Transwaggon steps forward in tracking wagons
Transwaggon starts equipping its wagon fleet with GPS system.
Earthquake in intermodal transport
The leading intermodal train operator Metrans announced to end its service to/from Turkey.
“Rent a rolling stock” era started
TCDD Tasimacilik is now in the “rent a rolling stock” market with its huge fleet.
Istanbul to Bucharest and Belgrade in summer
TCDD announced new international train connections to Bucharest and Belgrade in summer.
Baku-Istanbul train review
Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları (ADY – national railway of Azerbaijan) ordered 2014 thirty coaches for three sleeping car trains. Stadler (Switzerland) got the contract and has the first units under construction.
Istanbul-Sofia overnight train departs today
Bosphor Express, the overnight train between Istanbul and Sofia will start direct service tonight from Halkali.
Refugee problem threatens rail freight to Europe
Illegal refugee traffic seems to start considering rail traffic between Turkey and Europe. Last week, 17 refugees were captured at border, in a 45’ rail container.
Marmaray works restarted
The engineering works have restarted at Marmaray after three years.
TCDD Tasimacilik introduced new tariff
Turkey’s new train operator, TCDD Tasimacilik, introduced new domestic tariff valid for 2017.
Penalty for train delays
The infrastructure operator TCDD will charge train operators for delays and cancellations.
Train slots on sale
The process for allocation of train slots to train operators will start tomorrow.
Free access for 2 TL
Fare for accessing Turkish railway network starts from 2 TL/km.
New step for liberalization: Network statement
Another critical step is taken today. TCDD published the network statement for 2017.
Companies with ECM certificates reached to nine
The first steps came from producers and maintanance workshops. The number of companies with ECM certificates reached to 9.
160th anniversary of Turkish railways – Turkish Republic period
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) is celebrating its 160th anniversary.
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