Trucks left Halkalı for trains
Halkali, Turkey’s most important export customs, has started to serve only trains. The new address for trucks is now Catalca.
Railway projects to kick off in 2016
Railway keeps an important space in investments of 2016.
Which projects will not be commissioned this year?
Although railway projects had a fund of TL 7bn this year, many projects will not be able to be commissioned this year. Here are the projects that will progress this year, but not be commissioned.
Projects to be commissioned this year
This year, TL 7 bn is allocated for railway investments. There are many railway projects in the investment program, and 5 of them is/will be commissioned this year:
High speed train lines slow down
TCDD slows down in construction of high speed lines after starting many of them at the same time.
Paper works to end for containers
New legislation published last week which will end the paper work for containers.
The new Swiss Gotthard base tunnel will open June 1st, 2016
After 17 years of construction, 550 meters above sea level and 2300 meters below the highest mountain crest, Switzerland will open with 57 km the world longest rail tunnel for trial runs after an investment of USD 12 billion.
Closure of Sincan-Kayas under discussion
Closure of Sincan-Kayas railway section passing through Ankara for 2 years is under discussion.
New Ankara Train Station to open in summer
New Ankara Main Train Station under construction is expected to open this summer.
Frequently asked questions about Marmaray project
Marmaray project is taking interest of many people from Turkey and outside who wants to travel or carry load between Europe and Asia. Here are the most frequently asked questions about Marmaray Project and answers:
Longest HST tunnel completed
The construction works at Akdagmadeni Tunnel on Ankara-Sivas high speed train line is completed.
Halkali Terminal to revitalize
After kept closed to rail traffic for more than two years, Halkali Terminal has started to revitalize.
Haydarpasa hotel project withdrawn
TCDD stepped back at transformation project of Historical Haydarpasa Station. The Haydarpasa Station building is being used as it is in the new project.
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project in 10 questions
Frequently asked questions about railway project connecting Turkey to Azerbaijan and Central Asia:
Two freight terminals in Gebze
TCDD is working on two new freight terminals in Turkey’s one of the most important industrial region Gebze.
Tehran-Nahcivan railway project inked
Iran and Azerbaijan signed agreement to complete the Tehran-Nahcivan railway.
Longest railway tunnel of Turkey under construction
The railway project connecting Bahce (Osmaniye) to Nurdag (Gaziantep) which involves the longest railway tunnel of Turkey steps to an important phase: TBM starts to be used.
