1979
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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.