1989 in rail transport
Events January events January 1 - Three railways in Norway are closed: Kragerøbanen, Numedalsbanen and Valdresbanen. February events February 27 – MARC service in Bowie, Maryland, is moved to Bowie State station at Bowie State University, which had room for a large park-and-ride lot and more direct access to Route 197. March events March 1 - The Abbeville–Grimes Railway (a predecessor of the Bay Line Railroad) begins operations between its namesake cities in Alabama. April events April 1 – Seibu Railway's Chichibu Line extension to connect with the Chichibu Railway's Chichibu Main Line opens in Japan. July events July 22 – McKinney Avenue Transit Authority begins heritage streetcar service in Dallas, Texas. September events September 1 Opening of Mellunmäki metro station on the Helsinki Metro in Finland, the world's northernmost metro station. Guadalajara light rail system Line 1, Periferio Norte to Seriferico Sur route officially operation service to start, a first light rail system in Guadalajara, Mexico. September 3 – A first section of Istanbul Metro Line M1, Aksaray to Kocatepe route officially regular operation service to start in Turkey. September 17 – The Grand Canyon Railway officially reopens and carries passengers to the Grand Canyon National Park for the