7 solutions to boost rail freight
Though rail freight increased in last two years after liberalization, it’s still far from meeting expectations.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Korfez Ulastirma steps forward with hybrid locos
Stadler announced a sales contract of 7 locos with Turkish private train operator, Korfez Ulastirma.
Tudemsas wagons in European market
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Transasia train restarted
Transasia Express has restarted after 4 years between Tehran and Ankara.
Istanbul-Ankara sleeper service to start
Overnight service with sleepers will start between Istanbul and Ankara after 7 years.
Passenger trains: Full of surprises
It becomes really hard to follow the changes done and announced about passenger train services this summer.
Record in rail freight
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Istanbul Bucharest train to restart service
Istanbul-Bucharest train service, which has been run during summer time, will start next week.
Plovdiv-Edirne train to start
A new train service connection between Bulgaria and Turkey is announced.
Made-in-Turkey pipes for Slovakia project
Steel pipes produced in Turkey will be used for the new natural gas pipeline between Slovakia and Poland.
Kayseri-Mersin loads shifting to trucks
Trains that has developed Kayseri industry and Mersin Port is now losing power.
Touristic Dogu Express tickets on sale
New touristic version of Dogu Express only with sleepers are on sale.
The new touristic train routes of Turkey
As touristic version of Dogu Express will start on 29th of May, more touristic routes are on the table.
Haydapasa vs Khalkedon dilemma
The ruins which were discovered during renewal of tracks at Haydarpasa train station seem to spread wider area.
How will be the travel by Baku train?
More details about Baku-Ankara train which will start service in August are unveiled.
