16

:* – The Northstar Commuter Rail line opens to regular service after a weekend of celebrations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at stations heading up to the northern terminus at Big Lake. The weekend also saw the opening of the Hiawatha light rail line's newest station at Target Field.

:* – The section from Stavanger to Sandnes on the Sørland Line opened with double track.

November 22 - November 28

November 27

:* – At least 25 people are killed after an express train derailment on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway near Bologoye in Russia at 21:34 local time (18:34 UTC), [...] being investigated as a possible cause.

November 28

:* – Construction work of four railway lines started in China. The four railway lines are: The long high-speed Xi'an-Baoji Passenger Line, the long second track of Xikang Railway, the second track of the long Xi'an-Hefei section of the Ningxi Railway and the long Huanghanhou Railway. The investment of these four railways is 47.4 billion yuan.

November 29 - November 30

November 30

:* – Construction work of the Qingdao Metro begins in China. The first phase will be long with 22 stations on the line. The investment is 15.8 billion yuan. The metro line is expected to be opened in 2014.

:* – Network Rail opens Workington North railway station, a temporary railway station in Cumbria, England, constructed in six days following the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods to improve access to Workington town centre from north of the River Derwent with services provided by Northern Rail and Direct Rail Services.