Viking Train Turns to Georgia
First trial train connecting Baltic Region to Central Asia will depart today.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Konya-Karaman service to start next month
Konya-Karaman passenger service will restart in February.
Local railcar production gets ahead
The producers with production facilities in Turkey have been awarded in recent tenders for the urban rail systems in Turkish cities.
Rail projects with zero budget
Some rail projects of Istanbul could not find any fund this year.
Slow steps in seven rail projects
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality decided to take slow steps in 7 metro projects.
Kartal-Kaynarca metro soon to open
Construction works in Kartal-Kaynarca metro is almost completed and the metro is very close to opening.
Discount for rail freight via Derince ferry
TCDD announced increase in discount for rail freight via Derince-Tekirdag ferry.
Increasing discount for Iran and Central Asia transports
TCDD’s discount for rail freight to/from Iran and Central Asia continues with an increase this year.
Biggest fund for Kabatas-Mecidiyekoy-Mahmutbey metro
The biggest share from Istanbul’s 2016 rail investments budget is for Kabatas-Mecidiyekoy-Mahmutbey metro.
Umraniye metro to open in 2016
One of the two metro projects that got the biggest share from the 2016 budget of Istanbul is Uskudar-Umraniye-Sancaktepe metro.
TL 3 bn for rail solutions in Istanbul
Budget for rail systems in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s budget gets 25% share of total budget.
What will NOT happen in 2016?
Some of the expected and frequently asked railway projects will not be able to completed in 2016. Here are them:
What will happen in 2016?
Here are highlights from what will happen in Turkish railways this year:
Disappointments of 2015 in rail transport
Here are headlines about disappointments in rail transport last year:
Winners of rail transport in 2015
Here are the players, projects and services about rail transport that were very successful in 2015:
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