Onur Uysal

Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.

Van-Tehran service to start

By Onur Uysal on 7 Mar 25

Van-Tehran train service will soon restart.

Why Sirkeci-Kazlicesme project is not attractive?

By Onur Uysal on 4 Jun 24 • ( 6 Comments )

Despite the warming weather, the demand for the Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme rail system line and the walking/cycling path, which were inaugurated in February, remains very limited.

New train: Karaelmas Express

By Onur Uysal on 12 Mar 24 • ( 6 Comments )

In April, a new touristic train will start, with some different features.

Two new touristic trains in April

By Onur Uysal on 27 Feb 24 • ( 2 Comments )

Two new touristic train services will start in April.

Sirkeci Kazlıçeşme rail service started

By Onur Uysal on 27 Feb 24

The overground rail service connecting Sirkeci to Kazlıçeşme has started yesterday.

Trains not sold out any more

By Onur Uysal on 27 Oct 23 • ( 2 Comments )

Unlike recent years, it has become increasingly possible to find a seat on high-speed trains.

Private passenger trains not seem to appear soon

By Onur Uysal on 26 Oct 23 • ( 3 Comments )

TCDD Taşımacılık will operate the passenger trains which are being subsidized to serve the public interest for another ten years .

Productivity adjustments for passenger trains

By Onur Uysal on 22 Oct 23

A series of changes have been made to the rules governing passenger train ticket refunds, changes, and open ticketing.

Touristic Dogu Express to start in December

By Onur Uysal on 19 Oct 23 • ( 1 Comment )

Touristic Dogu Express will start sleeper service between Ankara and Kars on 11th of December.

Private companies hesitate: What do they want?

By Onur Uysal on 18 Oct 23 • ( 5 Comments )

Though it has been 10 years since railway transportation was liberalized, investments and share of private operators are still too small. What are private companies waiting for?

How liberalization is going in Turkish railways?

By Onur Uysal on 16 Jun 23

Since the liberalization of railway transportation, 7 years have passed, and it has been 6 years since the first private operator started its services.