TCDD Tasimacilik AS waiting for approval
There left only one step before foundation of new train operator company, TCDD Tasimacilik AS.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Trucks left Halkalı for trains
Halkali, Turkey’s most important export customs, has started to serve only trains. The new address for trucks is now Catalca.
Railway projects to kick off in 2016
Railway keeps an important space in investments of 2016.
New general manager assigned for TCDD
İsa Apaydin is assigned as the new general manager of TCDD.
Which projects will not be commissioned this year?
Although railway projects had a fund of TL 7bn this year, many projects will not be able to be commissioned this year. Here are the projects that will progress this year, but not be commissioned.
Changes in high speed train timetables
The timetable of high speed trains will change tomorrow.
Projects to be commissioned this year
This year, TL 7 bn is allocated for railway investments. There are many railway projects in the investment program, and 5 of them is/will be commissioned this year:
Marmaray got the fund
Marmaray project, which stopped for 2 years, seems to progress fast this year. Transport Ministry allocates TL 1.4bn (€ 0.4bn) for the project.
High speed train lines slow down
TCDD slows down in construction of high speed lines after starting many of them at the same time.
TL 600mn for rolling stock of TCDD
TCDD will invest about TL 600mn for passenger train sets, locos and freight wagons this year.
Antalya tram to be ready by Expo opening
Antalya’s new tram line to Expo 2016 will start service during Expo 2016 which is going to start next month.
Paper works to end for containers
New legislation published last week which will end the paper work for containers.
Acarlar Vagon is now an ECM
After being the first Turkish company to get “Maintanance Functions Certificate”, Acarlar Vagon now is the first private company to get the ECM certificate.
Closure of Sincan-Kayas under discussion
Closure of Sincan-Kayas railway section passing through Ankara for 2 years is under discussion.
Eskisehir tram tender cancelled
Tender of 14 new trams for Eskisehir is cancelled.
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