Onur Uysal

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

TCDD announced discount for ferries

By Onur Uysal on 1 Jul 16

TCDD announced discounts for Tekirdag-Derince and Van Lake ferries.

Hard days to start for suburbs of Ankara

By Onur Uysal on 27 Jun 16

Hard days will start for citizens using public transport to/from suburbs of Ankara on 11th of July.

East-west traffic will flow through Konya

By Onur Uysal on 27 Jun 16

After the closure of Ankara section on 11th of July, the trains running between west and east will start going through Konya.

Train crash at Izmir

By Onur Uysal on 27 Jun 16

A main line loco hit suburban train at Izmir yesterday evening. No death or injuries reported.

Rush to liberalization

By Onur Uysal on 23 Jun 16

Preparations for liberalization of railway transportation have speeded up while the target date, 21st of June, has just passed.

Ankara to permit only high speed trains

By Onur Uysal on 21 Jun 16 • ( 2 Comments )

Due to Baskentray Project, all passenger trains except high speed trains will stop running from/to Ankara.

Baskentray project

By Onur Uysal on 21 Jun 16

The scope, route, stops, connections and history of Baskentray project which includes modernization of railway lines within Ankara to provide high quality suburban service:

Tenders for 7 new metro line in July

By Onur Uysal on 20 Jun 16

Tenders will open for seven new metro lines of Istanbul in July.

VAKO’s wagons approved for Europe

By Onur Uysal on 17 Jun 16

VAKO has completed the audit successfully to become the first Turkish private wagon manufacturer which is certified for production of wagons permitted on whole European rail network.