Goller Express to depart
Goller Express, the Izmir-Isparta train, will start service on 25th of October, 2019.
Onur Uysal
Railway consultant.
Founder of RT Media & Consulting.
Founder and editor of Rail Turkey.
Rail freight prices to rise
TCDD Tasimacilik increased domestic rail freight tariff to be valid from today.
Freight through Marmaray is again on table
The new investment of Volkswagen in Turkey has carried the “freight trains through Marmaray” topic to top.
Europe-Asia rail connection to stop for 15 days
Tekirdag Derince rail ferry which connects Europe and Asia for freight trains will stop service for 15 days.
Baku train postponed to winter
The start of Baku Ankara overnight train service is postponed.
7 solutions to boost rail freight
Though rail freight increased in last two years after liberalization, it’s still far from meeting expectations.
Korfez Ulastirma steps forward with hybrid locos
Stadler announced a sales contract of 7 locos with Turkish private train operator, Korfez Ulastirma.
Tudemsas wagons in European market
Tudemsas, subsidiary of TCDD for manufacture of freight wagons, is getting prepared for export of 150 container wagons to Europe.
Transasia train restarted
Transasia Express has restarted after 4 years between Tehran and Ankara.
Istanbul-Ankara sleeper service to start
Overnight service with sleepers will start between Istanbul and Ankara after 7 years.
Passenger trains: Full of surprises
It becomes really hard to follow the changes done and announced about passenger train services this summer.
Record in rail freight
TCDD Tasimacilik hit the record of 2.77 million tons of freight in May.
Istanbul Bucharest train to restart service
Istanbul-Bucharest train service, which has been run during summer time, will start next week.
Plovdiv-Edirne train to start
A new train service connection between Bulgaria and Turkey is announced.
Made-in-Turkey pipes for Slovakia project
Steel pipes produced in Turkey will be used for the new natural gas pipeline between Slovakia and Poland.
