Another critical step taken in liberalization
The last critical legislation about liberalization of railway transportation in Turkey is published today.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Every one of three ro-ro loads used train
Every one of three Turkey-Trieste loads (container, semi-trailer, truck) of Un Ro-Ro got on train.
First circular by TCDD Tasimacilik AS
Turkey’s new train operator TCDD Tasimacilik AS published its first circular for private wagon owners.
Big discount in container demurrage fees
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) announced big discount in container demurrage fees in TCDD terminals.
Ankara high speed train station project
The scope, location, connections, targets and history of Ankara high speed train station which was constructed next to Ankara train station and was recently commissioned:
Siemens awarded for signaling of Samsun Kalin railway
Siemens is to supply signaling technology of Samsun-Kalin railway.
Every one of four traveled fast
In 2015, Every one of four train passengers prefered high speed trains in Turkey.
Samsun Kalın railway project
The scope, route, stops, targets and history of modernization project of Samsun-Kalin railway:
Tudemsas authorized for maintenance
Tudemsas got the “Maintenance Functions Certificate” and became the sixth Turkish company which is authorized for rolling stock maintanance.
New route for China-Turkey trains
The container trains between China and Turkey/Europe have started to use the new route.
TCDD works on car transport
TCDD is getting prepared for carrying autos with the special wagon it produced last year.
Rail freight rings alarm bells
Rail freight volumes in Turkey had been between 20-30 mn tonnes since 2007 and after reaching to peak of 29 mn tonnes in 2014, had dropped to less than 26 mn tonnes in 2015.
Izmir leaded suburban trains
Annual ridership in suburban trains in Turkey reached to 160 mn in 2015.
Baku Tbilisi Kars railway project
The scope, route, targets and history of Baku-Tblisi-Kars railway project which connects Kars (Turkey) to Baku (Azerbaijan) and Central Asia via Tblisi (Georgia):
Decrease in international freight continues
International freight by rail in Turkey continued to decrease in 2015.
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