TCDD Tasimacilik secured passenger transportation until 2021
The passenger trains which are making loss will continue to be organized by TCDD Tasimacilik until the end of 2020.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Baku-Tblisi-Kars railway is almost ready
Laying of rails in Baku-Tblisi-Kars railway project is completed.
Train ridership falls in Turkey
Although trains become popular and competetive in some routes with high speed trains, passengers prefering trains fall in Turkey.
Top countries travelling by train
The research about train travel among 26 EU countries, Switzerland, USA, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Russia and Turkey is quite interesting.
TCDD’s electrification is worth a huge forest
The electrification transformation of TCDD started to give its results.
Companies getting licence reached 19
As deadline for rail licences approaches, companies getting rail licences increase.
Last 10 days for licence-free transports
Deadline for companies which organize rail transports is 28th of September.
HSTs will arrive Halkali, Europe trains will arrive Sirkeci
TCDD is getting prepared to run HST service till Halkali and Haydarpasa, and trains to Europe from Sirkeci next year.
New proposal for loco driver bottleneck
New train operators are seeking for sor solutions to overcome loco driver bottleneck.
Operators press for cheaper railway
Private train operators have started to perss for some precautions which will increase the efficiency and decrease the costs.
When will Istanbul Thesselonike train start?
After TCDD’s new international train services to Sofia and Bucharest, travelers are now wondering when Istanbul-Thessesonike train will start.
The first ECM convenience certificate of Turkey
A loco/train set maintenance workshop got ECM convenience certificate for the first time in Turkey.
Railway reached Nemrut
One of the Nemrut Bay railway projects, which was under construction for a few years, has recently been commissioned.
3rd operator is on way
After Korfez Ulastirma and Omsan Logistics, another company is getting prepared for being a train operator.
Istanbul Sofia train guide for beginners
Train service between Istanbul and Sofia has started. But it’s not easy to reach to clear official information.
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