22.5 axle load limit becomes widespread in Turkey.

One of the important results of renewal of rail network is the new standard in axle load. 22.5 to/axle was limited with Kapikule-Istanbul-Ankara line in 2005. Now 22.5 to becomes almost the standard.

Axle loads on Turkish Railways (October 2016)

Here below are the exceptions which have lower axle limits:

• Yolçatı-Tatvan-Van-Kapıköy (20 to)
• Yolçatı-Diyarbakır-Batman-Kurtalan (20 to)
• Narlı-Gaziantep-Mardin-Nusaybin (20 to, closed after Gaziantep)
• Fevzipaşa-Tahtaköprü (20 to)
• Manisa-Dumlupınar (20 to)
• Karakuyu-Burdur-Isparta (20 tn)
• Sütlaç-Çivril (20 to)
• Ortaklar-Söke (20 to)
• Mandıra-Kırklareli (13 to)
• Samsun-Kalın (20 to, under construction for renewal)

Cover Photo: Eksper Rail ©