Onur Uysal

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

Railway connected ports of Turkey

By Onur Uysal on 12 Feb 14 • ( Leave a comment )

Railway connected ports of Turkey in Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

Discount for the Tekirdag Derince ferry

By Onur Uysal on 7 Feb 14 • ( Leave a comment )

TCDD announced discounted rates for the Tekirdag-Derince ferry.

Railway closures in Bulgaria

By Onur Uysal on 5 Feb 14 • ( Leave a comment )

BDZ announced a number of restrictions on railway corridor which connects Turkey to Europe due to the construction works.

New restrictions for Cerkezkoy terminal

By Onur Uysal on 4 Feb 14 • ( Leave a comment )

TCDD announced new restrictions for Cerkezkoy Terminal last week.

Turkish railways in February

By Onur Uysal on 3 Feb 14 • ( Leave a comment )

A number of important projects are either announced or expected to start in February.

5 billion needed annually for HST lines

By Onur Uysal on 30 Jan 14 • ( Leave a comment )

Turkey allocate 6 billion TL for railway investments in 2014. About 1 billion is for high speed trains. But already started high speed train projects need a lot more: 5 billion every year.

Balo’s spectacular targets for 2014

By Onur Uysal on 28 Jan 14 • ( Leave a comment )

Balo, before celebrating the first aniversary, is planning to increase the frequency to 5 trains per week.

When freight projects will be completed?

By Onur Uysal on 27 Jan 14 • ( Leave a comment )

There are a number of projects of TCDD and Transportation Ministry that will increase the competetiveness of railway transportation. Here are the schedules of these projects based on 2014 budget.

Railway Investments of Turkey in 2014

By Onur Uysal on 21 Jan 14 • ( Leave a comment )

Railway investments have an important share in 2014’s budget. But which of the projects will be funded? Here are the top 10 projects with biggest shares:

Who will operate Derince Port?

By Onur Uysal on 20 Jan 14 • ( 1 Comment )

One of the most important ports in Izmit region is to be privatized. Six companies offered for the port as announced by Privatization Agency last week.

Balkans under construction

By Onur Uysal on 14 Jan 14 • ( Leave a comment )

Luckily, and unfortunately, railway infrastructure in Balkan region is almost totally under construction. Here are the ongoing or about to start construction works in Balkan countries: