2016 – Page 11 – Rail Turkey En

Which projects will not be commissioned this year?

Although railway projects had a fund of TL 7bn this year, many projects will not be able to be commissioned this year. Here are the projects that will progress this year, but not be commissioned.

Changes in high speed train timetables

By Onur Uysal on 14 Apr 16

The timetable of high speed trains will change tomorrow.

Projects to be commissioned this year

By Onur Uysal on 14 Apr 16 • ( 1 Comment )

This year, TL 7 bn is allocated for railway investments. There are many railway projects in the investment program, and 5 of them is/will be commissioned this year:

Marmaray got the fund

By Onur Uysal on 8 Apr 16

Marmaray project, which stopped for 2 years, seems to progress fast this year. Transport Ministry allocates TL 1.4bn (€ 0.4bn) for the project.

High speed train lines slow down

By Onur Uysal on 7 Apr 16 • ( 2 Comments )

TCDD slows down in construction of high speed lines after starting many of them at the same time.

TL 600mn for rolling stock of TCDD

By Onur Uysal on 6 Apr 16

TCDD will invest about TL 600mn for passenger train sets, locos and freight wagons this year.

Antalya tram to be ready by Expo opening

By Onur Uysal on 4 Apr 16

Antalya’s new tram line to Expo 2016 will start service during Expo 2016 which is going to start next month.

Paper works to end for containers

By Onur Uysal on 31 Mar 16

New legislation published last week which will end the paper work for containers.

The new Swiss Gotthard base tunnel will open June 1st, 2016

By Railway Professionals on 31 Mar 16

After 17 years of construction, 550 meters above sea level and 2300 meters below the highest mountain crest, Switzerland will open with 57 km the world longest rail tunnel for trial runs after an investment of USD 12 billion.

Acarlar Vagon is now an ECM

By Onur Uysal on 30 Mar 16

After being the first Turkish company to get “Maintanance Functions Certificate”, Acarlar Vagon now is the first private company to get the ECM certificate.