Offers expected by today for Big Istanbul Tunnel
The deadline for giving offer for preliminary analysis of Big Istanbul Tunnel project is today.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Deadline: 21st of June
Turkish Government had set the deadline for completing all legal steps about liberalization of railway transportation by 21st of June, 2016.
First phase of Zonguldak-Irmak railway commissioned
Renewal and signalization of Zonguldak-Karabuk section of Zonguldak-Irmak project opened on Wednesday with a ceremony.
No fund for these projects
Among the long list of railway investments, there are some projects with almost no considerable fund within this year from the total railway investment budget of TL 7bn.
Local solution for pantographs
19 Mayis University in Samsun succeeded in producing pantograph graphite project.
New Samsun tram line ready by October
Construction works on new tram line of Samsun is going to be completed on 10th of October.
Tulomsas got TSI for Eanoss
Tulomsas, subsidiary of TCDD mainly for loco production, continues to add new freight wagons to its portfolio.
Test runs started on Antalya Expo line
Test runs started on Antalya’s new tram line to Expo 2016 with a ceremony.
Wind of change at DTD
The new board of Railway Transportation Association (DTD) gave signals for change in the structure of the association.
Test move by Tulomsas
The test lab of Tulomsas, subsidiary of TCDD manufacturing locos and freight wagons, got international accreditation.
Network statement soon coming
The first network statement prepared by TCDD is announced to be published by the end of this month.
Local production is becoming a “must”
The tram and metro companies are being forced for change with the “local production” terms in almost all of the recent tenders.
Izban started longer services
Izban started direct services between Aliaga-Cumaovasi and Menemen-Tepeköy.
Marmaray moving at a snail’s pace
Construction works at Marmaray, which almost stopped for last 2 years, had restarted, but is progressing very slowly.
Preparation for “woman-only-cars” in Istanbul Metro
Istanbul Metro started survey about “woman-only-cars”.
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