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1 March
Small plane crashed into other plane on landing at Titusville Airport, Florida, USA, killing two people in one plane and injuring another two |
1 March
World’s highest (165 m) Singapore Flyer Ferris wheel opened for rides to surpass previous record holder, London’s Big Eye (135 m); next record holder to be Beijing’s 208-m Beijing Great Wheelwhen completed next year |
5 March
Three-vessel collision off Kobe, Japan, left one person dead and three missing after one vessel sank |
15 March
Osaka Higashi Line (9.2 km, Hanaten to Kyuhoji) running north-south on east side of Osaka, Japan, opened for revenue passenger services after upgrade from old JNR freight line with northern extension (11.1 km, Shin Osaka to Hanaten) expected to open in 2012. Third-sector Osaka Sotokanjo Tetsudo responsible for construction and maintenance with JR West and JR Freight operating services as Category-2 railways |
15 March
JR East started accepting Mobile Suica electronic money using mobile telephones for shinkansen services |
20 March
Hawaii’s Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter-11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to restructure company |
23 March
Truck with 48 people onboard overturned into 12-m ditch in Yunan Province, China, killing 12 and injuring 20 |
26 March
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure approved construction of 45.7-km extension to Kyushu Shinkansen using free-gauge design running on existing 1067-mm, narrow-gauge tracks between Takeo Onsen and Isahaya; groundbreaking ceremony held on 28 April at Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture and completion scheduled for 2108 |
26 March
JR East announced plans to start work on Tohoku Juukan (through) Line from May to create new route between Ueno and Tokyo stations using elevated tracks over Tohoku Shinkansen near Kanda Station and allowing through operations from Tohoku, Takazaki, and Joban lines onto Tokaido Line via Tokyo Station from summer 2013 |
27 March
German government announced abandonment of plans to build 40-km maglev between Munich Airport and Munich Central Station due to high construction costs |
27 March
Coastal freighter struck bridge under construction in Zhejiang Province, China, causing collapse killing four bridge workers |
27 March
Head-on collision between long-distance bus and passenger vehicle in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region killed 10 people |
28 March
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced plans to build Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) passenger plane following order for 25 units from ANA with delivery in 2013 |
29 March
JR Central and JR West started EXPRESS IC touch card for Tokaido Shinkansen services between Tokyo and Shin Osaka stations |
30 March
Yokohama Metro started Green Line (Line No. 4) services between Nakayama and Hiyoshi (13 km) on standard-gauge tracks (1435 mm) using linear motor drive, linking Nakayama Station on JR East Yokohama Line with Hiyoshi Station on Tokyu Toyoko Line via Kohoku New Town |
30 March
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation opened 9.7-km Nippori-Toneri Liner new transportation system linking Nippori and Minumadai Shinsui Koen, following construction by Tokyo Metro |
30 March
Private executive jet crashed into house near Farnborough, UK, soon after takeoff from Biggin Hill Airport, killing all five people onboard without injuring anyone on ground |
31 March
Third-sector Miki Railway (6.6 km, Miki to Yakujin) taken over from old JNR closed with services replaced by bus |
31 March
Southern section of Shimabara Railway line (78.5 km, Isahaya to Kazusa) in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, closed between Shimabara Gaiko and Kazusa (35.3 km) following long-term stoppage due to volcanic explosion of Mt Unzen |
31 March
Milan, Italy, announced as site of 2105 Expo following Milan City proposal for Environment and Energy theme |
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