Eskişehir-Balıkesir interlocking commissioned
Installation and commissioning of the new signal interlocking between Eskisehir and Balikesir has been completed and is now in service.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Competition to be postponed to 2024
If new bill of law is accepted, competition in railway transport will be postponed to 2024 or later.
Turkey-Iran-Pakistan container train on rail
Turkey-Iran-Pakistan container train is planned to start this year.
High speed rail guide of Turkey 2021
In addition to 2 high speed lines in operation, engineering works continue in 7 lines and 4 more lines are in plans.
New route for Balkan loads
Results are started to be taken to transport containers of Balkan region via Tekirdag.
Step by step normalization for trains
Trains will also accompany step-by-step normalization which will start by 1st of March in Turkey.
Where’s electrified, where will be?
Total electrified rail network of Turkey is 5753 km long including the HST lines.
Izmir HST with less speed, more possibilities
The plans for Ankara-Izmir HST project is changed with 2021 investment program.
Konya Karaman high speed line to open in May
The high speed line connecting Konya to Karaman will be soon commissioned.
Does hydrail have a future?
CRRC introduced China’s first self-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive last month.
Last Velaro on way
The last Velaro set produced for Turkey is on way.
What TCDDT will invest in rolling stock?
TCDD Tasimacilik will spend 900 million TL (€ 100 mn) for its fleet this year.
1 mn tons on Iran traffic
1 million tons of freight is expected to be transported on Iran-Turkey railway this year.
Sivas HST will be ready by summer
As tests started with HST set on Ankara Sivas high speed line, road map of the train has become clear.
Moscow train departed
The first container train to Moscow departed from Ankara today.
