Onur Uysal

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

Farewell to restaurant pleasure on rail

By Onur Uysal on 1 Mar 16 • ( 1 Comment )

The catering service, which was suspended in January for reorganization, started last week with a new concept.

Deadline for registration of wagons extended

By Onur Uysal on 1 Mar 16

TCDD extended the deadline for registration of wagons to 1 June 2016.

Competition for passengers to warm up in 2019

By Onur Uysal on 1 Mar 16 • ( 1 Comment )

Although competition seems to focus on rail freight after liberalization, a stronger competition may be seen for passenger trains soon.

Eurasia Rail conferences pocket guide

By Onur Uysal on 29 Feb 16

An intensive conference program will accompany the Eurasia Rail Exhibition opening on 3rd of March.

Companies on headlines in Eurasia Rail

By Onur Uysal on 26 Feb 16

There are several companies attending Eurasia Rail which we get used to their names from headlines in last months.

Four new Silkworm for Bursa

By Onur Uysal on 25 Feb 16

Four new Silkworm trams were delivered to Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.

Longest HST tunnel completed

By Onur Uysal on 25 Feb 16

The construction works at Akdagmadeni Tunnel on Ankara-Sivas high speed train line is completed.

Deadline for registration of wagons

By Onur Uysal on 25 Feb 16

Deadline for registration of wagons is 1 March 2016.

When will first private train depart?

By Onur Uysal on 24 Feb 16

Turkish Government is planning to complete the reorganization of TCDD and liberalization of railway transportation.

Turkish exports get on train at Trieste

By Onur Uysal on 23 Feb 16

While modal share of railway remains 4% from for a long time in Turkey, a quite revolution happens in a place where statistics could not realize: Trieste.

Halkali Terminal to revitalize

By Onur Uysal on 19 Feb 16

After kept closed to rail traffic for more than two years, Halkali Terminal has started to revitalize.

Haydarpasa hotel project withdrawn

By Onur Uysal on 17 Feb 16 • ( 4 Comments )

TCDD stepped back at transformation project of Historical Haydarpasa Station. The Haydarpasa Station building is being used as it is in the new project.