1979

Timelines:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Births:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Deaths:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Establishments:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Disestablishments:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Introductions:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Accidents:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Images:	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

By month

February

• February 1 – Southern Railway discontinues its passenger train services, transferring the operating responsibilities for the Crescent to Amtrak.

Unknown date

• The main section of Hong Kong MTR's Tsuen Wan Line opens.
• Construction is completed on the first section of the Qingzang railway between Xining and Golmud in China.
• The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Association is formed to preserve the railway.