The motorail train connecting Europe to Turkey
Although the only known is legendary Orient Express, there’s an ongoing passenger railway service between Europe and Turkey.
5 billion needed annually for HST lines
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.
Countries operating high speed trains
High speed trains become more and more popular nowadays in Turkey. Where else? Which countries have high speed trains? How widely are they used?
Chinese HST network: A huge success
Chinese high speed trains are carrying almost twice as many passengers as the domestic airlines.
Design of HST sets voted
Turkish citizens voted for the “turquoise” as the new design of high speed trains.
World’s leading HST networks and Turkey
Turkey has the youngest high speed train sets of the World, and has an impressive target for the future. What about the others, other countries that have high speed rail networks.
Why Sabanci wants high speed trains?
Sabancı has an interest in high speed trains, but not in freight trains. So the Ulusoy group. Are they fascinated by the popularity and modern-looking of high speed trains?
Investing in HSTs: Waste of money?
Hihg speed trains mean money and prestige in one hand. However, considering the problems about freight trains and terminals stil awaiting to be solved, is this investment a waste of money?
